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Portage City Hall. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage council committee gives up on public comment policy

By Doug Ross

October 9, 2026 at 1:40 p.m.

The Portage City Council has debated a proposed resolution on public comment at public meetings...

Dayna Schmidt-Johnson, of Chicago, helps block the wind as organizer Idgie Kelley lights candles during a solidarity event for survivors of sexual assault at Trinity Lutheran Church in Valparaiso, Indiana, Thursday, October 8, 2026. Kelley, of Griffith, said 185 candles were lit to represent reports of sexual assault from the top five Indiana universities since 2024. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso vigil brings to light sexual assaults on college campuses

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By Amy Lavalley

October 9, 2026 at 12:48 p.m.

There were no megaphones, no marches, no speeches -- just tealight candles on two tables,...

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

Lake County 911 director details staffing struggles to council

By Maya Wilkins

October 9, 2026 at 12:42 p.m.

The Lake County 911 department is requesting $350,000 be moved to its overtime budget to...

Cedar Lake man indicted for allegedly receiving child porn

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 28, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

Corey James Jones, 29, of Cedar Lake was charged in the U.S. District Court in...

Downed trees block traffic on Median Road after a storm passed through Valparaiso, Indiana, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Another state committee plans to discuss NIPSCO’s response to prolonged Northwest Indiana power outages following the powerful storm. Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana statehouse committee to investigate power outages after August storm

By Maya Wilkins

September 28, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

Another state committee plans to discuss NIPSCO and its response to prolonged Northwest Indiana power...

Gary man facing attempted murder charge for allegedly beating woman

By Meredith Colias-Pete

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September 28, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

A Gary man is facing an attempted murder case after a beating left his girlfriend...

Orland Park woman dies after being ejected in I‑80/94 crash

By Post-Tribune

September 28, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

An Orland Park, Illinois woman was killed Sunday morning after she was ejected from her...

Tinsley Moffitt, 7, plants one of the nearly 100 marram grasses during the National Public Lands Day event at the Indiana Dunes State Park campground in Chesterton, Indiana, Sept. 26, 2026. Moffitt, of Plainfield, Indiana, was camping with her mother and father and decided to join other volunteers for the event. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Volunteers transplant marram grass at Indiana Dunes State Park

By Doug Ross

September 28, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

Marram grass growing in a parking lot was transplanted into a more appropriate spot Saturday...

The Valparaiso Police Department is now accepting applications for crossing guards. (Philip Potempa/for Post-Tribune)

News briefs: Crossing guard applications, college financial aid and more

By Post-Tribune

September 28, 2026 at 12:32 p.m.

Community news from around the region.

Eliazer Glover jumps and dances as his mother, Kal, and father, Samuel, speak about his sickle cell diagnosis in their Hammond home on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘He’s special’: Hammond parents detail 3-year-old son’s journey with sickle cell disease

By Maya Wilkins

September 27, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

Kal and Samuel Glover found out Eliazer had sickle cell disease at their first pediatrician...

The Ramos family spent quality time at the annual Lake County Public Library Book Sale. Pictured are siblings, from left, Gabriel, 7, Josiah, 7, Nathan, 9, and Lively, 2. (Sue Ellen Ross/Post-Tribune)

Library books find a new home at annual sale

By Sue Ellen Ross

September 27, 2026 at 5:45 p.m.

The Lake County Public Library's popular Annual Book Sale, sponsored by the Friends of the...

Business briefs: Franciscan partners on new Cedar Lake walking club

By Post-Tribune

September 27, 2026 at 4:35 p.m.

News and events around the area

Motorcyclists prepare to exit Wicker Memorial Park's east entrance onto Ridge Road for the 27th Annual Victory for Veterans Ride on September 27, 2026. The ride coincided with the reopening of the park, which lost more than 300 trees during the August 11 derecho. (Michelle L. Quinn/Post-Tribune)

Veterans motorcycle ride helps reopen Wicker Memorial Park

By Michelle L. Quinn

September 27, 2026 at 4:04 p.m.

After the August 11 derecho felled more than 300 trees all over the park and...