Hammond is uniquely positioned for this moment.

We're part of the Chicago land region.

We're only 20 minutes from Soldier Field by car.

In the region, we watch Chicago television.

We listen to Chicago radio.

We root for Chicago teams, especially the Bears.

It's the one team we could all agree on in Northwest Indiana.

That's hard to do.

That's the mayor of hammond Thomas McDermott it's interesting because he's right about the region the rest of the

state doesn't have a lot of use for the city of chicago which also makes you wonder about what it is they care about here.

These are all questions that one should be asking themselves when thinking about this whole

discussion.

So Spiego and Home Show Speaks is down in Arizona, living the good life.

You know, Lawrence, there's nobody here anymore. Like, there's no players. He's living the good life. You know, Lawrence, there's nobody here anymore.

Like, there's no players.

He's living the bad life.

No, it's all right, but there's just, I'm cold.

There's no one.

They're like, I'm in the shade, fully cold.

There are no fans.

There are no players.

There's like one greenskeeper with a leaf blower walking around. There are no fans. There are no players. There's like one greenskeeper with a leaf

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