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A train at Chicago's Millennium Station, the endpoint for the South Shore Line commuter rail service. The South Shore Line is hoping to get youngsters into the habit of riding trains by offering some new promotions. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

South Shore Line wants to train kids early with Kit the Fox

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October 10, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

The South Shore Line is hoping to get youngsters into the habit of riding trains...

Portage City Hall

User Upload Caption: Portage City Hall, 6070 Central Ave.

Portage considering $60.9 million budget for 2027; final budget will be less

By Doug Ross

October 10, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

The Portage City Council is considering a $60.9 million proposed budget for 2027. The final...

The Valparaiso Police Department. (Philip Potempa/for Post-Tribune)

Police: One dead after overnight shooting in Valparaiso, two in custody

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October 10, 2026 at 8:33 a.m.

One person is dead and two people are in custody after a fatal shooting and...

The construction site for Holiday Inn Express in Coffee Creek Center. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

Stop work order lifted for Holiday Inn Express project at Coffee Creek

By Jim Woods

September 17, 2026 at 11:50 a.m.

Construction can resume on a Holiday Inn Express at the Coffee Creek Center in Chesterton...

Gary City Hall is pictured on Sept. 16, 2025. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary council told not to vote on budget items due to lack of public hearing

By Maya Wilkins

September 17, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

The Gary Common Council had already heard the redevelopment commission budget and had to vote...

Kaylee Chaves, Mackenzie Eberle, Zoey Miles, Hannah Crews and Morgan Laumeyer (L-R) smile while watching a pre-filmed presentation during the 60th Indiana University Northwest commencement in Gary, Indiana, May 15, 2026. The university, along with Purdue University Northwest and Valparaiso University, reported an uptick in fall enrollment. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Northwest Indiana colleges release fall enrollment numbers

By Maya Wilkins

September 17, 2026 at 9:42 a.m.

Indiana University Northwest, Purdue University Northwest and Valparaiso University are boasting increased enrollment numbers for...

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton speaks as Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, left, looks on during a press conference addressing continuing state and federal storm recovery efforts at the Hudson Campbell Sports and Fitness Center in Gary, Indiana, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary council extends local disaster declaration to bring more aid

By Maya Wilkins

September 17, 2026 at 8:34 a.m.

The council unanimously passed the resolution that approves the continuation of a local disaster emergency...

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton speaks at the new Gary YMCA at Tolleston Opportunity Campus on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Melton declared a one-year moratorium Wednesday on the construction of data centers in the city. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Recent AI worries behind Gary mayor’s one-year halt on data centers

By Carole Carlson

September 16, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton declared a one-year moratorium Wednesday on the construction of data centers...

Portside Pub killer gets life in prison

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 16, 2026 at 4:58 p.m.

Caprice Cashaw, 32, pleaded guilty in a plea deal last month to killing bartender Paul...

Munster students will make up missed days by shift from teacher-only days
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By Michelle L. Quinn

September 16, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

The district is converting five previously scheduled Teacher Professional Development Days and Teacher Workdays, when...

Guy Sullivan, left, as author Paul Sheldon, and Tammy White, right, as nurse Annie Wilkes star in the Towle Theater’s production of “Misery,” running Sept. 25 to Oct. 11 in Hammond. (Towle Theater/provided)

Of Notoriety: Towle Theater closes 2026 season with ‘Misery’

By Philip Potempa

September 16, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

Towle Theater Executive Director Emily Nelson describes the final bow for the Hammond stage’s 24th...

Valparaiso City Hall is pictured. (Philip Potempa/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso council carries ordinances for Pratt Industries expansion

By Shelley Jones

September 16, 2026 at 1:41 p.m.

Plans by Pratt Industries to expand on land annexed by Valparaiso for a converting plant,...

Lowell's Harvest Tyme is one of 20 farms in North America that joined the corn maze campaign in a fundraising effort to benefit Dolly Parton's nonprofit organization, Imagination Library. (Photo provided by Jason Wisniewski)

Dolly Parton-themed corn maze in Lowell to raise funds for Imagination Library

By Anna Ortiz

September 16, 2026 at 10:58 a.m.

This Saturday, fans will get a chance to get lost in the late country icon’s...