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Crown Point Mayor Peter Land, center, and other officials cut the ribbon during the reopening ceremony. (Deborah Laverty/Post-Tribune)

Crown Point opens revitalized Sauerman Woods Park

August 22, 2025 at 10:29 a.m.

Mayor Peter Land and other city officials, including daughter-in-law City Councilman Laura Sauerman, on Wednesday cut the ribbon signaling the re-opening of Sauerman Woods Park. The grand reopening marks the...

Diane Gora sits among some of the items at the Lake County Historical Museum in Crown Point, Indiana, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. Gora, executive director of the Lake County Historical Society for the past two years, is unsure of the museum’s future as their lease for space on the second floor of the Old Courthouse expires at the end of the year and will not be renewed. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Lake County museum looking for new home; must vacate old courthouse by Dec. 31

August 17, 2025 at 11:18 a.m.

The Lake County Historical Society Museum must vacate the Old Lake County Courthouse in Crown Point by Dec. 31 and is seeking a new home.

Winfield Town Hall. (Deborah Laverty/for Post-Tribune)

Winfield Plan Commission defers action on proposed 81-acre subdivision

August 15, 2025 at 10:11 a.m.

Plans for a proposed residential subdivision in Winfield to be called Heron Landing didn't fly with the Winfield Plan Commission.

Visitors gather in Hobart's Festival Park during a community prayer for Ukraine on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. The park may see upgrades after the park board passed a $6.6 million bond issue. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Hobart’s Festival Park may see improvements after board approves $6.6M bond issue

August 13, 2025 at 4:58 p.m.

Festival Park, termed "the heart of the city" by Hobart Mayor Josh Huddlestun, may be in line for some major improvements.

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

Lake County Council turns down efficiency proposal 5-2 along party lines

August 13, 2025 at 12:22 p.m.

Lake County Councilman Randy Niemeyer's plan to form the Lake County Efficiency Committee failed to get off the ground.

Resident Caroline McCrady, left, addresses the Lake County Council on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (Deborah Laverty/for Post-Tribune)

Lake County Council unanimously approves amended ordinance for data centers

August 12, 2025 at 5:17 p.m.

The Lake County Plan Commission will be ahead of the curve in when it comes to addressing any future data center requests.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan is asking for the Winfield postal substation to remain open. (Deborah Laverty/for Post-Tribune)

US Rep. Mrvan makes pitch to maintain Winfield’s postal substation

August 11, 2025 at 11:41 a.m.

U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan seeks answers regarding the U.S. Postmaster General's decision to close the Winfield postal substation.

Wylie Capital head of asset management & development Ernie Reinstein, left, talks with founder & president Jason Simon at City Hall during the Hobart Plan Commission meeting in Hobart, Indiana, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Plan commission approves rezoning for proposed Hobart data center; next stop is city council

August 8, 2025 at 12:43 p.m.

After listening to the pros and cons, the Hobart Plan Commission voted in favor of a rezoning request for a proposed data center.

Crown Point’s 138-year-old Trinity Lutheran Church in the Eastside Historic District will undergo feasability studies to see if it can be preserved. (Anna Ortiz/Post-Tribune)

Crown Point council approves zoning change in effort to save church

August 7, 2025 at 2:05 p.m.

Mike Arnold, the president of a Crown Point landscaping company, is on a mission to save a historic church.

Hobart council approves supportive housing apartments

August 7, 2025 at 12:27 p.m.

Plans by CoAction to build supportive housing as well as office space for its staff can go forward. Tentative plans are to begin construction in 2026, pending funding of the...

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