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In today's newsletter:

• Were you on Route 31 during Monday's five-car crash?

Also on today's calendar: The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 69, low: 55.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 79 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lake in the Hills man seriously injured after losing control of sports car, resulting in 5-vehicle crash in Algonquin (lakemchenryscanner.com) — A serious five-vehicle crash shut down northbound Route 31 at the Route 62 bridge in Algonquin Monday afternoon, sending two people to the hospital and backing up traffic for hours. Algonquin police are still investigating and asking any witnesses to call their non-emergency line with information about how the Lake in the Hills driver lost control of his sports car.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Algonquin

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Fall Harvest Fest-Trunk or Treat hosted by Springbrook →
  Springbrook Community Church, 10115 Algonquin Rd, Huntley
  2:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• The Collective at True →
  Algonquin IL
Sunday October 11
• Champagne Brunch →
  Port Edward Restaurant, 20 W. Algonquin Rd., Algonquin
  9:30 am
• An Intro to a Mini Forest →
  Schweitzer Environmental Center, 16N690 Sleepy Hollow Rd
  12:30 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Meet & Greet with Michele Clark (Candidate, IL Senate District 33) →
  956 Savannah Lane, Algonquin
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• October Color Belt Promotion →
  KMA Lake In The Hills, 2785 W. Algonquin Rd., Algonquin
  1:00 am
• Kill The Keg →
  Port Edward Restaurant, 20 W. Algonquin Rd., Algonquin
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Champagne Brunch →
  Port Edward Restaurant, 20 W. Algonquin Rd., Algonquin
  9:30 am
• Kill The Keg →
  Port Edward Restaurant, 20 W. Algonquin Rd., Algonquin
  12:00 pm
Monday October 19
• 1019 - Algonquin, IL - Dinner After Dark →
  Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, Algonquin
  6:00 pm
• Dinner After Dark →
  Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant, 1741 South Randall Road, Algonquin
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lake in the Hills

• Fox Valley Middle School Conference Championship 2026 (milesplit.com)
• Worst to best: McHenry County's 21 police and fire pension funds are $148.0 million short; Marengo police fund is 47.9 percent funded (mchenrytimes.com)

Cary

• 2 hospitalized after crash on Route 14, 2nd crash involving semi-truck in nearby neighborhood in Cary (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• Huntley officials like new rental housing plan, but have density concerns (shawlocal.com)
• James Lowell Long (977wmoi.com)

Crystal Lake

• Sale closed in Crystal Lake: $700,000 for a residential home (shawlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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