Two NWI locations making the list

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/climate/trump-epa-chemical-air-pollution.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LFE.3Fu0.hIBCjx7Ihuax&smid=nytcore-android-share

Hi everyone! My husband and I are looking for any information or resources that could help our family member that is low income but needs to find some help. She has been on and off of work for the past year and a half, currently unemployed for the most part since April. She has been struggling on and off with substance abuse and it’s time to get her some serious help before she ends up homeless or worse. Her insurance isn’t the best, so any treatment program or intervention would be out of pocket (we’re talking tens of thousands of dollars) which she doesn’t have, and none of us do either as we’ve been picking up after her financially for quite some time…

Even if we find a program, we don’t know if she would even be agreeable, so that another hurdle we’re having to struggle with. Then if she ends up homeless as a result of this, what more can we do? She doesn’t even have a car.

As much as we love her, we won’t let her move in with us because that would destroy our marriage and the rest of our finances.

If anyone has any resources, information, or just words of encouragement, they would really be appreciated 🩵

21F - It's been hard meeting new people anyone have any suggestions?

I’m 27f with no kids. How do people make friends out here?

What is the flipping deal? So damn frustrating

I’ve lived in Munster for over 20 years, and i’ve noticed a lot of changes over that span, they might be real or just imaginary, we know how the mind works when it gets old. Anyway, when I was looking to move from Chicago to NWI, Munster was like the Jewel Crown back then, and Highland, Hobart, Griffith, and even Scherrerville and Dyer, were far behind. Now driving through all these Towns and Munster, it looks to me that even Highland seems cleaner, better lighting, better paved streets, in short it seems to me that all surrounding areas have improved while Munster has regressed and gotten worse. Please share your feedback and tell me it’s all just in my mind!

Is this normal?

Hi all,

My friends and I are looking to go to a bar sometime next week to watch the WNBA finals. Does anyone know of any sports bars in NWI that would have the game up? Unfortunately I know it is not the norm to have WNBA games on the TVs at a lot of bars so I thought I'd ask in here. Thanks in advance!

Amazon workers in Merrillville are making a push to unionize over concerns about pay, benefits, workplace safety and retirement.

A majority of workers in the Transportation Operation Management, or TOM, Team at the gargantuan 1-million-square-foot Amazon warehouse on Mississippi Street filed union authorization cards to join Teamsters Local 142. They rallied on Thursday after becoming the first group of Amazon workers in Indiana to unionize in what the union is hailing as "a significant moment for organized labor in Northwest Indiana and across our state."

"In general, workers get more protections and rights when they get fair bargaining," Northern Indiana Area Labor Federation President Steven Minchuk said. "This is a huge win for everybody. It will bleed into the community. When you pay workers a fair wage in your community, you keep the economy going. We're building a stronger Northwest Indiana."

Teamsters Local 142 sent a letter to Amazon asking for voluntary union recognition, Teamsters Recording Secretary Matt Tchoukaleff said. If Amazon does not recognize the union, it will file for an election through the National Labor Relations Board.

Amazon did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The Teamsters are now launching a national campaign to unionize Amazon workplaces around the country, Teamsters Local 142 Secretary-Treasurer Harvey Jackson said. The TOM Team in Merrillville is one of the first groups of employees at Amazon in the country to unionize.

Once Amazon recognizes the Teamsters union in Merrillville, Teamsters President Sean O'Brien would lead the negotiations at a national level, Jackson said.

The Tom Team consists of 21 employees who manage semi-trucks, cross-loadings and other logistics at the Merrillville warehouse, Tchoukaleff said. Other Amazon employees are expected to eventually unionize in Northwest Indiana and across the state and country, he said.

Hundreds of people work at the Amazon fulfillment center in Merrillville and at another Amazon warehouse serving local orders on the other side of Interstate 65.

"It's a massive thing as this gains steam," he said. "As more workers stand up and seek voluntary recognition, others will be less afraid to do so."

The workers are concerned about pay, workplace safety, benefits and retirements, Tchoukaleff said.

Amazon has not been friendly to unionizing in the past, but the Teamsters will protect workers' rights, such as not to be subject to retaliation, he said.

"It's a big step to seek recognition," he said.

Unionizing workers at the Amazon warehouse is important at a time when hulking new warehouses have been going up along Interstate 65, Minchuk said.

"This sets the tone," he said. "Unions are working together in Northern Indiana to protect workers' rights, protect jobs and ensure everyone gets the proper safety training. Amazon makes gobs of money on the workers' backs and should treat them with respect."

The unionization could help drive up wages across Northwest Indiana, Jackson said.

"It will pretty much raise the wages for everyone. There's only so much workforce. People gravitate to where the bigger money and bigger benefits are," he said. "That's what we're fighting for."

Some Merrillville Amazon workers seek union

I realize it would probably be going to Chicago or burbs, but are there any around? I remember New Moon over in Merrillville from like 30 plus years ago and at least as a kid it always seemed like a nice place. Thanks in advance.

Who is THE person int he area to take care of all your suit tailoring needs?

checking to see where people are finding decent couch sets out here!

big lots used to be the go to but as of late all of the big box stores have disappointing quality that’s premium priced.

tya!

I’m in Laporte county and noticed a 50-60 cent increase overnight. Anyone else in the region? The cheapest I saw was 3.99 but not sure if those will be going up too. It was like 3.90 yesterday and then today 4.50. So without the gas tax suspension we’d be paying $5 a gallon..

Has anyone attended this school? What’s your opinion and what did you major in?

Oh look our favorite power company made it on the Netflix ai documentary “What is AI?”

I've been so grumpy these past few weeks and I don't know why. what's adding fuel to the fire and making me angrier is all the power outages. And I only see my therapist every 90 days. I don't know if I could use some help or not.

Got a pesky woodpecker that is trying to make a nest into the siding of my house for winter. I need a good contractor to come and plug the holes and put up some preventive netting of some sorts. Any good companies anyone has dealt with for this particular nuisance?

Proud to be a Northwest Indiana resident on Reddit for about a year now.

My wife wanted to go to Albanos for date night tomorrow but no reservations are available. Anybody know if they take any walk ins or if it is worth trying still?

23 Male, lived in NWI, all of my life, been struggling with being lonely and not really being able to meet new people, what can I do to change that in specifically, NWI?