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Also on today's calendar: Ramon Ayala.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Chicago Bears: Illinois not off the table as organization focuses on Hammond, Indiana for new stadium (yardbarker.com) — Hammond is being seriously considered as the future home of the Chicago Bears, with team officials saying Indiana incentives outshine what Illinois has offered so far. State lawmakers in Illinois are still lobbying to keep the team, but nothing is final. If the stadium lands in Hammond, it could reshape local jobs, traffic, and development for years.
• Former Windy City Ghostbusters member accused of lying on state paperwork to take control of charity (cbsnews.com) — A Ghostbusters-themed Chicago-area charity is investigating how nearly $7,000 in donations were spent after a former member allegedly took control of its bank account. When members briefly regained access, they saw withdrawals including a debit purchase at a Hammond restaurant and minor league baseball expenses. State officials are now reviewing the group's filings while the charity tries to keep serving sick kids.
• Thread by @ZZZZach89 on Thread Reader App (threadreaderapp.com) — A researcher mapping historic passenger pigeon roosts in Indiana highlights vivid 19th-century accounts, including one noting the last birds he saw "at large" were near Hammond in 1886. The thread pieces together how massive these flocks once were statewide. It offers a rare historical snapshot that quietly places Hammond in the story of a vanished species.
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