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Business briefs: PNW hosting open houses

By Post-Tribune

October 11, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

News and events around the area

Five candidates vying for open Indiana Secretary of State seat

By Anna Ortiz

October 11, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

Candidates are describing this year’s secretary of state race as pivotal, with five individuals campaigning...

Saxiphonist Damico Brown performs at the Gary Metro Center Station as part of the Arts on the Move program, a partnership between the Gary Public Transportation Corporation and the Morning Bishop Theatre Playhouse, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Replacing the downtown station has advanced to the next stage. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary Metro Station replacement advances with architect search

By Doug Ross

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October 11, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority is starting the search for an architect to replace...

Buildings in Chicago are obscured by haze from the Canadian wildfires on July 17, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

‘It makes me furious’: IDEM’s move to loosen NWI ozone rules criticized

By Maya Wilkins

July 24, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

IDEM Commissioner Clint Woods asked the EPA to rescind 2023 and 2024 reclassifications of the...

Two charged as alleged accomplices in fatal Gary gas station shooting

By Meredith Colias-Pete

July 24, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

Two men are facing charges as alleged accomplices in a fatal Gary gas station shooting,...

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

Gary council passes resolution advocating for Medicare for All

By Maya Wilkins

July 24, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

The Gary council passed the resolution advocating for the federal Medicare for All bill in...

Worship news: Garage and bake sale, school backpacks and more

By Post-Tribune

July 24, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Worship news from around the region.

Valparaiso Community Schools administration building, 3801 N. Campbell St. (Amy Lavalley/Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso school contract puts former superintendent on retainer

By Doug Ross

July 24, 2026 at 11:01 a.m.

Former Valparaiso Community Schools Superintendent Jim McCall is on a $3,000-a-month contract to advise new...

Mr. Pierogi, front-center, is flanked by his costumed cuisine counterparts, Miss Paczki, left, Halupki Guy, right, and the Buscia Brigade before the start of the annual Polka Parade at the Pierogi Fest, happening this weekend along 119th Street in downtown Whiting. (Tony Panek/provided)

Of Notoriety: Pierogi on parade, and puppets and ’50s nostalgia on stage

By Philip Potempa

July 23, 2026 at 3:48 p.m.

Whiting’s Pierogi Fest, billed as one of the country’s “wackiest festivals,” returns to region spotlight...

Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. speaks during the National Night Out on Aug. 8, 2023. Martinez said Thursday that officers evaluate daily whether to pursue stolen vehicles, and it’s a decision they don’t take lightly. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Police: Infant, toddler in Chicago crash after chase that started in Lake County

By Michelle L. Quinn

July 23, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

An infant and toddler are safe after a man crashed a stolen vehicle in which...

Gary council votes to amend city zoning map amid resident concerns

By Maya Wilkins

July 23, 2026 at 3:02 p.m.

After working on the changes for more than a year, the Gary Common Council unanimously...

Illinois Railway Museum President Zachary Ehlers, left, discusses Illinois Central car 1380, built by Pullman in 1926, to Cesar Guajardo, of Calumet City, Illinois state legislative representative for the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. “This is the only intact set from the electrification in 1926,” Ehlers said. The museum plans to run the cars in September. They were purchased for $3,000 in summer 1972 after they were retired that March. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

South Shore Line energized by Illinois Central’s electrification 100 years ago
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By Doug Ross

July 23, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

This weekend’s Pullman Railroad Days marks a celebration of a century-old decision that brought about...

Deb Chubb of Michigan City, executive director at Indiana Women's Action Movement, Inc., attends a pro-abortion rally at the statehouse in Indianapolis on Monday, July 25, 2022. Chubb died Tuesday from cancer. (Michael Gard / Post-Tribune)

NWI activist Deb Chubb dies; remembered as fighter for civil rights

By Doug Ross

July 23, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

Political activist Deborah “Deb” Chubb, who died Tuesday of cancer, is being remembered as a...