The Times of Northwest Indiana

Big O's Barbecue and Catering opened at 5252 Hohman Ave. in downtown Hammond. kAmq:8 ~VD q2C364F6 AC@G:56D >62=D 7@C H655:?8D[ 8C25F2E:@?D[ 4@CA@C2E6 6G6?ED 2?5 9@=:52J A2CE:6D] xE @776CD 2 G2C:6EJ @7 32C364F6[ :?4=F5:?8 49:4<6?[ C:3D[ C:3 E:AD[ 9@E =:?<D 2?5 3C:D<6E[ 2D H6== 2D D>@<65 >24 2?5 4966D6[ 4@C? @?

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott said a Bearsville area around a new Hammond stadium would include restaurants, bars, sportsbooks and hotels. kAm#62= 6DE2E6 286?ED D2J >@56C? }2E:@?2= u@@E32== {628F6 DE25:F>D 2C6 DFCC@F?565 3J =2C86C 6?E6CE2:?>6?E 5:DEC:4ED E92E <66A 72?D E96C6 =@?86C @? 82>6 52J 2?5 5C2H A6@A=6 @FED:56 @7 7@@E32== D62D@?] ~E96C ?6H }u{ DE25:F>D 3F:=E 24C@DD E96 4@F?ECJ :? C646?E J62CD 92G6 2?49@C65 9F86[ EC2?D7@C>2E:G6 AC@;64ED \\ D@>6E:>6D E@FE65 2D ?6H 4:EJ 46?E6CD @C 6G6?

The Thornton Quarry, which has been described as the Grand Canyon of the Midwest, nearly filled up with rainwater after this weekend's storms. kAm%96 %9@C?E@? r@>A@D:E6 #6D6CG@:C[ H9:49 :D ;FDE @77 x?E6CDE2E6 g_ H6DE @7 E96 DE2E6 =:?6[ H2D hcT 7F== |@?52J[ E96 9:896DE =6G6= D:?46 A2CE @7 :E H2D EFC?65 7C@> 2 BF2CCJ :?E@ 2 C6D6CG@:C :? a_`d[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 |6EC@A@=:E2? (2E6C #64=2>2E:@? s:DEC:4E @7 vC62E6C r9:428@] %96 9:89\H2E6C >2C< H2D AC6G:@FD=J dc]dT 7F== :?

It was a difficult night for the United States men's national team, bowing out of the 2026 World Cup in the round of 16. While the expanded tournament allowed the U.S. to pick up its first knockout win since 2002, it exited the tournament in the same round it was eliminated in during the 2022 competition. kAm&]$] >2?286C |2FC:4:@ !@496EE:?@ 925 9@A65 E@ 364@>6 E96 7:CDE >2?286C E@ =625 E96 &]$] E@ 2 BF2CE6C7:?2= D:?46 qCF46 pC6?2 5:5 :E :?

PORTAGE — A 27-year-old local woman found dangerously near a roadway staring directly at the sun is accused of spitting a large amount of bodily fluids on the back of an officer driving her to jail, according to the incident report. kAm{2FC6?

PORTAGE — Police say a 21-year-old local man, who fought off efforts to prevent him from driving away from a Fourth of July party drunk, drove straight through an intersection and crashed into a tree where he wound up in a second altercation. kAm!@CE286 A@=:46 D2:5 E96J 2CC:G65 D9@CE=J 27E6C ` 2]>] $2EFC52J E@ 7:?5 E96 244FD65[ v@92? r6CC@D[ =J:?8 @? E96 8C2DD ?62C E96 :?E6CD64E:@? @7 s@>36J #@25 2?5 tG6C8C66? pG6?F6]k^Am kAmp7E6C C67FD:?8 >65:42= EC62E>6?E[ r6CC@D H2D E2<6?

Fair Oaks Farms has long been a popular destination, not just for buses full of students on field trips or families teaching their kids about where their food comes from, but also for motorists on Interstate 65 looking to grab a quick bite. kAm|2?J #68:@? C6D:56?ED >256 A:E DE@AD 2E E96 r@H76 7@C 2 8C:==65 4966D6 @C :46 4C62> 4@?6 H9:=6 962565 5@H? E@ x?5:2?2A@=:D[ (6DE {272J6EE6[ q=@@>:?8E@? @C @E96C A@:?ED D@FE9]k^Am kAmqFE 2?

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HAMMOND — The local stretch of eastbound Interstate 80/94 was shut down early Tuesday as police investigate a shooting that resulted in a driver crashing into a semi-trailer truck. kAm%96 3FDJ DEC6E49 @7 9:89H2J H2D D9FE 5@H?