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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...

People walk into the Indiana Statehouse, Feb. 26, 2026, in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Tyler Bridges hopes to replace Michael Aylesworth in 11th House District
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By Doug Ross

October 23, 2026 at 11:39 a.m.

Democrat Tyler Bridges is challenging state Rep. Michael Aylesworth for the 11th District seat in...

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

By Meredith Colias-Pete

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

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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 Government Center. (Joe Puchek/Post-Tribune)

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...

Enlisted in Marines, Mason Litke leads Griffith into playoffs with ‘strong belief in us winning’ vs. Andrean

By Michael Osipoff

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October 22, 2026 at 10:40 a.m.

Linebacker Mason Litke, whose football career will end when Griffith's season does, is excited to...

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...