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Cheers Hammond! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

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.
   

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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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