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Business briefs: United Way awards grants to 12 organizations

By Post-Tribune

November 1, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

News and events around the area

Bailey, Schick challenge Nieshalla in Indiana State Comptroller race

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November 1, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Porter County Clerk Jessica Bailey and Chesterton management consultant John Schick are challenging Indiana State...

One of the seven projects that received grants as part of the Legacy Foundation's "Love Where You Live" initiative was the Hammond Optimist Lake proposal, which will convert an underutilized lake area near Interstate 94 and Kennedy Avenue into an area with boardwalks, an over-water walking feature, a paved loop trail, a fishing pier, a canoe/kayak launch, and an event plaza. (Rendering provided by Legacy Foundation)

Legacy Foundation announces ‘Love Where You Live’ grant recipients

By Post-Tribune

November 1, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

The projects are designed to revitalize parks and create gathering hubs and vibrant public spaces,...

Portage City Hall. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage council committee gives up on public comment policy

By Doug Ross

October 9, 2026 at 1:40 p.m.

The Portage City Council has debated a proposed resolution on public comment at public meetings...

Dayna Schmidt-Johnson, of Chicago, helps block the wind as organizer Idgie Kelley lights candles during a solidarity event for survivors of sexual assault at Trinity Lutheran Church in Valparaiso, Indiana, Thursday, October 8, 2026. Kelley, of Griffith, said 185 candles were lit to represent reports of sexual assault from the top five Indiana universities in 2024. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso vigil brings to light sexual assaults on college campuses

By Amy Lavalley

October 9, 2026 at 4:18 p.m.

There were no megaphones, no marches, no speeches -- just tealight candles on two tables,...

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

Lake County 911 director details staffing struggles to council

By Maya Wilkins

October 9, 2026 at 12:42 p.m.

The Lake County 911 department is requesting $350,000 be moved to its overtime budget to...

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Worship news: Prayer walk, fall retreat, pastor appreciation and more

By Post-Tribune

October 9, 2026 at 12:37 p.m.

Worship news from around the region.

Linda Brebner, a resident of Hebron’s Snake Flats neighborhood, cuts the ribbon Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, to mark the official end of a $4.5 million water main replacement. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Hebron water main project, at $4.5 million, on time and on budget

By Doug Ross

October 8, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Hebron officials cut the ribbon to mark completion...

Contractors with the Town of Munster have processed more than 296,000 cubic yards of debris from Aug. 11's derecho, some of which was visible at Stewart Park. (Christin Nance Lazerus/Post-Tribune)

Munster’s storm cleanup mostly finished but issues remain

By Michelle L. Quinn

October 8, 2026 at 3:17 p.m.

The Town is around 90% cleared of all debris from the derecho at this point,...

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

Union approaches Porter County commissioners about NIPSCO staffing

By Shelley Jones

October 8, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

Officials with United Steelworkers Local 12775 asked the Porter County Board of Commissioners to demand...

Initial construction continues on a data center site as the towers of NIPSCO’s R.M. Schahfer Generating Station stand in the background in Wheatfield, Indiana on Thursday, August 20, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Northwest Indiana residents concerned about NIPSCO discharge permit
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By Maya Wilkins

October 8, 2026 at 1:59 p.m.

Wheatfield resident Cynthia North lives across the street from Jasper County’s incoming Amazon data center...

Lynda Levin, right, looks on as Cheryl Goodman decorates a stone during a vigil to honor of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks in Israel at the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana in Munster, Indiana Wednesday October 7, 2026. The stones will be added to memorial rock garden outside the federation. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Jewish Federation of NWI remembers victims of Oct. 7 massacre

By Jim Masters

October 8, 2026 at 1:40 p.m.

Many members of the Jewish Federation of Northwest Indiana knew a family member, friend or...

Shawn Lindsey, left, representing United Steelworkers Local 12275, tells the Portage City Council during a meeting Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, that NIPSCO linemen’s workload has tripled since the early 2000s. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage asks IURC to investigate NIPSCO staffing levels

By Doug Ross

October 8, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s investigation of NIPSCO following the Aug. 11 derecho should include...