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Lake County Election Board Director Michelle Fajman looks over a mail-in ballot envelope while a "Check the Date" flyer lies on her desk. The Election Board included the flyer in all the primary mail-in ballots to alert voters of a year-old law that requires the dates on the ballots to match. (Michelle L. Quinn/Post-Tribune)

Indiana mail-in ballot date requirement causes ballots to be rejected

May 14, 2026 at 5:22 p.m.

Mail-in ballot voters who don’t take the time to ensure their ballots are dated correctly will find their votes tossed in November because of a relatively new state law, Lake...

LaNiya Jackson waves her diploma to a coworker during the Purdue University Northwest 2026 commencement on campus in Hammond, Indiana, Saturday, May 9, 2026. Jackson, of Gary, Indiana, earned a degree in hospitality and tourism management. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘Help them see the possibility’: Purdue Northwest celebrates commencement

May 10, 2026 at 1:47 p.m.

Purdue University Northwest graduated its largest class Saturday morning, and they carry the forever skills to move the world forward.

Plaintiffs former Hobart Township employees Kendra Krebs, on left, and Dianna Brooks, listen during a news conference concerning their federal lawsuit against Hobart Township Trustee Fred Williams on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Williams lost in the primary to Ericka McCauley. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Raucous races leave women in position to lead trustee offices in Hobart, Ross townships

May 9, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

The women who unseated Democratic incumbent trustees in Hobart and Ross townships have never held public office.

Lake County Council races: Incumbent Ronald Brewer Sr. trailing Darren Washington in District 2

May 6, 2026 at 4:37 p.m.

With an early total of 35% of the vote, Gary Common Councilman Darren Washington led the Lake County Council District 2 primary Tuesday night.

Former State Rep. Chet Dobis, D-Merrillville, died Saturday at the age of 83. (Photo provided by Indiana House of Representatives)

‘A man of the Indiana House’: Former State Rep. Chet Dobis dies at 83

May 4, 2026 at 4:06 p.m.

Chet Dobis, a Democrat who hung up his political career in 2012 after 42 years as a state representative from Merrillville, died Saturday.

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

Lake County Council candidates discuss challenges of SEA1

May 2, 2026 at 4:50 p.m.

Two Lake County Council races have a deep pool of Democratic challengers, while three council members finish out their last terms on the dais.

Purdue Northwest Center for Innovation through Vizualization director Chenn Zhou recognizes administrators during the Steel Manufacturing Simulation and Visualization Consortium's 10th anniversary celebration on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

PNW recognizes center’s research for supporting steel industry

April 27, 2026 at 6:30 a.m.

Alejandra Y. Castillo, now a Senior Fellow for Economic Development with Purdue Northwest, told a packed house in Alumni Hall Wednesday night that had PNW initiative the Steel Manufacturing Simulation...

United Steelworkers Local 12775 members hang signs during a rally as contract negotiations with NIPSCO continued in Chesterton, Indiana, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

NIPSCO Local 12775 workers ratify tentative agreement

April 24, 2026 at 4:50 p.m.

NIPSCO Local 12775 workers head back to work Tuesday after union members voted to ratify a tentative agreement NIPSCO offered April 16.

U.S. Steel Gary Works in 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

US Steel to reopen tin mill at Gary Works

April 18, 2026 at 1:54 p.m.

Tin production will return to Northwest Indiana, and with it 225 jobs, as U.S. Steel plans to restart its tin mill at Gary Works, the company announced Thursday.

United Steelworkers Local 12775 President Ryan Baker addresses union members and supporters after contract negotiations with NIPSCO broke down in Chesterton, Indiana, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

NIPSCO, union reach tentative deal, but lockout still in effect

April 17, 2026 at 4:25 p.m.

United Steel Workers Local 12775 and NIPSCO have a tentative agreement, but union officials are cautious that it will end the stalemate between the two.

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