Community Corner

🌱 Patch AM: Influential Women Awards and 11 more events

Coming up: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet on the Merrillville Patch calendar

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Sunday September 20th Patch AM
Sunday September 20th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hey there, Merrillville! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet at 1521 S. Linn White Dr., Northerly Island, Chicago, IL 60605
  • Tech Tuesday at Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch
  • Prostate Screenings

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

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

From our Partner
Today's Merrillville Patch AM is brought to you in part by T-Mobile. After investing billions to light up their network from big cities to small towns, T-Mobile is America's Best Mobile Network in the US according to Ookla Speedtest®. Based on analysis by Ookla® of Speedtest Intelligence® data 1H 2026. We thank T-Mobile for their support in helping to keep communities like ours connected and for making today's Merrillville Patch AM possible.
Find a T-Mobile store near Merrillville. Advertisement

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Monday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 67, low: 51.
  • Tuesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 63 and low of 52 degrees.

📸 Around Merrillville

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrillville

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

📣 Merrillville Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

🗓 Events Nearby

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Merrillville. Apply here.
  • Strack & VAN TIL Super Markets, Inc posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper - Merrillville in Merrillville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Merrillville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Crown Point

  • Amazon to establish Crown Point fulfillment center, add 500 jobs (insideindianabusiness.com)
  • Abaixo-assinado · Demand Transparency and Accountability in Lake County Prosecutor Decisions (change.org)
  • Northwest Indiana families value higher education at Purdue University Northwest (wimsradio.com)

Ok Merrillville! 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: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Merrillville