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The line was getting longer around noon as voters and election officials go about their business on the first day of early voting at the Lake County Government Center in Crown Point on Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Voters’ habits shift as early voting surges in Lake, Porter counties

By Maya Wilkins

October 31, 2026 at 3:29 p.m.

Early voting in Lake and Porter counties is running ahead of the midterms four years...

Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad freight conductor Ryan Hochstein helps park rail cars with a delivery to a manufacturing yard Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Michigan City, Indiana. The freight line has been awarded a $2.88 million federal grant for track rehabilitation and other infrastructure work across northern Indiana and northeastern Illinois. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

South Shore Freight gets $2.88 million for track work

By Doug Ross

October 31, 2026 at 11:44 a.m.

South Shore Freight has been awarded a $2.88 million federal grant for track rehabilitation across...

Indiana football playoffs: 6-foot-4 safety Jake Jaeger is big obstacle as Crown Point stops Merrillville

By Michael Osipoff

October 31, 2026 at 7:11 a.m.

Jake Jaeger snags one interception and nearly makes two more during Crown Point's win in...

Dean of Students DeJuan Eskew hands out tags as students exit their bus at Glen Park Academy on Gary, Indiana Tuesday August 9, 2022. (Andy Lavalley for the Post-Tribune)

Bus service, extracurriculars on the chopping block if school referendums fail

By Jim Masters

October 26, 2026 at 12:18 p.m.

As Senate Enrolled Act 1 significantly reduces the ability of public schools’ to rely on...

Students in Joe Blockland’s first-year seminar at Indiana University Northwest in Gary assess trees on campus following the August storms. (Indiana University Northwest/provided)

GIS students mapping trees’ health at Indiana University Northwest

By Doug Ross

October 24, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.

When Joe Blockland’s students at Indiana University Northwest want to call up a tree on...

Flags sit on top of the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Two familiar faces seek Indiana House District 10 seat

By Doug Ross

October 24, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.

Assistant Police Chief Ted Uzelac, a Republican former Portage City Council member, is challenging longtime...

The new approach to the N. Mineral Springs Road bridge in Porter. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

Road with new bridge in Porter to reopen after nearly 3 years

By Jim Woods

October 24, 2026 at 11:36 a.m.

Nearly three years after the N. Mineral Springs Road bridge closed, a new $2.44 million...

Popeye the Sailor and his character friends, including girlfriend Olive Oil, hamburger-chomping pal Wimpy, bully Brutus and others, were first introduced in the Thimble Theater newspaper comic strip starting in 1929, created by cartoonist E.C. Segar, who was born and raised in Chester, Illinois. (King Features Syndicate/provided)

From the Farm: Delicious ‘hamburger soup’ great for celebrating Wimpy’s 95th birthday
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By Philip Potempa

October 23, 2026 at 5:34 p.m.

I’ve mentioned in previous columns, as well as in my original “From the Farm” cookbook...

Election officials test voting machines on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

DOJ to send election monitors to Lake, Marion counties in Indiana

By Maya Wilkins

October 23, 2026 at 4:11 p.m.

Lake County Elections Director Michelle Fajman said the U.S. Department of Justice would send monitors...

Gary resident Sheila Harris died late Saturday night after she mistakenly drove her car into a contaminated body of water near Buffington Harbor. (Photo provided by the family of Sheila Harris)

‘The life of the party’: Family remembers Gary woman who died after driving into contaminated water

By Maya Wilkins

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

The family is mourning 75-year-old Sheila Harris, who died after driving her vehicle into contaminated...

Hobart man charged with attempted kidnapping

By Meredith Colias-Pete

October 23, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

A Hobart man is facing charges after two boys said he approached them on Sept....

Mighty Earth Indiana director Mike Olesas holds a sign steady as volunteers gather to assemble an outdoor portrait gallery in Gary's Gateway Park to highlight the need for green steelmaking in the region on Thursday, October 22, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Outdoor art gallery featuring lives impacted by steel opens Saturday in Gary

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By Maya Wilkins

October 23, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

Local organizations are partnering to showcase an exhibit feature 20 portraits of those who live...

The U.S. Steel Gary Works plant operates May 28, 2026, along Lake Michigan in Gary. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Gary advocacy group, ELPC notify U.S. Steel of intent to sue

By Maya Wilkins

October 23, 2026 at 2:43 p.m.

Gary Advocates for Responsible Development sent a Notice of Intent to sue U.S. Steel Gary...