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The Post-Tribune covers the news, events, crime and community of Northwest Indiana.

 Merrillville, Ind.
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Court briefs: Calumet City man could get up to 40 years in deadly shooting chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Court briefs: Calumet City man could get up to 40 years in deadly shooting

News from Lake County courts

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Valparaiso woman charged with neglect in death of elderly mother chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Valparaiso woman charged with neglect in death of elderly mother

A Valparaiso woman is charged with neglect of a dependent after her mother died of infection from severe bedsores in a debris-home, according to court records.

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Police: Woman dies after driving into contaminated water in Gary chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Police: Woman dies after driving into contaminated water in Gary

The Gary Police department said a woman died after driving her vehicle into a contaminated body of water near Buffington Harbor Saturday.

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Hammond police officer on leave after fatal Friday crash chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Hammond police officer on leave after fatal Friday crash

A Hammond Police officer has been put on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation and toxicology screening after a car crash in which he was involved killed one and injured...

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Amazon providing data center updates on Zoom for Hobart residents chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Amazon providing data center updates on Zoom for Hobart residents

As Amazon Web Services continues site preparation work for its data center project at 61 Avenue and Colorado Street in Hobart, company officials have begun holding Zoom calls that members of the...

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Second suspect, now 16, charged as adult in marijuana dealer’s death chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Second suspect, now 16, charged as adult in marijuana dealer’s death

A 16-year-old teen is facing a murder case in adult court in connection with a Hammond marijuana dealer’s death earlier this year, documents allege.

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Utility concerns are top of mind in Senate District 4 contest chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Utility concerns are top of mind in Senate District 4 contest

Porter County Republican Party Chair Nathan Uldricks is hoping to unseat state Sen. Rodney Pol Jr., one of just 10 Democrats in the Indiana Senate.

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Save the Tunes brings folk songs, music history to the dunes chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Save the Tunes brings folk songs, music history to the dunes

Despite steady rainfall on Friday evening, music lovers made their way to the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center for an evening of folk songs, storytelling and music history.

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Community news: Halloween fun, food access, library programs and more chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Community news: Halloween fun, food access, library programs and more

Community news from around the region.

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Strong El Niño delays peak fall foliage in Chicago, brings forecast for warmer winter chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Strong El Niño delays peak fall foliage in Chicago, brings forecast for warmer winter

Temperature plays a crucial role in when and how trees change color, experts say, but precipitation and sunlight are also factors.

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Business briefs: Braun names new appointments to state boards chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Business briefs: Braun names new appointments to state boards

News and events around the area

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Genesis Center demolished to make way for new chapter in Gary’s downtown chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Genesis Center demolished to make way for new chapter in Gary’s downtown

A symbol of downtown Gary’s hopes and dreams for a vibrant economic future was transformed into a slowly building pile of twisted steel, bronze and glass debris as demolition equipment methodically...

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Man gets a 60 year sentence for murder at Valparaiso apartment chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Man gets a 60 year sentence for murder at Valparaiso apartment

Kuran Demetrius Kinley received what the judge called, in effect, “a life sentence” for fatally shooting Trayveon Triplett in Valparaiso.

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Valparaiso No Kings rally supports voting as midterm election nears chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Valparaiso No Kings rally supports voting as midterm election nears

About three dozen people gathered on each of the north corners of the courthouse square Saturday at the start of Valparaiso’s No Kings protest.

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Hobart OKs tax abatement for Becknell Industrial campus chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Hobart OKs tax abatement for Becknell Industrial campus

The Hobart City Council granted a 10-year tax abatement for Becknell Industrial’s proposal to build a 356,000-square-foot, four-building structure at its Oct. 7 meeting.

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‘Love you, Mom’: Valparaiso-area family shares loss of son by suicide chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

‘Love you, Mom’: Valparaiso-area family shares loss of son by suicide

Early in the morning on Sept. 28, Michael Durkin, 16, died by suicide when he was struck by a train not far from his family’s home.

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Week 9 recap: How Chicagoland high school football teams fared chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Week 9 recap: How Chicagoland high school football teams fared 

Here’s how Chicagoland high school football teams fared in Week 9 of play.

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Brother Rice transfer Gavin Helpingstine’s punt return is a ‘big one’ in Andrean’s wet, windy win over Lowell chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Brother Rice transfer Gavin Helpingstine’s punt return is a ‘big one’ in Andrean’s wet, windy win...

Gavin Helpingstine already has a keen appreciation for what winning the Northwest Crossroads Conference championship means to Andrean.

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Gary’s Fest in the First returns Saturday after being postponed chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

Gary’s Fest in the First returns Saturday after being postponed

The 23rd Fest in the First will take place from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday along Gary’s Lake Street in the city’s Miller neighborhood.

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From the Farm: Collies back as favorite family canine courtesy of oldest sister Carol chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…

From the Farm: Collies back as favorite family canine courtesy of oldest sister Carol

I’ve spent most of my life surrounded by the collies beloved by my family throughout the decades.

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