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🌱 Patch AM: How close is Gary to landing the Chicago Bears—and what it means
Coming up on the Gary Patch calendar: Gary Truck Driving Recruiting Event at Schneider
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In today's newsletter:
- How close is Gary to landing the Chicago Bears—and what it means
Also on today's calendar: The Disco Circus at Hard Rock Cafe and 1 more event.
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Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Cloudy, with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.
- Tuesday: Areas of fog in the morning, temps: high: 47, low: 31.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon mist, with a high of 49 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Gary, Indiana's Comeback: Why Mayor Eddie Melton Jr. Says the City Is Ready for the Chicago Bears (fox32chicago.com) — Major new investments, from a $100 million convention center to nearly $4 billion in public and private projects, are reshaping Gary’s economy, housing, and amenities right now. Mayor Eddie Melton Jr. says this momentum, plus the airport and transit access, even positions Gary to court the Chicago Bears, but stresses the real goal is better jobs, services, and quality of life for residents. 
📸 Around Gary
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gary
★ Featured events ★
- Gary Truck Driving Recruiting Event at Schneider
Schneider National Gary, IN, Gary
5:00 pm
Tuesday December 23
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Other local events
- The Disco Circus at Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock Cafe , 5400 W 29th Ave , Gary
9:00 pm - THE DISCO CIRCUS at the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary, IN!
Hard Rock Cafe , 5400 W 29th Ave , Gary
9:00 pm - The Disco Circus
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana , 5400 W 29th Ave , Gary
9:00 pm
Friday December 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Zumba in the Park
Portage, IN Calendar , 2100 Willowcreek Road , Portage
9:00 am - Cookies & Canvas
Jean Shepherd Community Center , 3031 J.F. Mahoney Dr , Hammond
10:00 am - Cookies and Canvas
Jean Shepherd Community Center , 3031 J.F. Mahoney Dr , Hammond
10:00 am - Storytime: Ages 4-5
Griffith-Calumet Twp - Children's Programming Room
1:00 pm - Reindeer Games
Merrillville - Meeting Room A
1:00 pm - One-On-One Tech Help: Everyday Technology
Highland - Meeting Room A
2:00 pm - Teen Cooking: Gingerbread Cookies
Dyer-Schererville - Meeting Room Whole (A & B)
3:00 pm - Taekwondo in the Park
Portage, IN Calendar , 2100 Willowcreek Road , Portage
4:30 pm
Monday December 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Beware pothole on ramp to westbound 80/94 off of Ripley.
Right in the middle of the ramp and flat-tire inducing :-( Have phoned in a road repair request. (Nextdoor Miller Beach) - If you see four legends on a toboggan, that’s your sign to tap the brakes.
Families are sledding all afternoon. Drive slow so nobody’s evening includes a call to Hammond PD. (Nextdoor Unincorporated Township)
- Indiana Staffing posted a job opening for Material Handler in Gary. Apply here.
- Long John Silver's, LLC posted a job opening for Team Member in Gary. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gary here.
🗞 Nearby News
Griffith
- Chicago Bears fans celebrate winning season as team considers move to Indiana: ‘They need to stay in Illinois' (chicagotribune.com)
- $6,200-worth of ice cream stolen in Northwest Indiana; Police arrest alleged thief (fox59.com)
- Griffith man charged in burglary (chicagotribune.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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