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A historic Taylor Ice truck, from Cedar Lake Indiana, sits on display in the Indiana Welcome Center as preparations are made for the upcoming "Calumet Voices, National Stories from the Field Museum" exhibit on April 5, 2024. (Kyle Telechan/Post-Tribune)

From rolled steel to rattlesnakes, exhibit helps tell the stories of the Calumet Region

April 10, 2024 at 1:27 p.m.

Workers carefully removed the packaging from the display cases, slowly revealing each element of the exhibit Calumet Voices: National Stories at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond. The men are...

Lake County Sheriff's Department officers, staff and retirees picketed the slow pace of contract negotiations ahead of Tuesday's Lake County Council meeting. (Carrie Napoleon/Post-Tribune)

Police protest contract negotiations at Lake Council meeting

April 9, 2024 at 3:33 p.m.

Sheriff’s officers and their supporters packed the Lake County Council chambers Tuesday to overflow capacity carrying signs reading “Pay the County Police” and “Union Strong” in an effort to move...

Joan and Tommy Brewer of Crown Point sign in Tuesday with election worker Tammy Brown at the early voting site at the Lake County Government Center. (Carrie Napoleon/Post-Tribune)

Steady turnout marks start to early voting in Lake County

April 9, 2024 at 2:30 p.m.

Joan and Tommy Brewer of Crown Point waited patiently inside the Lake County Government Center in Crown Point to cast their ballots as early voting for the May primary got...

Students on a field trip from Muchin College Prep react as the solar eclipse comes out from behind the clouds briefly in Millennium Park in downtown Chicago on Monday, August 21, 2017. (Alexandra Wimley/baiduhai)

Solar eclipse fans flock to Indiana to experience the phenomenon

April 7, 2024 at 10:33 p.m.

Jon Aros has been drawn to the stars since the first time he saw the rings of Saturn through the lens of his first telescope — a gift from his...

Gary City Hall. (Kyle Telechan/Post Tribune)

Six candidates vying for Gary Council seat in Saturday caucus

April 4, 2024 at 3:46 p.m.

A long string of caucuses to fill vacant Democratic spots in Gary will come to an end Saturday after Gary’s precinct committee people make their selection for a currently vacant...

Gary Police Chief Derrick Cannon, joined by Mayor Eddie Melton, speaks during a news conference announcing two drug and firearm busts on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary officials, police tout substantial drug busts in Gary, Merrillville

April 4, 2024 at 10:44 a.m.

Cocaine, heroin, guns and money were among items confiscated after two unrelated raids at different homes – one in Gary and one in Merrillville – by the Gary Police Department...

Due to the more than a week of rain, Lake County drainage ditches that feed into the Kankakee and Calumet rivers are close to overflowing their banks. On 153rd Street in Lake Dale, water is nearly at the roadway level on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (John Smierciak for the Post-Tribune)

Lake County drainage keeping up with heavy rain; Little Calumet holding steady

April 2, 2024 at 3:52 p.m.

Lake County’s drainage system is doing its job keeping up with the rain that has fallen since this weekend.

Change sought for hard-to-find polling place for Gary precinct

April 1, 2024 at 2:59 p.m.

Unusually low voter turnout at one Gary precinct polling location has prompted a call to change the site or increase signage so voters can find it.

The Most Rev. Bishop Robert McClory leads thousands of followers of Jesus Christ partaking in the Stations of the Cross at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion in St. John on Good Friday, March 29, 2024. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Faithful flock to Shrine of Christ’s Passion for Stations of the Cross

March 29, 2024 at 3:43 p.m.

Frank Schilling stood at the highest point at the Shrine of Christ’s Passion in St. John on Good Friday overlooking the prayer trail where the Stations of the Cross were...

Feeding America Food Security Equity Impact Fund director Mya Price speaks about Chenier Farms owners John and Betty Chenier during the Black Loam Conference in Merrillville on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Event connects Black farmers to resources, highlights resiliency, equitability

March 29, 2024 at 12:05 p.m.

Hope, resiliency and opportunity were the message shared Thursday with Black farmers from around the Midwest who participated in the third Black Loam Conference.

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