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Hello Hammond! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Could the Chicago Bears really move their home field to Hammond?
  • Why did children's charity money end up spent at a Hammond restaurant?
  • When passenger pigeons last darkened Indiana skies near Hammond

Also on today's calendar: Ramon Ayala.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 78, low: 58.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Chicago Bears: Illinois not off the table as organization focuses on Hammond, Indiana for new stadium (yardbarker.com) — Hammond is being seriously considered as the future home of the Chicago Bears, with team officials saying Indiana incentives outshine what Illinois has offered so far. State lawmakers in Illinois are still lobbying to keep the team, but nothing is final. If the stadium lands in Hammond, it could reshape local jobs, traffic, and development for years.
   

• Former Windy City Ghostbusters member accused of lying on state paperwork to take control of charity (cbsnews.com) — A Ghostbusters-themed Chicago-area charity is investigating how nearly $7,000 in donations were spent after a former member allegedly took control of its bank account. When members briefly regained access, they saw withdrawals including a debit purchase at a Hammond restaurant and minor league baseball expenses. State officials are now reviewing the group's filings while the charity tries to keep serving sick kids.
   

• Thread by @ZZZZach89 on Thread Reader App (threadreaderapp.com) — A researcher mapping historic passenger pigeon roosts in Indiana highlights vivid 19th-century accounts, including one noting the last birds he saw "at large" were near Hammond in 1886. The thread pieces together how massive these flocks once were statewide. It offers a rare historical snapshot that quietly places Hammond in the story of a vanished species.
   

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    Saturday August 22
  • Revolución de Amor →
    The PAV (Pavilion at Wolf Lake Memorial Park), 2324 Calumet Ave, Hammond
    7:00 pm

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Other local events
    Saturday September 5
  • Ramon Ayala →
    Horseshoe Hammond - A Caesars Rewards Destination, 777 Casino Center Dr, Hammond
    8:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Munster

  • Animal shelter takes in 48 dogs after tree falls on trailer home during NW Indiana storms (abc7chicago.com)
  • New power outages in parts of Northwest Indiana affecting thousands (cbsnews.com)

Gary

  • Indiana residents endure a ninth day without power; 'Survival mode' (investmentwatchblog.com)
  • Tens of thousands of Hoosiers remain without power in Northwest Indiana (wrtv.com)
  • Navy may strip Black war hero's name from ship and rename it for Trump (cnn.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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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