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🌱 Bellwood student wins full-ride WIU scholarship for standout achievements

Spotted on the Bellwood calendar: Taco Tuesday at Donnie's Place

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Morning Bellwood! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

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  • Bellwood student wins full-ride WIU scholarship for standout achievements

Also on today's calendar: Rhythm & Wings Wednesday and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Warm with periods of sun, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Occasional afternoon rain, temps: high: 73, low: 66.
  • Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Arreola Receives WIU Presidential Scholarship 2027-28 (wiu.edu) — A Bellwood student, Emmanuel Arreola, has earned Western Illinois University's prestigious Presidential Scholarship, which will cover four years of tuition, fees, housing, and meals. The Macomb-based university highlights his extensive church, school, and work involvement, and his plans to study criminal justice and forensic psychology on his path toward becoming a criminal defense attorney serving underrepresented communities.
   

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  • Misfits Market posted a job opening for Quality Control Lead in Melrose Park. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Maywood

Broadview

  • Activists Lay Gravestones Outside Suburban ICE Facility To Honor Those Killed In Federal Custody (blockclubchicago.org)
  • Keeping federal agents in check still a challenge one year after Operation Midway Blitz (chicagotribune.com)

River Forest

  • Official notice: LCMS universities (Oct. 2026) (lcms.org)
  • Campus clips: Synod schools look back, ahead (lcms.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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