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Lou Donkle, a board member with the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association, explains Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, how Yellowstone Road was briefly the star of transcontinental road travel before the development of the Lincoln Highway. (Shelley Jones/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso’s Yellowstone Road receives recognition and connection to its past

By Shelley Jones

November 2, 2026 at 12:52 p.m.

Residents and city officials gathered Thursday in Valparaiso to unveil a new historical marker that...

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. looks at a map of north Hammond while discussing potential sites for a Chicago Bears stadium. He spoke Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, during the Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable at Ivy Tech Community College in Valparaiso. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Hammond economic development strong even as Chicago Bears stadium situation ‘changing every second’

By Doug Ross

November 1, 2026 at 4:32 p.m.

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. told an audience gathered Friday that the city continues to...

Paul Nord blows releases smoke from bubbles as people look on during the Haunted Science Lab held at Valparaiso University Saturday, October 31, 2026. Nord, a technical specialist at the university, said he was dressed as “hobo Abe Lincoln.” (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘Everybody loves it’: Science tricks offer a treat at Valparaiso University
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By Doug Ross

November 1, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

Valparaiso University students and faculty made science experiments fun on Saturday during the annual Haunted...

PEO member Kathleen Evans looks on as Ruth Marschke points out one of the 100 hand-painted rocks their group donated to the Valparaiso Creative Council outside the Valpo Creates Center in Valparaiso, Indiana, Thursday, October 29, 2026. Plans are to incorporate the rocks into the center’s landscaping. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘A colorful sanctuary’: Valparaiso rock garden will inspire kindness

By Doug Ross

October 30, 2026 at 12:24 p.m.

Inspirational messages painted on about 100 rocks will plant seeds of kindness in a new...

State Senator Mark Spencer addresses the visitors during the dedication of improvements to the Shirley Heinze Land Trust’s Ivanhoe South Preserve in Gary on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary starts program to boost home development on city-owned properties

By Maya Wilkins

October 30, 2026 at 12:19 p.m.

The city launched GrowIN Gary, a land sale platform that connects people to development opportunities...

Gary man shot juvenile neighbor over missing PlayStations: charges

By Meredith Colias-Pete

October 29, 2026 at 5:27 p.m.

Jason C. Kennebrew, 48, who resided in the 900 block of W. 11th Avenue, was...

Director John Glover, standing, addresses the rehearsing cast of Marian Theatre Guild’s new production run of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company,” with weekend performances Nov. 7 to 22. (Marian Theatre Guild/provided)

Of Notoriety: Spooky pubs, Stevie Nicks tribute and ‘Company’

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By Philip Potempa

October 29, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

Entertainment news from around the region.

The Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., in Valparaiso.

Transport of data center transformers through Porter County raises alarms

By Shelley Jones

October 29, 2026 at 3:39 p.m.

The proposal calls for 350 tons of transformers to be hauled from NIPSCO yards along...

Local residents come for a last look at the State Line Bridge during the opening ceremony of the State Line Bridge project The event was hosted by members of the Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Requiem for a bridge: State Line Bridge, a contributor to Kankakee River floods, is being dismantled

By Doug Ross

October 29, 2026 at 2:33 p.m.

State Line Bridge, which has attracted snags and mosquitoes but not traffic since 1999, is...

Visitors stand under a conveyor after a grand opening ceremony for the new Berth 5 at the Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. The port has been awarded an $11.2 million federal grant to modernize its cargo handling. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Port of Indiana gets $11.2 million grant for container project

By Doug Ross

October 29, 2026 at 10:27 a.m.

The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor will modernize its cargo handling, including equipment for future international...

Frank Zugic’s neighbor’s house on Aug. 18, 2026, after a severe storm swept through the region in Gary, Indiana. The Black Chamber of Commerce of Northwest Indiana is offering additional resources for residents and businesses still struggling from the Aug. 11 derecho at a Nov. 5 event in Merrillville. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

NWI Black Chamber of Commerce to host storm recovery resource event

By Maya Wilkins

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October 29, 2026 at 10:10 a.m.

The event will connect residents, homeowners, renters and small businesses with disaster repair assistance after...

Court briefs: Judge finalists announced, conviction in gun case

By Meredith Colias-Pete

October 28, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

Court news from around the region.

Music Director and conductor Dr. Carolyn Watson, who leads the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, announced this month she will not renew her contract following the April 2027 completion of the season with the concert finale salute to ABBA. (La Porte County Symphony Orchestra/provided)

Of Notoriety: More transitions, tweaks for La Porte Symphony and Towle Theater

By Philip Potempa

October 29, 2026 at 3:25 p.m.

As I advised in an earlier column published, it’s been a year of changes and...