CHICAGO — In recognition of Black History Month, Fifth Third Bank Chicago honored several distinguished African-Americans for their countless contributions that have impacted the lives of many in the Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland community. The honorees were Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, Robin Robinson, Emmy Award-winning TV Journalist and Jimmy Akintonde, President & CEO of Ujamaa …

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The worldwide smash hit ‘rock theatrical’, Queen and Ben Elton’s We Will Rock You, built around 24 of Queen’s biggest hits, opens at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 and will stage seven performances through Sunday, May 25 (a full performance schedule is below).  We Will Rock You takes …

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Michael E. Schrage, President and CEO of Centier Bank, announced that Lisa Bossi has joined Centier Bank.  Bossi is Vice President of Cash Management, serving Northwest Indiana. Her office is located at 9701 Indianapolis Boulevard, Highland, IN 46322. Bossi joins Centier with more than 25 years of banking experience throughout Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana.  During …

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For the 25th year, Crown Point Tri Kappa will offer its delicious, decorated chocolate Easter eggs. Beginning March 17, seven flavors of 4-ounce boxed  will be available for $4 at more than 20 Crown Point businesses. Flavors include caramel, krunch, vanilla cream, mint cream, peanut butter, maple nut and coconut cream. Proceeds from sales of …

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Porter Regional Hospital has become the first health care facility in Indiana to receive full Atrial Fibrillation Certification status from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care (SCPC).  This most recent honor further elevates the status of the Porter Regional Hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Medicine, which has been nationally recognized as providing advanced cardiovascular care by …

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MICHIGAN CITY — Members Advantage Credit Union has made a $2,500 donation to the Michigan City Salvation Army’s holiday fundraising campaign again this year; this amount was among the top 10 donations the organization received. Brutto said monetary contributions such as the credit union’s help the Michigan City Salvation Army continue to offer services in the …

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WEST LAFAYETTE — A Purdue University professor says Bitcoin, the virtual currency, is growing a wider audience. Cathy Zhang, an assistant professor of economics in Krannert School of Management, says the digital currency, used online to trade for other currencies or buy goods and services, has about 30 transactions a minute. That’s compared to 1,200 …

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