🌱 Patch AM: Thinking of the bench? Hammond court vacancies now taking applications

Good morning Hammond! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Thinking of the bench? Hammond court vacancies now taking applications
• How a barefoot axe attack turned I-80 through Hammond chaotic

Also on today's calendar: American Dream Realized and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.
• Monday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 73, low: 65.
• Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Applications open as two Lake judges set to retire (chicagotribune.com) — Two Lake County judges are retiring at year's end, opening vacancies in courtrooms based in Hammond and triggering one of the biggest recent reshuffles in the county's criminal courts. Local attorneys living in Lake County can apply online by Oct. 8, before a nominating commission interviews candidates and forwards finalists for the governor to choose Hammond's next judges.
   

• Barefoot man uses axe to attack 2 semis, leads police on I-80 chase in Hammond (wishtv.com) — A New Jersey driver was arrested after allegedly attacking two semitrailers with an axe and leading police on a high‑speed chase along I‑80 in Hammond Friday afternoon. Troopers say the barefoot man repeatedly brake‑checked trucks, damaged two rigs with an axe, then fled until Lake County deputies boxed in his car and took him to jail on preliminary resisting and criminal mischief charges.
   

📸 Around Hammond

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hammond

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★ Featured events ★

Monday September 14
• Intramural 4 on 4 Flag Football →
  PNW Hammond, Fitness and Recreation Center (FRC), 2320 173th St., Hammond

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Other local events

Monday September 14
• American Dream Realized →
  CIVS Theater, Powers Building (PWRS), 6937 Woodmar Avenue, Hammond
  5:30 am
Wednesday September 16
• Bird Migration Hike →
  Gibson Woods Nature Preserve, 6201 Parrish Avenue, Hammond
  9:30 am
• Intramural UNO Tournament →
  Student Union Library Building (SULB), 2233 173rd St., Hammond
  12:45 pm
• Free Outdoor Movie Night: Masters of the Universe (2026) →
  Classroom Office Building (CLO), 6933 Woodmar Ave, Hammond
  8:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Intramural Field Goal Contest →
  Hammond IN
  5:45 pm
Friday September 18
• EARTH, WIND, & FIRE Tribute Dinner Concert →
  Sixty Three Social, 6333 Kennedy Avenue, Hammond
Sunday September 20
• Eat the Neighborhood Foraging Walk: Wolf Lake →
  Bairstow Trailhead Parking Lot, 2860 Sheffield Avenue, Hammond
• Coffee with Christians: Hammond →
  Cafe of the Day, Calumet Avenue, Hammond

📣 Hammond Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 16
• Meals with Mama - Nourishing Families from the Very Beginning →
  Franciscan Physician Network Hammond Clinic, 7905 Calumet Avenue, Munster
Thursday September 17
• Fall In Love With Your Business →
  The Center For Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster
  9:00 am
Friday September 18
• Haunted Hayrides @ Whihala Beach →
  Whiting IN
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PENN Entertainment posted a job opening for Count Team Member - Part Time in East Chicago. Apply here.
• Luke Retail posted a job opening for LiqGo Shift Supervisor in Griffith. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hammond here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Chicago

• Tracy Lee Haynes, 53, of Hanceville, Alabama, passed away at his home (mycullmantv.com)

Munster

• Faith works wonders — Health (asianjournal.com)
• Mrvan Requests Federal Investigation into NWI Power Outages (wimsradio.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: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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