🌱 Patch AM: Could an NFL stadium really land at Hammond’s Lost Marsh Golf Course?

Good morning Hammond! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Could an NFL stadium really land at Hammond's Lost Marsh Golf Course?
• Why nearly 8,500 Hammond homes are still without power days later

Also on today's calendar: Ramon Ayala.

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 78, low: 60.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bears Owner Identifies Indiana Stadium Site (iheart.com) — Hammond is now the Chicago Bears' top choice for a new NFL stadium, with team owner George McCaskey zeroing in on Lost Marsh Golf Course and nearby Wolf Lake as potential sites. Indiana is offering to cover up to half the project cost through tourism and event-related taxes, while local leaders and fans weigh the economic promise against tax concerns and the team's move from Chicago.
   

• Northwest Indiana communities frustrated with extended NIPSCO outages (chicagotribune.com) — Thousands of Hammond residents are still without power nearly a week after last Tuesday's severe storm, and Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. says about 8,500 customers remain in the dark. Local leaders across Northwest Indiana, including Hammond, are criticizing NIPSCO for slow restoration and poor communication as crews tackle unprecedented damage and may later seek to recover repair costs through future rate cases.
   

📸 Around Hammond

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hammond

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Saturday August 22
• Revolución de Amor →
  The PAV (Pavilion at Wolf Lake Memorial Park), 2324 Calumet Ave, Hammond
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• Ramon Ayala →
  Horseshoe Hammond - A Caesars Rewards Destination, 777 Casino Center Dr, Hammond
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 18
• Board of Safety Meeting →
  Munster Town Hall Main Meeting Room
  7:00 am
• Food Bank of NWI Mobile Market
  Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch West Side Leadership Academy, 900 Gerry St, Gary, IN 46406, US
  8:00 am
• Elementary Open House
  Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch Gary, IN 46407
  2:30 pm
• Park Board Meeting →
  Munster Town Hall Main Meeting Room
  5:00 pm
• 8/18- Schererville, IN- Riviera Nights →
  Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, 635 Main St, Schererville
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
• Police Merit Commission Meeting →
  East Chicago City Council Meetings Meeting will be held in the 1st Floor Conference Room located at the East Chicago Police Department, 2301 E. Columbus Drive, East Chicago, Indiana - 4525 Indianapolis Blvd. 2nd Flr. Council Chambers East Chicago IN 46312
  4:30 pm
• Elvis Cruise Night →
  The Spa of Downtown Whiting, Whiting
  5:00 pm
Thursday August 20
• Lasy Day Summer Trap League
  Izaak Walton League Griffith 1532 E Main St, Griffith, IN 46319
• Site Plan Review Meeting
  Munster Town Hall 1005 Ridge Rd, Munster, IN 46321
  1:30 pm
• Secondary Open House
  Gary Community School Corp Gary, IN 46402
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• All that food… to waste….
  Does anyone know any programs that are helping with that ? (Nextdoor Hessville NE)

• Strack & Van Til Food Market posted a job opening for Utility Clerk/Bagger - Hammond in Hammond. Apply here.
• Cargill Corporation posted a job opening for Waste Water Technician in Hammond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hammond here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Chicago

• Louis R O'Drobinak (bgindependentmedia.org)
• IBLC outlines next step in determining economic fallout from Braun's ending of M/WBE program (indianahousedemocrats.org)

Whiting

• Energy and Chemicals Leader Luis Sierra Joins EPIC Advisory Group (uchicago.edu)

Munster

• Local government to mull new development, Airbnb regulations and housing next week (nwitimes.com)
• Indiana Responds To Storms With Disaster Declaration, National Guard Mobilization (inkfreenews.com)

Ok Hammond! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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