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In today's newsletter:

  • How you can join PNW’s free MLK Day celebration in Hammond
  • Could Hammond host a 9,000-bed ICE detention mega-facility?
  • Could the Bears really end up playing in Hammond?

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Clouds and fog with mist, with a high of 43 and low of 38 degrees.
  • Friday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., temps: high: 49, low: 36.
  • Saturday: Low clouds, with a high of 51 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Purdue University Northwest invites community to join 2026 MLK Day events (wimsradio.com) — Purdue University Northwest is inviting Hammond residents to free 2026 MLK Day events, including a Jan. 15 celebration on the Hammond campus at Alumni Hall, 2200 169th St. That program features alumnus and law professor Shontrai Irving speaking on justice and civic engagement, while a second event in Westville on Jan. 19 offers breakfast, music, and a keynote focused on community leadership.
   

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• ICE drafts warehouse network to detain 80,000 immigrants: Report (san.com) — Hammond is being considered as a site for a massive new ICE detention warehouse that could hold up to 9,000 migrants, part of a proposed national network of “mega-facilities.” The draft plan, not yet finalized, aims to speed deportations by funneling detainees from smaller processing centers into a few huge hubs, raising local concerns elsewhere about zoning, infrastructure, staffing, and humane conditions.
   

• Flipping our fortunes: Chicago fans can find some hope beneath sports tree (dailyherald.com) — Hammond gets a brief but notable mention as one of the possible future homes for the Chicago Bears, alongside Soldier Field and Arlington Heights, in a broader look at Chicago’s improving sports outlook. The column reflects on past decades of stars and frustrations, then argues that today’s crop of young talent across Chicago teams offers genuine, if uncertain, hope.
   

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