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Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Gary Man Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash (regionnewssource.org) — Hammond police helped crack a fatal 2025 hit-and-run in Gary by tracking a damaged blue Dodge Journey into the city and detaining its driver near Gostlin and Calumet. A 58-year-old Gary man now faces a Level 4 felony charge for allegedly leaving the scene of the crash that killed a pedestrian.
2. Feds: Hammond Indiana Area Alleged Gambling Ring Operator Sent Witnessess Death Threats From Church (newsbreak.com) — Federal prosecutors say an alleged Hammond-area gambling boss sent chilling death threats to indebted bettors by texting them videos of memorial candles from a church. The sprawling sports betting case, involving more than 20 defendants and Northwest Indiana restaurants, continues in federal court as the accused ringleader awaits trial under strict home confinement conditions.
3. Thieves clone $60K shipment, redirect 41,000 pounds of glycerin in Illinois (freightwaves.com) — A $60,000 shipment of high-grade glycerin that started in Hammond was nearly stolen after thieves allegedly cloned its shipping details and tried to reroute it to Thornton, Illinois. Cook County investigators intercepted the semi before the 41,000-pound load could disappear, highlighting how sophisticated cargo theft schemes can still touch Hammond-based shipments.
4. Winless Chargers down one receiver (altoonamirror.com) — Hammond is still in the conversation as the Chicago Bears weigh options for a new stadium and mixed-use development, despite fresh talks between NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Illinois leaders. While most of the piece covers NFL injuries, the stadium note signals that any final decision could bring major economic and traffic changes for Hammond-area residents.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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