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East Chicago Mayor Anthony Copeland speaks during a press conference to announce new local waterway and port projects receiving federal funding on Monday, June 27, 2022 at the Indiana Harbor Confined Disposal Facility in East Chicago. (Michael Gard / Post-Tribune)

Mayors express dismay at ICE’s presence in NWI but say there’s little they can do

October 10, 2025 at 6:10 p.m.

East Chicago Police officers won’t involve themselves in ICE activities in the city, but officials are imploring residents to not instigate or accelerate volatile situations.

The city of Hammond asked ICE agents attempting to stage an operation in the Hammond Police Department’s parking lot to leave, Mayor Tom McDermott announced Thursday morning. (Photo courtesy of Hammond Police Department)

Hammond officials boot ICE off police parking lot; arrest videos captured in East Chicago

October 9, 2025 at 3:59 p.m.

Immigration authorities stepped up their action in Northwest Indiana Thursday with a more visible presence in Lake County.

Donald Trump Jr. speaks during a campaign event in support of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on Oct. 18, 2024, in Red Springs, North Carolina. (David Yeazell/AP)

St. John ends annexation efforts for Cedar Lake parcel linked to Donald Trump Jr.

October 9, 2025 at 12:01 p.m.

The new potential water source to which Donald Trump Jr. handed the St. John Town Council the rights in July — and the gargantuan subdivision that was tied to it...

Fair Haven seeks Dernulc’s help in changing drainage requirement

October 6, 2025 at 3:05 p.m.

A Highland-based rape crisis center that’s building out its facilities will have to come before the town’s Plan Commission despite enlisting outside help to get around the town’s stormwater design...

Bikers roll out for the annual Victory for Veterans motorcycle ride on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Victory for Veterans motorcycle ride marks 26th year

September 28, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

An estimated 1,800 bikes came to ride in the 26th annual Victory for Veterans Motorcycle Ride starting at Wicker Memorial Park in Highland Sunday morning.

"Mutt," the comfort dog of Iraq War veteran Jarrett Hunt, sits in his custom-made sidecar as bikers prepare to leave Wicker Memorial Park for the 24th annual Victory for Veterans ride on Sunday, September 24, 2023. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

26th annual Veterans motorcycle ride to take off without ‘bestest boy ever’

September 26, 2025 at 2:43 p.m.

When hundreds of vets take to the road Sunday in Highland during the 26th Annual Victory for Veterans Ride, one avid rider won’t be among them.

‘This is very dense housing’: Residents balk at proposed St. John development

September 23, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

St. John appears to be attempting an end run for a South Lake County developer to get his subdivision built, and residents opposed to it are going to need an...

Patti Tubbs examines a batch of amaranth growing at Baby Greens Family Farm in Crown Point during one of two farm tours put on by the NWI Food Council on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Farm Hop focuses on NWI’s innovative food programs

September 17, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

The Northwest Indiana Food Council's recent Farm Hop tour stopped at various sites to celebrate the innovation and resilience of the local food system.

East Chicago man facing multiple felonies in police-involved shooting

September 16, 2025 at 4:08 p.m.

An East Chicago Police officer has been exonerated in a July shooting, while the man who was shot — whose uncle, an E.C. councilman, defended him — has been charged...

Donald Trump Jr. appears at a McHenry County GOPAC event in Addison, Oct. 27, 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Sen. Niemeyer asserts planned St. John annexation doesn’t follow the law

September 16, 2025 at 2:26 p.m.

A South Lake County developer’s plan to bring into St. John a non-contiguous land parcel will likely land the town in court if it doesn’t follow a law crafted to...

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