Hammond Real Estate

Most of Hammond's streets are laid out in a grid pattern similar to Chicago's streets.

The only hospital in Hammond is St. Margaret Mercy Healthcare Center, North campus.  The hospital lies on Stateline Road, across the street from the Illinois city of Calumet City.  The hospital was founded in 1898 and was originally called St. Margaret Hospital.  It serves northwest Indiana and south suburban Chicago.  The North Campus portion of the medical center (located in Hammond) is an accredited chest pain center.

Hammond is the home of the second largest police memorial in the state of Indiana.  The memorial is constructed of black granite from the same quarry that provided the black granite used in the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. Surrounding the memorial is a brick walkway which has the names, service dates, and I.D. badge numbers of Hammond Police Officers past and present.

The Flag of Hammond depicts the Grand Calumet River and the Little Calumet River.  The flag was designed by Anthony Betustak and the original is now on display in the main conference room of the Mayor's suite in Hammond City Hall.

Gary/Chicago International Airport, in Gary, IN is the nearest commercial airport to the city of Hammond.

Jean Shepherd - raised in Hammond (born in Chicago), TV and radio personality, is best known as writer and narrator of the film A Christmas Story (1983)

For more information on the city of Hammond, please visit http://www.gohammond.com/web/