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Michigan City Mayor Angie Nelson Deuitch listens as Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. answers a question from the audience during the 4th Annual Power Breakfast, sponsored by the city’s Economic Development Corporation, at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, Indiana, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

NWI RDA offers new grants to prep for development

By Doug Ross

March 28, 2026 at 12:49 p.m.

The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority has a new grant program to help communities prepare...

Dena Hasler of Elk Grove Village and her 13-year-old dog Toula await the start of the Fox Valley Park District's Easter egg hunt for dogs on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Lincoln Park Dog Park in Aurora. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

Dogs get a chance to scramble for Easter eggs at Aurora park

By David Sharos

March 28, 2026 at 12:28 p.m.

While countless children await the coming of the Easter Bunny, dogs had their day on...

Volunteers from New Lenox Search and Rescue with Will County sheriff’s crime scene Unit officers search a field near Oak Wood Drive and Town Line Rd. in Mokena, March 25, 2026. Remains were found in a field Wednesday. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Human remains found in Mokena identified as missing Joliet man

By Daily Southtown

March 28, 2026 at 7:58 a.m.

Skeletal remains found Tuesday in a field near Mokena were identified as Terhan F. Gordon,...

Lincoln-Way Central's Luke Tingley (9) receives congratulations after a hit against Joliet Catholic during a nonconference game in New Lenox on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Steve Johnston / Daily Southtown)

After gruesome football injury, Luke Tingley heats up on baseball field for Lincoln-Way Central. ‘A big part.’

By Steve Millar

March 25, 2026 at 9:43 p.m.

Millar feech.

Mother McAuley's Maggie Welniak (14) winds up for a pitch against Evergreen Park during a nonconference game in Evergreen Park on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)

Mother McAuley’s Maggie Welniak relies on her defense to take down Evergreen Park. ‘She makes outs happen.’

By Jeff Vorva

March 25, 2026 at 9:09 p.m.

Maggie Welniak put the ball in the right spots, allowing just two earned runs in...

A Gail Borden Public Library employee holds a sign announcing that the "fully reimagined" KidSpace at the main library in Elgin is to open with a celebration being held Friday. (Gail Borden Public Library)

Elgin News Digest: Elgin-made nut mix doesn’t make ‘coolest’ list; Elgin library unveiling ‘reimagined’ Kidspace

By Mike Danahey

March 25, 2026 at 8:38 p.m.

Roundup of small news items for the Elgin area.

Students, teachers, construction company representatives and others signed a beam Wednesday that will be the last one installed in the under-construction Legacy Middle School on Rohrssen Road in Elgin. (Mike Danahey/The Courier-News)

Elgin students leave their mark on ‘topping-out’ beam for new Legacy Middle School

By Mike Danahey

March 25, 2026 at 7:54 p.m.

A ceremony was held Wednesday so everyone involved with the new Legacy Middle School in...

West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is pictured in August, 2025. Hospital officials announced Wednesday it would suspend all patient care operations amid an ongoing financial crisis. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)

Oak Park’s West Suburban Medical Center suspends patient care

By Cam'ron Hardy

March 25, 2026 at 6:36 p.m.

West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park is temporarily shutting down its patient care amid...

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder walks away from the U.S. District Courthouse with members of his defense team in Hammond, Indiana Tuesday Mar. 10, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder appeals his probation sentence

By Alexandra Kukulka

March 25, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder filed an appeal Monday to his 3-year probation sentence on...

Waukegan CUB workshop shows consumers ways to save money on their energy bills

By Steve Sadin

March 25, 2026 at 5:20 p.m.

Though the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) may not be able to help people directly deal...

Mount Baldy is getting a trim on its south side to unbury the parking lot and remove the threat to the restroom facility. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Mount Baldy closed until mid-June

By Post-Tribune

March 25, 2026 at 5:03 p.m.

Mount Baldy has always been a dune on the move, but now it’s getting human...

Court news: Guilty plea after threats to Gary mayor, 7-year term in fatal crash

By Meredith Colias-Pete

March 25, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

Lake County court news.

Evanston-Skokie District 65 Board Vice President Nichole Pinkard, from left, Superintendent Angel Turner and Board President Patricia Anderson listen as parents and board members comment on an update to the district's technology policy, which supplies every K-8 student in the district with their own iPad, at the March 23, 2026, board meeting. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Over parents’ objections, Evanston-Skokie District 65 OKs $528,000 iPad purchase

By Claire Murphy

March 25, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

Parents expressed concerns about internet safety, but District 65 Board approved a $528,000 iPad purchase...