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Lake County Government Center. (Joe Puchek/Post-Tribune)

Lake County Council supports union’s desire to investigate NIPSCO staffing
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By Maya Wilkins

October 13, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

United Steelworkers Local 12775 and supporting governing bodies want NIPSCO to "prioritize investment in a...

Duneland student performance on the upswing

By Jim Woods

October 13, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Chesterton High School students were second in the state in earning dual college credit with...

Hobart launches its CARES initiative

By Jim Masters

October 13, 2026 at 3:37 p.m.

In the aftermath of the devastating storm that hit Northwest Indiana on August 11, the...

Porter County Administration Center, Valparaiso

State grant, council support provide occupational therapist for Porter County juveniles

By Shelley Jones

June 27, 2026 at 1:06 p.m.

The Porter County Juvenile Detention Center is adding an occupational therapist to its staff who...

Aetna Elementary, 1327 Arizona St., is pictured in a 2018 file photo. Community members have pitched the property as a potential site of a future retirement community. (Carole Carlson/Post-Tribune)

Aetna resident group wants retirement community at former school

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By Maya Wilkins

June 27, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

A group of Aetna neighborhood residents want to bring a "retirement resort" to Gary, and...

Gary Sgt. Del Flores, Senior Crime Scene Investigator, (right) and Lt. Greg Wolf, CSI Investigator Supervisor, (left) describe a crime scene to students at Indiana University Northwest's Forensic Investigation Summer Camp for high schoolers on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

IUN campers solve GPD mock crime scene at forensics camp

By Maya Wilkins

June 27, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Bella Bennett traveled from Bloomington to Gary for Indiana University Northwest’s forensic investigation camp. And...

Comedian Tom Dreesen embraces columnist Philip Potempa on Sept. 26, 2003, backstage at Riddles Comedy Club in Orland Park, Illinois, before his stand-up comedy show. (Philip Potempa/provided)

From the Farm: Comic Tom Dreesen was a neighborly good friend to the famous and everyday folk

By Philip Potempa

June 29, 2026 at 12:41 p.m.

I could always count on calling comic and raconteur Tom Dreesen to share a great...

Habitat for Humanity volunteers (red shirts) carry debris to the street on 60th and Taft Place in Merrillville. United Way Northwest Indiana, in partnership with Legacy Foundation, the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, and the Town of Merrillville, mobilized volunteers to assist residents impacted by recent severe storms and called on community members to join a coordinated cleanup effort on Friday, June 26, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Volunteers help Merrillville residents cleanup from tornado

By Michelle L. Quinn

June 26, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

Hundreds of volunteers came out as part of a clean-up effort coordinated by the Town...

The "I Love Gary" sign sits outside the SouthShore RailCats SteelYard. The city is hosting a free music festival at the ballpark Saturday. (Maya Wilkins/The Post-Tribune)

Gary hosts free music festival Saturday at RailCats stadium

By Maya Wilkins

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June 26, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

The city, on Saturday, is hosting the Greater Gary Music Fest from noon to 8...

Portage Planning and Community Development Director Tom Cherry and others look at information about the city during a public input session Wednesday, June 24, 2026, on the city’s comprehensive plan being developed. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage begins public input for comprehensive plan; survey available online

By Doug Ross

June 26, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

Mayor Austin Bonta is hoping 5,000 residents will answer the survey on the city’s website...

The Gary public library, located at 220 W. 5th Ave., is pictured in this 2015 file photo. (Carole Carlson/Post-Tribune)

Gary Library workers want pay increase; officials fret over tax laws’ impact

By Carole Carlson

June 26, 2026 at 1:26 p.m.

Frustrated Gary Public Library employees still haven’t received the 5% cost-of-living pay increase promised last...

The view looking south of the land off U.S. 20 in Porter that would be home to a mixed-use development of townhouse apartments and a goat boutique. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

‘Boutique goat operation,’ townhomes proposed for Porter

By Jim Woods

June 26, 2026 at 1:04 p.m.

An Indianapolis man wants to turn 25 acres in Porter into a mixed-use development of...

Porter County E911 administrative staff, left to right, Executive Director Debby Gunn, IT Manager Rich Howard. CAD Administrator Jeremy Nemeth, Deputy Director Andrew Barber, and Training Coordinator Christina Valpatic were celebrated by the Porter County Board of Commissioners Tuesday June 23, 2026, for earning National Emergency Number Association certification. (Shelley Jones/for the Post-Tribune)

Porter County E911 team lauded for professional certification

By Shelley Jones

June 26, 2026 at 12:41 p.m.

The Porter County Board of Commissioners celebrated five members of the E911 administrative team for...