Speedway bailout crosses finish line

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mike Pence has agreed to loan the Indianapolis Motor Speedway $100 million in state funds to pay for renovations, video boards and other improvements to the home of the Indianapolis 500 auto race.

Get Your Home's Air Conditioning Ready for Warm Weather

When the weather heats up, your heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system quickly becomes a most valuable player in your home life and stays that way for several months.

The New Rules of AC

Cool relief for needy in Thornton Twp.

Mary Beckett thanks Thornton Township Supervisor Frank Zuccarelli after a crew installed a window air conditioning unit Thursday in Beckett's home in Harvey. The township is providing 300 air conditioners to low-income families free of charge as part of the Emergency Preparedness Program.

Cool relief for needy in Thornton Twp.

Thornton Township Supervisor Frank Zuccarelli stands in front of Mary Beckett's home Thursday in Harvey while a crew checks for installation of a window air conditioner being provided to Beckett through the township and a grant secured by state Sen. Donne E. Trotter through the Emergency Pre…

Cool relief for needy in Thornton Twp.

Thornton Township Social Service Outreach team members install an air conditioner unit Thursday in the Harvey home of Mary Beckett, while Township Supervisor Frank Zuccarelli, right, watches. The township is providing 300 air conditioning untis to low-income residents as part of the Emergenc…

Cool relief for needy in Thornton Twp.

A crew unloads some to the 300 air conditioning units being provided free to low-income residents in the township Thursday at the Thornton Township office in South Holland.

Cool relief for needy in Thornton Twp.

Mary Beckett, of Harvey, sits in front of a fan Thursday while a crew from Thornton Township installs an air conditioner in her home. Thornton Township Supervisor Frank Zuccarelli and state Sen. Donne E. Trotter teamed up to get a grant for $500,000 to provide cooling and heating assitance t…