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A view of interstate 80/94 looking eastbound from Wentworth Ave. in Lansing, Ill.

NWI employment working to catch up with nation's strong 2012 start

HAMMOND | Calumet Abrasives Machine Operator Frank Celio, of Hammond, runs a press making cut-off wheels at the company in Hammond on Thursday February 2, 2012. Celio was hired to a full-time position after doing on-the-job training at Calumet Abrasives through the Center of Workforce Innovations.

We are RE²ADY to help youths succeed

Students work on a geometry problem in class at Hammond High School in Hammond on Sept. 15.

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Mount Carmel's Draco Smith is tackled by Morgan Park's DeJaun White in the Caravan's 31-0 win on Sept. 2. Smith has rushed for over 600 yards and four TDs this season. The Caravan faces Hales Franciscan tonight in a Catholic League playoff game at Gately Stadium.

Campers are a "scrappy" bunch

Brooke Aneston, far left, of Winfield, Alexa Bates, left, of Highland, Brianna Luttinen, right, of Hobart, and Megan VanDrunen, of Crown Point, peel the paper off of crayons to melt them at the Lake County Solid Waste Management District's Students Create Recycled Art Projects (SCRAP) Camp a…

Campers are a "scrappy" bunch

Brianna Luttinen, of Hobart, peels the paper off of crayons at the Lake County Solid Waste Management District's Students Create Recycled Art Projects Camp held at the Merrillville Municipal Complex on Tuesday. The seven-day summer camp ended Wednesday.

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Ford employees inspect the seams between body panels at the Chicago Assembly Plant. The automaker earned $2.4 billion, or 59 cents per share, in the second quarter, down 8 percent from $2.6 billion, or 61 cents per share, a year earlier.

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Mount Carmel players celebrate their 9-7 win over Lincoln-Way East in the Class 4A Standard Bank Stadium Supersectional on Monday. The Caravan are making their first appearance in the state finals since 2005. Will they be celebrating Saturday night?

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Marian Catholic basketball player Simone Law is The Times Player of the Year. She was a main reason the Spartans were one win away from a berth in the Class 4A state finals.