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Actress Liz Cloud in habit garb portrays “Sister” addressing her audience during a July 20, 2025, performance of Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan’s “Late Nite Catechism” at Theatre at the Center in Munster for the show’s 32nd anniversary, including an interactive blackboard exercise titled “Should They Be a Saint or No Longer a Saint?” (Philip Potempa/provided)

From the Farm: Event and recipe worthy of satisfying saints’ tastes

By Philip Potempa

October 30, 2026 at 5:25 p.m.

I’ve dedicated this weekend’s Sunday column to the saints, with the idea floated to me...

Second man charged in fatal Gary robbery gone bad

By Meredith Colias-Pete

October 30, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Jermaine Robinson, 20, of Gary, was charged Friday with murder, attempted armed robbery and attempted...

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

Petalas challenged by Deane in Lake County Treasurer’s race

By Michelle L. Quinn

October 30, 2026 at 4:32 p.m.

Lake County Treasurer John Petalas, who started his career as the Town of Merrillville’s Clerk-Treasurer,...

Chicago man gets 70 years in 14-year-old teen’s death in Whiting

By Meredith Colias-Pete

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October 22, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

An Indiana judge sentenced a Chicago man Thursday to 70 years in prison for killing...

Hammond officer accused of causing fatal crash while speeding, after consuming alcohol

By Post-Tribune

October 22, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Alonso Jose Lopez, 34, of Hammond, is charged with causing death while operating a vehicle...

Team members from the First United Methodist Church of Crown Point practiced pushing the coffin in their parking lot Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (Anna Ortiz/for the Post-Tribune)

Ghost riders in the square: First Coffin Cup race to rally spirited competition for NWI charities

By Anna Ortiz

October 22, 2026 at 4:08 p.m.

When building a coffin, one normally does not have to account for aerodynamics and speed.

Documents: Crown Point woman charged in May fatal crash

By Meredith Colias-Pete

October 22, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

Gary Police allege a Crown Point woman registered nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol...

Lake County Plan Commission tables data center amendment

By Maya Wilkins

October 22, 2026 at 1:29 p.m.

The amendment would change the Unincorporated Lake County Unified Development Ordinance and create more guidelines...

Protesters stand along U.S. Highway 12 in Michigan City on Monday, October 19, 2026 to remind NIPSCO of its plan to retire the coal-powered plant. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Michigan City residents, activists protest coal plant, data centers

By Maya Wilkins

October 22, 2026 at 1:33 p.m.

Michigan City residents joined the Sierra Club and Just Transition Northwest Indiana to protest NIPSCO's...

Porter Town Hall. (Jim Woods/for Post-Tribune)

Porter Plan Commission gives OK to goat farm development

By Jim Woods

October 22, 2026 at 10:29 a.m.

A plan to turn 25 acres off U.S. 20 into a mixed-use development featuring a...

Artist Eric Brightfield, left, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, baiduhai columnist John Kass, and Brightfield's son, Evan Brightfield, pose beside a "Rahmfather" print created by Eric Brightfield. The print was presented to Mayor Emanuel at his downtown office on Dec. 20, 2012. (Tribune file photo by Chris Sweda)

Of Notoriety: Former Trib columnist Kass closing website, comic Tom Arnold and ‘Christmas Story’ bullies

By Philip Potempa

October 23, 2026 at 11:50 a.m.

When I spoke last month at the Flossmoor Book Club’s 90th Anniversary Reception, I spoke...

Heavy equipment sits outside a data center construction site on Royal Road in Michigan City on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Michigan City residents concerned about new data center moratorium ordinance

By Maya Wilkins

October 21, 2026 at 4:06 p.m.

The new ordinance comes after the Michigan City council indefinitely tabled a previous moratorium on...

A flag waves outside of the Hammond federal courthouse on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Court news: judge weighs release in gambling ring; judicial applicants announced
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By Meredith Colias-Pete

October 21, 2026 at 4:43 p.m.

JUDGE MULLS POSSIBLE GERODEMOS RELEASE IN GAMBLING RING A federal judge will soon decide if...