County to resurface access road to industrial parks in Harvey

HARVEY | Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Wednesday the county will proceed with the resurfacing of Center Street in Harvey from 159th to 171st street, despite a lack of federal funding.

Ill. town tries longshot Romney plea to save jobs

Employees at Sensata Technologies in Freeport, Ill., protest the loss of employment to overseas workers. Sensata is owned by Bain Capital, the firm presidential candidate Mitt Romney once led. Employees have appealed to Romney to intervene and also have tried to get President Obama involved,…

Ill. town tries longshot Romney plea to save jobs

Since early 2011, Cheryl Randecker and her co-workers have known their jobs making electronic sensors at a factory in Freeport, Ill., would be lost to China. Some even were asked to train their replacements, who were flown in from overseas.

BMO Harris Bank opens on Torrence Avenue in Calumet City

CALUMET CITY | Moving from 555 Burnham Ave. to 530 Torrence Ave. in Calumet City, BMO Harris Bank had a grand opening on June 20 in the 2nd Ward with a ribbon cutting ceremony highlighted by Calumet City Mayor Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush doing the honors.

BMO Harris Bank opens on Torrence Avenue in Calumet City

BMO Harris Bank's iconic mascot, Hubert the Lion, is pictured along with Nyota Figg, Calumet City clerk; Mayor Michelle Markiewicz Qualkinbush; Jane Rowland, president, Calumet City Library Board and a Calumet City Chamber director; Janice Minton-Kutz, broker, Coldwell Banker and chamber vic…

South Holland to welcome new businesses

SOUTH HOLLAND | South Holland will soon be welcoming two or more new businesses to the village.

CASINOS: Expansion not in public interest

The effect of the new Rivers Casino, in Des Plaines, Ill., has become exhibit No. 1 against any expansion of gaming in Illinois or Indiana.

NWI gaming boat revenues lose steam in 2011

Northwest Indiana's five casinos raked in $65.87 million less in 2011 than the year before, a 5.5 percent drop that comes as neighboring states are preparing to significantly increase the competition for Midwest gaming dollars.

NWI gaming boat revenues lose steam in 2011

Northwest Indiana's five casinos raked in $65.87 million less in 2011 than the year before, a 5.5 percent drop that comes as neighboring states are preparing to significantly increase the competition for Midwest gaming dollars.

Study: Toll Road could spark development

The Indiana Toll Road remains one of the region's great unexploited resources and is ripe for development if barriers can be removed, according to a Ball State University study. Among specific industries that may want to take advantage of the Toll Road are health care, tourism, technology an…

Study: Toll Road is untapped economic resource

The Indiana Toll Road remains one of the the region's great unexploited resources and is ripe for development if barriers to development can be removed, according to the first stage of a Ball State University study.

Legislators cite God, beliefs in fight for social legislation

Key promoters of social legislation in the Indiana General Assembly say they listen to arguments by prominent Indiana employers that the laws may damage the state's economic competitiveness — but they just don't buy it.

State Sen. Mike Delph, R-Carmel, discusses a Hoosier's right to carry a gun at work

Click on start to hear an interview by Times staff writer Keith Benman with state Sen. Mike Delph, R-Carmel, in which the senator explains his views on the right of people to carry guns at work in Indiana. The interview segment posted here begins with Benman asking Delph if he believes peopl…

Gasification plant green light could hike NIPSCO rates

State regulators Tuesday approved construction of a coal gasification plant and a 30-year contract for a state agency to buy its output, a move that could raise utility bills for NIPSCO and other utility customers across the state.

NWI home sales hold their own

Northwest Indiana existing single-family home sales continue to plug along, logging another year-over-year increase in October but still nowhere near levels that would signal the end of the housing slump.

BP to build new office building for 500

WHITING | BP will completely retrofit a warehouse on 121st Street and convert it into a modern office building for 500 people as part of its $3.8 billion expansion project.

Porter Junction rail project looks safe

PORTAGE | A Republican effort to kill funding for President Barack Obama's signature high-speed rail program will not affect the $71.4 Indiana Gateway project centered on improvements at Porter Junction.

Expert: Gary's land-based casino dreams may be revived

One of Indiana's most influential gaming commentators told the Gary Chamber of Commerce on Monday the legislative stars are aligning in a way that could make a land-based casino near the Borman Expressway a reality.

IU economists: NWI jobs on a steely decline

A shocking loss in Northwest Indiana steel jobs and slow job growth in Indiana mean the economic recovery here will be only tepid at best, said economists on Indiana University's Kelley School of Business outlook panel.

NIPSCO plans to spend big on projects

NIPSCO plans to spend $5 billion in the next 10 years on system improvements and may spend even more if it decides to build its first new electric generation plant in decades, according to a long-range plan the company filed with the state.