Boiler project to ease bottom line pressures at ArcelorMittal

EAST CHICAGO | The startup of equipment at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor to recycle blast furnace gas for electricity production was lauded Monday at the integrating steelmaking complex as a tribute to partnerships between the public and private sector.

Winter strolls led to adventures in Indiana Harbor

’Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la la, la la, la la.

Sausage guru Bruce Aidells' new cookbook is a carnivore's delight

When I moved from East Chicago to attend Indiana University in Bloomington, my first foray at the grocery store showed me I was in an alien land. Back home my mother and I bought such Italian sausages as mortadella and sopressata, and Serbian links like sremska kobasica at DeRosa Imports, a …

Bridges often do more than span a body of water

One of the strongest-running local news story has to do with the bridge over the Indiana Harbor ship canal. Despite all these stories, I’m not sure that any of us are any the wiser about why the bridge failed. However, I’m inclined to think it has something to do with our obsession with bridges.

Army Corps meeting Thursday reviews E.C. dredging project

EAST CHICAGO | A public meeting is planned for Thursday in East Chicago to provide information about upcoming dredging at Indiana Harbor.

Immigrants staked their claim to neighborhoods and churches

In reflecting on the history of the Calumet Region, a great difficulty is that a piece of the territory might change not just once, but several times.

Titanic anniversary revives memories of an Indiana Harbor craft

During the past week, the mass media has been full of information about the sinking of the Titanic - a century after it sank.

Looking back can turn up some interesting kin

As a matter of good fun, if nothing else, I have encouraged people over the years to dig into their family histories. One way that you can make this particularly interesting is to focus on the work component.

What really happened to the Cline Avenue bridge?

Sad to say, but the closed bridge over the Indiana Harbor Ship Canal is becoming a symbol of the Calumet Region.

A name is a name, even after it is shortened

The first thing most immigrants to Indiana Harbor learned was that their names were too long.

Street names often tell the story of the neighborhood

You can learn a good deal about your community by understanding how the streets got their names.

Turning away the bullies with a dose of their own medicine

Have you ever noticed that the headlines on page 1 of a newspaper change with community thought?

Electrical system at Indiana Harbor hot strip mill to get upgrade

A subsidiary for mechanic and electrical contractor Emcor Group Inc. was awarded a contract to upgrade the electrical system at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor in East Chicago.

Ice skating memories of youth tinged with sadness

History, to a large extent, is made up of fragments that add up to a whole. Sometimes, these "wholes" go completely unrecorded, but nevertheless make a deep impression on one's mind. Such was the case of one we will deal with today.

Making a 'pitch' for Elish as Calumet Region's top hurler

As we turn into the home stretch of the baseball season, it may be fitting to ask, "Who was the greatest pitcher in Calumet Region history?"

Practical jokes outlive their legendary perpetrators

Seeing as how the coast was clear after indictments against them were dismissed in 1953, Big House co-partners Sonny Sheetz and Peck Gardner, as well as Harry Hymes, resurfaced in Indiana Harbor.

Gambling profits turned criminals into big-time bosses

Gambling profits, according to U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver's Special Senate Committee to investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce in 1950, were the principal support of big-time racketeering and gangsterism.

Empty lots were the domain of boys looking for fun

A few days ago I observed a young boy cavorting in an alley, and I thought, "My gosh, the recession is reviving old Depression impulses."

USDA keeping wildlife from waste site

The USDA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are working to keep wildlife away from the Indiana Harbor Confined Disposal Facility on Indianapolis Boulevard.

Plan to keep wildlife away from ship canal landfill set for August

A plan to help keep wildlife that may be at risk for exposure to environmental hazards away from a landfill at the Indiana Harbor Ship Canal will be implemented in August, officials said.