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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

By Doug Ross

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

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

Al Novreske, also known as Al the Crossing Guard, tries to wave to every passing school bus and motorist Monday, March 31, 2025, on Fifth Street in Chesterton. Driving around a stopped school bus has been illegal years, but enforcement was lagging. Now it’s picking up. (Jim Woods/for Post-Tribune)

Cameras boost enforcement for school bus stop arm violations

By Doug Ross

November 1, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

Driving around a stopped school bus has been illegal for years, but enforcement was lagging....

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...

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

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
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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...

Sandhill cranes congregate in a coal ash pond next to R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, while it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

U.S. Rep. Mrvan introduces legislation against federal power plant orders

By Maya Wilkins

October 7, 2026 at 4:44 p.m.

Mrvan introduced legislation to prevent utility consumers from paying costs for reopening or preventing the...

Magician Matt Kalita, left, and his daughter Mya frame iconic Chicago TV horror film host Svengoolie in this Oct. 5, 2019, photo at the Haunting Hammond festival in downtown Hammond, Indiana. Kalita will make his big-screen film premiere this fall, portraying a magician who changes history. (Matt Kalita/provided)

Of Notoriety: Michigan City magician ready for big screen; club reaches charity goal

By Philip Potempa

October 7, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

Michigan City stage magician Matt Kalita has teamed with director Dean Christakis to complete their...