Month: August 2019
New Illinois law encourages businesses to appoint women, minorities to corporate boards
It soon will be much easier to determine whether the boards of publicly-traded companies headquartered in Illinois include directors who are women or ethnic minorities.
Regal Beloit to shut down Valparaiso plant; at least 130 will lose their jobs
Regal Beloit plans to shut down its Valparaiso plant, where workers have been striking since June 30 for better wages and more affordable health care. At least 130 workers will lose their jobs.
15-year-old accused of killing teen siblings charged with murder. Here's what happens now.
Prosecutors have asked that a 15-year-old boy charged with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of two teen siblings be tried as an adult.
U.S. Steel idles Blast Furnace #8 and EC Tin, but presses forward with Gary Works investment
The notoriously cyclical steel industry can be a tough business, prone to wild fluctuations.
Memorial gazebo waxes poetic in Freedom Park
When Tom Spencer, who formerly owned the Spencer House bed and breakfast in Lowell, died in 2015, his daughter, Lenore Spitznagel, knew she wanted to do something poetic to honor her parents’ legacy.
Odor of pot from van leads to arrest
La PORTE – Police say the odor of marijuana coming from a van was so strong, a deputy noticed it even with the windows of his squad car rolled up.
Lakeshore PBS up for Station of Year
MERRILLVILLE – The Indiana Broadcasters Association has announced that Lakeshore PBS is nominated for Station of the Year in markets outside Indianapolis.
Before he retired, Andrew Luck got Krishawn Hogan's attention. He had something to say.
Andrew Luck had something to say to Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Krishawn Hogan. Luck had some advice. Less than an hour later, he would retire.