LAKE COUNTY- Yesterday evening at 7:35 p.m., Trooper A. Hamed was operating radar on I-80/94 at the 1 mile-marker when he clocked a vehicle traveling at 105 m.p.h.  The posted speed limit is 55 m.p.h. 

Governor Eric J. Holcomb will attend the seventh meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board virtually from the Indiana Statehouse and gave the following statement:

Fountain County - At approximately 6:00 PM this evening (9/21/2020), the Indiana State Police responded to a crash involving five vehicles on State Road 28 near County Road 725E, which is approximately 2 miles west of the Tippecanoe County line.

Sponsored by the African American Arts Alliance (AAAA) and in celebration of Black Arts Month this October, several Black theaters of Chicago will partner for a united audition for Black theater artists. The free, three-day event will include a series of resource-sharing panels and workshops by casting directors, agents and other theater professionals, before giving artists the opportunity to audition for Black theaters and directors. Participating theaters include: Black Ensemble Theater, Congo Square Theatre, eta Creative Arts Foundation, Pegasus Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, Perceptions Theatre and Definition Theatre.

The Chicago Reader has launched the Chicago Reader Book Club. The Reader has curated a list of 12 books written by a diverse cohort of female-identifying Chicago authors—including Mikki Kendall, Eve Ewing, Rebecca Makkai, and Nnedi Okorafor—which will be read with Book Club members each month. At the end of each month, members will be invited to join a discussion with the author in conversation with a Reader ambassador. 

2020 Election Day Rye Whiskey Release Set for October 2nd | Vote early. Vote responsibly. Vote for whiskey.

The Munster Fire Department and Firefighters Association of Munster are joining the fight against cancer by selling t-shirts and sweatshirts to benefit the Cancer Resource Centre.

TIMELINE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES ONLINE PROGRAMMING INSPIRED BY POSTPONED WORLD PREMIERE OF "RELENTLESS" BY TYLA ABERCRUMBIE | “Our production may be delayed, but we can start the conversation”

The Chesterton Art Center is offering monthly children's art classes taught by Jennifer Aitchison throughout the school year. The Art Center will be zooming live virtual classes in October. (Onsite classes may be added later when it is safe to do so.)

This week, HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson, Sr. recognized the efforts of the team at the Gary Housing Authority’s EnVision Center and community partners for the COVID-19 Food Relief Initiative during a Zoom call with housing authority representatives across the country. Jose Ibarra, Director of GHA’s EnVision Center, made a presentation about the initiative during the call.