Category: Post-Tribune

Many local schools districts will shift to an e-learning day on Tuesday due to freezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills.

“Relight the City” addresses inadequate lighting and modernizing Gary’s infrastructure. The $3.45 million initiative should be complete by the end of 2025.

An Illinois man faces charges for starting a fight that led his roommate to shoot him in self-defense, police allege.

East Chicago Police said a Saturday shooting ruled as a homicide by the Lake County Coroner’s Office was likely the result of self-defense, as a son shot his father to protect his mother during a physical and verbal altercation.

A Chicago woman is in custody after police said she crashed into the weigh station on Interstate 94 east of Chesterton on Saturday, causing thousands of dollars in damages.

News and events around the area

The Legacy Foundation and the city of Gary recently announced an award of $85,000 to the Gary Food Collective Co-op, a community-driven initiative led by Family Life Community Center.

Lake County courts roundup