Business - Oil prices

Day Close Change Friday $96.71 +0.69

64th Times/Pepsi Classic opens at Olympia Lanes

HAMMOND | It's not usual for a score from the opening squad of the opening day of a tournament to qualify for the semifinals a month later, but three bowlers have a shot.

Cady Marsh Ditch oil sheen investigation nearing completion

The cleanup of an oil sheen on the Cady Marsh Ditch is complete and the investigation into the responsible party should wrap up by week's end, a representative for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday.

Business - Oil prices

Day Close Change Monday $88.72 +0.01

Oil sheen appears on Lake waterway

Officials set up floating barriers in the Cady Marsh Ditch Thursday to try to slow an oil slick that appeared in the waterway.

Oil sheen appears on Lake waterway

Highland and Griffith hazmat officials join EPA officials at Ross Road and the Cady Marsh Ditch to try to figure out the origin of an oil spill.

Cady Marsh Ditch oil spill

Highland and Griffith hazmat officials join EPA officials at Ross Road and the Cady Marsh Ditch to try to figure out the origin of an oil spill.

Business - Oil prices

Day Close Change Monday $93.74 +0.29

Enbridge hosting open houses for Line 78 Pipeline Project

Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership will host open houses in Illinois and Indiana this week for its proposed Line 78 Pipeline Project.

Business - Oil prices

Day Close Change Friday $91.95 +0.39

Chavez death brings uncertainty, hope to oil patch

HOUSTON | Following Tuesday's death of Hugo Chavez, Venezuela faces near-term political uncertainty that could bring further turmoil to its oil industry.

Business - Oil prices

Day Close Change Wednesday $94.46 -2.20

Why blame Obama over Keystone XL pipeline decision?

A recent letter stated President Barack Obama was against drilling for oil out west and adding pipelines, costing our country good union jobs. That is just about as close as one can get from telling the truth.

Business - Oil prices

Day Close Change Thursday $97.77 +0.28

Gas Prices increase in region

Gas prices in the region have rose to about $3.40 per gallon compared to $3.19, and in some places, as low as $3.09, just several days ago.

Business - Oil prices

Day Close Change Monday $94.14 +0.58

Poached eggs for breakfast, lunch or dinner

The beauty of poached eggs is their versatility. Depending on what you pair them with, they can be breakfast, lunch or even dinner.

Business - Oil prices

Day Close Change Friday $90.80 -0.07

Trains carrying more oil across U.S. amid boom

BILLINGS, Mont. | Energy companies behind the oil boom on the Northern Plains are increasingly turning to an industrial-age workhorse — the locomotive — to move their crude to refineries across the U.S., as plans for new pipelines stall and existing lines can't keep up with demand.