🌱 Patch AM: What evidence led jurors to convict in Hammond’s 2024 murder case?

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In today's newsletter:

• What evidence led jurors to convict in Hammond's 2024 murder case?

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

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 52.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Jury Finds Allen Woods Guilty in 2024 Murder of Tiffany Woods in Hammond (regionnewssource.org) — A Lake County jury has convicted Allen Oscar Woods of murder and a firearm enhancement for the 2024 shooting death of his relative Tiffany Woods near Jackson Avenue and Cleveland Street in Hammond, with sentencing set for October 27. Hammond Police and other agencies were credited for extensive investigative work, including surveillance footage and witness accounts that showed Woods chasing and repeatedly shooting Tiffany as she tried to flee.
   

📸 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 October 5
• Play Smart Storytime →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  2:00 pm
• Gamers Guild: Ghoulish Game Cafe →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  4:00 pm
• ASL for Beginners →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  5:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Get Fit, HPL! Seated Yoga →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  10:00 am
• Pumpkin Carving and Painting (Hammond) →
  SULB Plaza, 2200 169th St., Hammond
  12:00 pm
• Family Movie Night: Scooby Doo →
  Hammond Public Library, 564 State Street, Hammond
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Good Life Awards 2026 →
  Indiana Welcome Center, 7770 Corinne Drive, Hammond
  11:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Intramural 6-on-6 Co-ed Volleyball →
  Hammond IN
• AFP NWI Fall Workshop: Five Sessions, Table Topics, [5] CFRE Points →
  Purdue University Northwest - Hammond Campus, 2200 169th Street, Hammond
  8:30 am
• Pumpkin Toss (Hammond) →
  169th Top Floor of the Parking Garage, 2200 16th Street, Hammond
  12:00 pm
• Hammond, Indiana: Empower Your Finances →
  Hammond IN
  12:30 pm
• Trunk or Treat →
  Hammond Civic Center, 5825 Sohl Avenue, Hammond
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pilot Company posted a job opening for Cashier in Hammond. Apply here.
• PENN Entertainment posted a job opening for Cook in East Chicago. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hammond here.

🗞 Nearby News

East Chicago

• Man charged with murder in shooting outside liquor store in East Chicago, Indiana, officials say (abc7chicago.com)
• Late penalty kick lifts Viterbo past RedHawks, 2-1 (herald-review.com)
• Lake County election board dismisses ADA complaint but could change future polling sites (chicagotribune.com)

Munster

• Center for Urban and Regional Excellence courses for October, November 2026 (iu.edu)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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