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 , 2013 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, 2011.

Chicago, Illinois

February , 2013