**** Recommended  "BUST, An Afrocentrist Play", a world premier currently playing at the Goodman Theatre takes a rather scary look at encounters with the police, situations African Americans must face with unfortunate frequency.  Although this play seems like it might be a comedy at the beginning (lots of laughs), as it progresses, things change drastically and dramatically.  At the end, I thought it moved into the Twilight Zone, leaving everyone trying to figure out exactly what it meant.  4 Spotlights

**** Recommended  I loved "POTUS Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive", a new political comedy at Hammond’s Towle Theater.  POTUS doesn’t have enough doors to be a farce, but it has most of the other elements – an absurd situation, stereotypical characters, over-the-top personalities, witty dialog, lightning fast timing, pratfalls, and bawdy humor.  It also has an all-female cast, a rarity in comedy.  The language is a bit salty but it fits the situation.  4 Spotlights

This morning (5/10/2025), shortly after 9:00 a.m., the Indiana State Police and the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 65 near the 163-mile marker. This location is approximately five miles north of State Road 28 and just inside the Tippecanoe County line.

On May 9, 2025, between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., the Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED) conducted a statewide patrol operation along U.S. 41, targeting unsafe driving behaviors and commercial vehicle compliance.

On May 9, 2025, just after 6:00 p.m., Trooper Grundell was patrolling Interstate 74 near the 8-mile marker when he conducted a traffic stop on a 2011 Buick LaCrosse for a speeding violation.

Governor Mike Braun, through Executive Order 25-31, has officially established Indiana’s Working Group on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy. This initiative aims to develop evidence-based recommendations to contain the rapidly increasing Medicaid costs associated with ABA therapy while ensuring continued high-quality care for thousands of Hoosier children and young adults.

After over 200+ days the Gary SouthShore RailCats played their first game of the 2025 season on the road against the East Divisional foe, the Milwaukee Milkmen. 

Chicago Fire FC II (4-4-0-0, 12 points) earned a 2-1 victory over FC Cincinnati 2 (1-4-2-2, 7 points) on Friday afternoon at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois. One week after scoring their first goals of the year, defender Jean-Alpha Diouf and forward Jason Shokalook tallied their second to hand Chicago its second win in as many matches at home.

The Schaumburg Boomers placed runners on base in eight different innings and out-hit the home standing Joliet Slammers but suffered a 5-0 loss on the road Friday night.

Opening Day 2025 has arrived in the American Association, and the Gary SouthShore RailCats, entering their 22nd season as an organization, will kick off the season at Franklin Field in Milwaukee against the Milkmen.