🌱 Patch AM: What a potential Bears stadium in Hammond could really cost states

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In today's newsletter:

• What a potential Bears stadium in Hammond could really cost states
• Why food writers say Hammond's own Schoop's is worth the drive

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

Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 75, low: 59.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, afternoon rain, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• U.S. states face rising corporate leverage over subsidies and regulation (tradersunion.com) — Hammond is spotlighted as a potential new home for a Chicago Bears stadium, part of a broader trend of companies using relocation threats to secure subsidies and tax breaks from states. The piece explains how this competition among states can strain public finances and deepen political divides, while questioning whether such incentives truly drive corporate decisions.
   

• 15 Regional Fast Food Chains Worth Planning A Road Trip Around (tastingtable.com) — Hammond gets a tasty shout-out as the birthplace of Schoop's Hamburgers, praised for its crispy-edged smash patties and decades of "best of the region" awards. The broader feature highlights other regional fast-food chains worth a road trip, but Schoop's stands out as Northwest Indiana's long-running burger landmark.
   

📸 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

Tuesday September 29
• Get Fit, HPL! Bingocize →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  10:00 am
• Cardio Drumming →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  12:00 pm
• Small Business Program - Tentative →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• POW →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  9:30 am
• Bird Migration Hike →
  Gibson Woods Nature Preserve, 6201 Parrish Avenue, Hammond
  9:30 am
• 250th Anniversary of the United States of America →
  The MANE Zone (Classroom Office Building 119), 6933 Woodmar Ave, Hammond
  11:00 am
• PNW Graduate Programs Showcase →
  Alumni Hall, Student Union Library Building (SULB), 2233 173rd St., Hammond
  3:00 pm
• ASL for Beginners: Level 2 →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  5:00 pm
• Free Outdoor Movie Night: Toy Story 5 (2026) →
  Classroom Office Building (CLO), 6933 Woodmar Ave, Hammond
  8:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Gas Furnace Start-up, Airflow Setup & Combustion Testing →
  8000 New Jersey Avenue, Hammond
  8:00 am
• Get Fit, HPL! Bingocize →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  10:00 am
• Dawn the Dancin ' Deeva Line Dancing →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Demo .
  leveling Lawns gutter Cleaning repairs Retaining Walls-stone mulch Concrete repair fences sod Hammond (Nextdoor Hyde Park)

• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Hammond. Apply here.
• Cabela's posted a job opening for Greeter Part-Time in Hammond. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hammond here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Chicago

• RedHawks rout Calumet 5-0 as Williams reaches eight goals (herald-review.com)

Munster

• Business briefs: Franciscan partners on new Cedar Lake walking club (chicagotribune.com)

Gary

• Greater Hope for Gary, Indiana (hollywoodtimes.net)
• 'Pressure is a privilege': Dana Evans on her journey to the Las Vegas Aces (8newsnow.com)
• Four people arrested after two-state pursuit late Friday (chicagotribune.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: It's down to its last quarter. (Thank you Linda H. for sending it in!)
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