Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
Monday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 52.
Tuesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Gary Council targets NIPSCO rate hike rules (chicagocrusader.com) — Gary residents should know their Common Council has formally challenged how NIPSCO recovers infrastructure costs, urging Indiana lawmakers to change state utility-rate laws after August's massive storm outages. While it doesn't directly cut bills yet, the resolution and a separate state investigation could influence future reliability, vegetation management, and what Gary customers ultimately pay for power.
• Four people arrested after two-state pursuit late Friday (chicagotribune.com) — Late Friday night, a police pursuit that began in Chicago passed through Gary, where Lake County deputies briefly stopped the fleeing car at Burr Street and I-80 before it sped off again. The chase ended in Calumet City, Illinois, with four people arrested, including a Merrillville man wanted on several felony warrants and a handgun recovered nearby.
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Wild Beach, Wild Chicago Baseball First of all, the pre-sunrise was spectacular this morning, with pinks and oranges a-plenty (#1 - 6). It was a good foil to all the gray skies that… (Nextdoor Miller Beach)
Hunter Moon and September Scenes Last night the moon was very bright (#1, 10). If you missed it, no worries as Saturday is when the Harvest Moon peaks. Yesterday as well, the City… (Nextdoor Miller Beach)
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🗞 Nearby News
Lake Station
Economy Heating and Cooling Friday Night Forecast: 9/25 (regionsports.com)
Hobart
When you're a Black student in America, nothing is simple (wbur.org)
Donna Vickroy: Pumpkin's got nothing on apples when it comes to fall fruit (chicagotribune.com)
Hammond
GreatNews.Life Student Voices: Hammond Central turns a late start into board game magic (greatnews.life)
Fundraising to Future-Proof Afterschool Programs with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana (greatnews.life)
12 Takeaways From Ousted Disney CEO Bob Chapek's New Book (variety.com)
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