Friday: Turning sunny; less humid, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 49.
Sunday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Scare tactics: Suburban haunts deliver Halloween thrills (dailyherald.com) — Local thrill-seekers can head to Duchess Manor at The Arboretum in South Barrington, where a haunted estate storyline and optional lights-on experience anchor a busy Halloween season. The roundup also highlights several other Chicago-area haunted houses, with details on dates, age recommendations, and ticket prices so you can plan spooky outings through early November.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
DAR Announces American History Essay Contest —Jacqueline Marcus Read on Patch
Halloween Hustle® Returns To Downtown Palatine in Fall-Tastic Fashion —St. Steven PR Read on Patch
What to do about disposing of used oxygen lines? Can they be re-purposed somehow? Re-cycle??The idea of throwing them into the land fill is weighing heavily on me. (Nextdoor Barrington)
Aston Carter posted a job opening for Bookkeeper in Lake Zurich. Apply here.
Palatine Park District posted a job opening for Swim Instructor, Harper College in Palatine. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barrington here.
🗞 Nearby News
Palatine
Man and woman accused of spitting on, assaulting police in Palatine (wgntv.com)
Boys golf: Murray, Prospect handle rain to claim regional championships (dailyherald.com)
Rolling Meadows Park District could turn home into space for classes, private rentals (dailyherald.com)
Hoffman Estates
Steven Borden Head Injury Update – Tony Schiavone Says Borden Is Feeling Fine After Injury at AEW All Out 2026 (tpww.net)
Suburban water agencies talking with Chicago, but moving forward with $6B plan to sidestep city (dailyherald.com)
Arlington Heights
Lutheran Home to host walk benefiting the Alzheimer's Association (dailyherald.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!