🌱 Patch AM: How a 120 mph chase through Gary ended in arrests

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In today's newsletter:

• How a 120 mph chase through Gary ended in arrests
• How far can $200K really stretch in Gary's housing market?
• Will Gary Works modernize fast enough to keep its steel jobs?

Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny and pleasantly warm, temps: high: 77, low: 54.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Three teens arrested after police chase in Gary, Indiana (fox32chicago.com) — A high-speed police chase involving a stolen SUV tore through several Gary streets Sunday, ending when three teenage suspects fled into a home and were arrested. One uninvolved driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after their vehicle was struck near 7th Avenue and Clark Road. Authorities say the SUV was linked to an Illinois armed carjacking and tracked into Gary by GPS.
   

• 8 American Cities You Can Still Live In for Under $200K (onlyinyourstate.com) — If you're weighing a move or investment in Gary, this piece highlights that the city's average home value is about $83,680 and median rent is $968, well under national levels. It emphasizes Gary's proximity to Chicago via the South Shore Line and easy access to Indiana Dunes National Park, framing the city as one of eight budget-friendly U.S. housing markets.
   

• NWI, green steel advocates react to announced $15 billion Iowa steel mill (chicagotribune.com) — Local advocates in Gary are seizing on plans for a massive new green steel mill in Iowa to push U.S. Steel's Gary Works toward cleaner technologies. They argue that without modern electric arc and direct reduction equipment, Gary's blast-furnace-based mill could lose jobs and competitiveness, while U.S. Steel counters it is already investing heavily in upgrades and protecting local employment.
   

📸 Around Gary

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gary

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet →
  1521 S. Linn White Dr., Northerly Island, Chicago, IL 60605,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• NAMI Connection Peer Support Group →
  Joy Bomb Social Center, 2584 Clay St., Gary
  4:30 pm
• Urban Hang Suite Wednesdays with DJ Dark Nite →
  Dialogue, LLC, 601 South Lake Street, Gary
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Gary, Indiana: Empower Your Finances →
  Gary, Gary
  1:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Ivy Ford at Hard Rock Casino, NW Indiana →
  Hard Rock Casino, NW Indiana, Gary
Saturday October 10
• The Social Series Pt. 1 Cocktail Party →
  1008 W 5th Ave, Gary
  6:00 pm
• Dialogue Wine Bar Presents: Cocktails and Karaoke →
  Dialogue, LLC, 601 South Lake Street, Gary
  9:00 pm
• Libra All Black Affair →
  Loft Adiq Ultra Lounge, 752 Broadway, Gary
  10:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Derecho "Still Here" →
  West Side Theatre Guild, 900 Gerry Street, Gary
  5:00 pm
• Twisted Sister featuring Sebastian Bach on Lead Vocals →
  Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, 5400 W 29th Ave, Gary
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Fall Health Fair →
  St. Timothy Community Church, 1600 W. 25th Avenue, Gary
  8:00 am
• Gary Advocacy Workshop →
  St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, 2425 West 19th Avenue, Gary
  10:30 am
• Domestic Violence Awareness Symposium →
  Trinity Church of God in Christ, 1217 West 25th Avenue, Gary
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Eagle Has Landed, Plus Solar Flare?
  Saturday afternoon I saw a bald eagle land on a lakefront storm-damaged cottonwood. The bare branch provided a good perch (#1, 2). Moments later she… (Nextdoor Miller Beach)
• Still Hummingbirds
  I really thought they had all flown down on Thursday night's north wind. Friday, Saturday, Sunday - no hummingbirds were spotted. But this morning… (Nextdoor Miller Beach)

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Lake Station. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Highland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gary here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hobart

• Candidates in District 19 differ on ways to fix property tax reform law (chicagotribune.com)

Hammond

• Hammond Police Investigating Double Homicide; One In Custody (regionnewssource.org)
• A Body in the Basement: Collecting Trophies (ID, Wednesday, October 7, 2026) MEMORABLE TV (memorabletv.com)
• Illinois lawmakers confirm meeting with NFL commissioner as saga over $4.7bn Bears stadium drags on (newsbreak.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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