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🌱 How could funding freezes affect Bloomingdale’s eight licensed child care sites?
Bloomingdale, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Bloomingdale! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How could funding freezes affect Bloomingdale’s eight licensed child care sites?
- Why a Bloomingdale shopping trip is key in an 18-year mystery
Also on today's calendar: Spring Classic Auction Part 2 - The Best Of The Best and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Want to hear a joke about a broken pencil? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and cool, with a high of 60 and low of 49 degrees.
- Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 66, low: 53.
- Saturday: A shower in the a.m.; cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bloomingdale has 8 licensed child care sites in 2025, DCFS data shows (dupagepolicyjournal.com) — Families in Bloomingdale can currently choose from eight licensed child care providers, including six centers and two group homes serving children from infancy through age 12. The article also explains how a federal funding freeze for Illinois child care assistance could affect thousands of providers and families statewide, adding important context for local parents and operators. 
• Trial begins in murder of Aurora woman missing nearly 18 years (dailyherald.com) — Bloomingdale gets a brief but important mention as the place where Tyesha Bell spent her final day shopping with friends before returning to her Aurora home and disappearing in 2003. A trial is now underway in Kane County for the man accused of killing her, with prosecutors and defense attorneys offering sharply different accounts of the long-running investigation and who might be responsible.
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Standing Committee of the Whole (SCOW) Meeting* →
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Village Board Meeting* →
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Spring Classic Auction Part 2 - The Best Of The Best →
Donley Auctions, 8512 S Union Rd, Union
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Help Us Build Our Forever Family via Adopting a Child Please!!! →
20 W Wrightwood Ave, Glendale Heights
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Children's Book Sale →
Bloomingdale Public Library, 101 Fairfield Way, Bloomingdale
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Summer Reading: Kona Ice Kickoff Event →
Glenside Public Library, 25 E Fullerton Ave, Glendale Heights
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Fox Valley at the Fairgrounds Antiques Show →
DuPage Event Center & Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Rd, Wheaton
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Summer Concert Series- At the Gazebo →
Bloomingdale Public Library, 101 Fairfield Way, Bloomingdale
12:00 pm
Monday May 25
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🗞 Nearby News
Roselle
- Roselle reported 7 licensed child care sites in 2025 (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
- DuPage County Reports First West Nile Virus-Positive Mosquitoes (positivelynaperville.com)
- UW-Stout students among finalists in national Associated Builders and Contractors construction competition (eyeondunn.com)
Carol Stream
- Five Students Win Top Achievement Awards (elmhurst.edu)
- IL Senate passes bill requiring speed control devices for reckless drivers (wandtv.com)
Itasca
- Itasca recorded 3 licensed child care centers in 2025 (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Nevermind, it has no point. (Thank you Kristi B. for sending it in!)
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