🌱 Patch AM: Why the Bears still talk Illinois while eyeing Hammond stadium sites.

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In today's newsletter:

• Why the Bears still talk Illinois while eyeing Hammond stadium sites.

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

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Occasional rain and a t-storm, with a high of 69 and low of 58 degrees.
• Monday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 67, low: 53.
• Tuesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 63 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Bears Say Indiana Is the Focus. So Why Are Illinois Talks Still Happening? (heavy.com) — Hammond remains the Chicago Bears' publicly stated "sole focus" for a new stadium and mixed-use development, with team officials actively studying two local sites and working with Indiana leaders. Newly released emails, however, show the Bears also kept high-level conversations going with Illinois officials, suggesting they're preserving leverage and options even while concentrating resources on a Hammond project.
   

📸 Around Hammond

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hammond

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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

Monday September 21
• Swagapalooza →
  The MANE Zone (Classroom Office Building 119), 6933 Woodmar Ave, Hammond
  12:00 pm
• Little Listeners →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  2:00 pm
• ASL for Beginners →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  5:00 pm
• Hispanic Heritage Month Event →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Get Fit, HPL! Bingocize →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  10:00 am
• Be Well 365: Eating Healthy on a Budget →
  Hammond Community Room, 1828 165th St, Hammond
  11:00 am
• BeWell365: Eating Healthy on a Budget →
  Hammond Lobby, 1828 165th St, Hammond
  11:00 am
• Cardio Drumming →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  12:00 pm
• Homecoming Trivia →
  Alumni Hall, Student Union Library Building (SULB), 2233 173rd St., Hammond
  12:00 pm
• Study Away and Passport Fair (Hammond Campus) →
  SULB Concourse, Student Union Library Building, 2233 173rd St., Hammond
  12:00 pm
• Fall 2026 Career Expo →
  PNW Hammond, Fitness and Recreation Center (FRC), 2320 173rd St., Hammond
  3:00 pm
• Fall Equinox Sunset Hike →
  Gibson Woods Nature Preserve, 6201 Parrish Avenue, Hammond
  5:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• White Castle posted a job opening for Team Member in Hammond. Apply here.
• Babki posted a job opening for Part-Time Game Tester in Hammond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hammond here.

🗞 Nearby News

Whiting

• Joliet refinery delayed in bringing capacity online as Midwest gas prices surge (bigcountrynewsconnection.com)
• Diesel Crisis Intensifies, US to Sign Greenland Agreement, and AI Nearly Starts War (peakprosperity.com)

Munster

• McColly Real Estate Featured Listing: 9832 Twin Creek Boulevard, Munster, IN 46321 (greatnews.life)
• Beers, Bets and Bites for Michigan Football vs UTEP (gbmwolverine.com)
• Northwest Indiana families value higher education at Purdue University Northwest (wimsradio.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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