Exhibit
23.1
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by
reference in Registration Statement No. 333-115666 on Form S-8 of NorthWest
Indiana Bancorp of our report dated February 12, 2010 on the consolidated
financial statements of NorthWest Indiana Bancorp, which report is included in
Form 10-K for NorthWest Indiana Bancorp for the year ended December 31,
2009.
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Plante
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Chicago,
Illinois
February
12, 2010