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

Lake County Council races shape up with incumbents, newcomers

By Michelle L. Quinn

October 31, 2026 at 4:02 p.m.

Two of the Lake County Council’s remaining incumbents are defending their seats on the Lake...

Looking downhill on Wabash Avenue to Porter Beach. The unique topography of the beach area could pose a challenge if sewers replace septic dry wells, town officials say. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

New Indiana septic rules are challenging for Lake Michigan towns

By Jim Woods

October 31, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

A new rule enacted by the state is raising concerns because repairs are prohibited for...

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...

Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
- Original Credit: Porter County

Porter County taskforce coming together on local income tax approach

By Shelley Jones

October 15, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

The Porter County Municipal Unit Strategic Taskforce is coalescing around an approach to local income...

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele speaks during a press conference on Dec. 4, 2025. A contract between Portage Township Assessor Crystal Millsap and the Leanor Group, owned by Steele, is drawing scrutiny for its high price tag. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Porter County officials question high-dollar contract for Portage Township Assessor’s Office

By Shelley Jones

October 15, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Porter County officials asked the county attorney to investigate a contract between the Portage Township...

Beatniks on Conkey hosts the Hammond Community Theatre run of the play "The Ghost in the Meadow" with concluding weekend curtain times Oct. 16-Oct. 18 at the 420 Conkey St. stage space in Hammond. (Beatniks on Conkey/provided)

Of Notoriety: Beatniks has ‘Ghost,’ Munster gets ‘Blacklisted,’ Poe in Michigan City

By Philip Potempa

October 15, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Entertainment news from around the region.

Mike Brown, Leslie Dallner competing for Lake County Clerk post
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By Anna Ortiz

October 15, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

Incumbent Mike Brown, a Democrat, is being challenged by Leslie Dallner, a Republican, for Lake...

An Indiana Dunes National Park wildland firefighter walks along North Lake Street in Gary near the Paul H Douglas Center for Environmental Education during a controlled burn in the Miller Woods area of the Indiana Dunes National Park on Sunday, March 19, 2023. The entrance fee is being waived for the Douglas Center Loop and Paul H. Douglas Trail at Miller Woods, both accessible via the Douglas Center for Environmental Education. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

National Park Service seeking bids, waiving fees

By Post-Tribune

October 15, 2026 at 3:05 p.m.

The National Park Service is waiving fees in Gary and seeking bids for operating concessions...

Lake County Council approves 911 department overtime changes

By Maya Wilkins

October 15, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

The Lake County Council reappropriated $350,000 to pay for employees' overtime at the county 911...

Indiana Dunes volunteer program employees set up tables for an upcoming event in the main room of the newly-renovated Good Fellow Lodge on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana Dunes’ Good Fellow Lodge undergoes $13 million restoration

By Doug Ross

October 15, 2026 at 2:09 p.m.

The Good Fellow Lodge at Indiana Dunes National Park once served children of U.S. Steel...

Scot Kokandy, left to right, founder of Kokandy Productions, joined columnist Phil Potempa on his Of Notoriety radio show on Sept. 8, 2026, at WJOB 1230 AM in Hammond with co-hosts Luke Miiller and Tony Panek, seen peering from behind a mask with a desk assortment of props representing Kokandy’s three concurrent show runs. (Adrianna Alvarez/provided)

Of Notoriety: Whiting stage producer Scot Kokandy celebrating trifecta

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By Philip Potempa

October 14, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Whiting’s Scot Kokandy has transformed from a daytime career as a Joliet-based banker to a...

The shuttered Gary Genesis Center at Broadway and 5th Avenue in downtown Gary, Feb. 5, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Gary expects to start demolition of Genesis Convention Center on Friday

By Maya Wilkins

October 14, 2026 at 3:45 p.m.

Gary gave updates for its demolition of several blighted city structures, including the Genesis Convention...

Munster’s middle and high school cross country runners take up carrying the batons as the American Discovery 250 Relay, a cross-country relay traveling more than 6,800 miles from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, made its way through Northwest Indiana and into Munster on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Munster takes the baton for Indiana stretch of American Discovery 250 relay

By Jim Masters

October 14, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

To commemorate the cross-country relay, Lansing Mayor Brian Hardy and other officials passed the relay...