Its so far from Chicago, who has time to drive there?
It’s not far from Chicago—Chicago’s Southeast Side actually runs up against Hammond. There are many places in the northwest corner of Hammond where you can cross the street and be in Chicago. Via the Skyway (the eight-story toll road that runs from Hammond to the city) you can be in the heart of the Loop in 30 minutes. Contrast that with a Chicago suburb like Naperville, where the commute can run 45 minutes or more on a good day. Myth 2. It’s all steel mills and heavy industry; who would want to go there? The steel mills here produce more steel than any other part of the country. And it’s no secret that in an earlier period their owners leveled dunes and tore up the lakeshore to establish themselves. But in recent decades, industrialists and environmentalists have worked to coexist. The mills and other industry have established natural habitats on their land and spent millions of dollars and donated time for preservation efforts. Would the lakeshore look even better if off in the dista
