🌱 How a federal glitch suddenly sidelined a Carol Stream trucking company

Good morning Carol Stream! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a federal glitch suddenly sidelined a Carol Stream trucking company

Also on today's calendar: Trick or Treating Fun! and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What's black & white and read all over? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 60 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Cloudy, showers, mainly early, temps: high: 58, low: 52.
• Sunday: Cloudy with a passing shower, with a high of 65 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 'We cannot hold out long': Surprise Motus reclassification threatens small Illinois flatbedder (ccjdigital.com) — A Carol Stream-based trucking company, Dynamic MD, has been unexpectedly reclassified as a hazardous materials carrier in the federal Motus system, triggering an involuntary suspension and halting all shipments. The owner says the error, which raised required insurance levels and froze reinstatement options, threatens 50 local jobs while he scrambles with regulators and industry groups to correct the mistake.
   

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📸 Around Carol Stream

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carol Stream

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 30

• Trick or Treating Fun! →
  Danada Square East, 27 Danada Square E, Wheaton
  2:00 pm

Saturday October 31

• Prairie Haunted Trail Community Trick and Treating →
  Corner of Geneva & County Farm Roads in Winfield, IL,
  12:00 pm

Tuesday November 10

• Game Night & Culinary Preview Showcase (Hosted by Breakfast in Bed) →
  362 S. Schmale, 362 S Schmale Rd, Carol Stream
  7:00 pm

Thursday November 12

• 8th Annual Saluting Our Troops: Free Dentistry for U.S. Veterans →
  Jackson Family Dentistry, 2033 Ogden Ave, Downers Grove
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday November 1

• The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
  4:30 pm

Thursday November 5

• Belmont Village Senior Living Hosts Ladies & Gents Night Out
  Belmont Village Senior Living, 545 Belmont Lane, Carol Stream
  4:30 pm

Friday November 6

• 2026 Veterans Benefit Concert →
  Lake Park High School - West Campus, 500 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Roselle
  7:00 pm

Saturday November 7

• D93 Kids Foundation Trivia Night Fundraiser →
  American Legion Post 76, 570 S Gary Ave, Carol Stream
  7:00 pm

Sunday November 8

• Carol Stream Veterans 5K Walk/Run →
  Carol Stream IL

Thursday November 12

• FREE Turning 65 Medicare Workshop →
  Rosati's Pizza - Geneva, 877 E Geneva Rd, Carol Stream
  6:30 pm

Saturday November 14

• Knowledge Exchange Used Book Sale →
  Warrenville Public Library District, 28W751 Stafford Pl, Warrenville
  10:00 am

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📣 Carol Stream Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 30

• The Full Story: Domestic Violence Through Victim and Perpetrator Lenses →
  College of DuPage SRC building Door 11, Student Resource Center (SRC), Glen Ellyn
  8:30 am
• Volunteer Restoration Workday
  Willowbrook
  9:00 am
• Open Study Room →
  Bloomingdale Public Library, 101 Fairfield Way, Bloomingdale
  9:00 am
• Potty Party →
  Bloomingdale Public Library, 101 Fairfield Way, Bloomingdale
  10:30 am
• Stars and Stripes: Our American Flag
  St. James Farm
  11:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Carol Stream PatchAM possible:

• Auto Style PPF — 6305247747
• McCormick Law Firm LLC — (630) 517-8570

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Makers Pride LLC posted a job opening for Sanitation Supervisor- 3rd Shift in Carol Stream. Apply here.
• Olive Garden posted a job opening for Server in Bloomingdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carol Stream here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bloomingdale

• Women's volleyball sweeps CCIW regular-season title (herald-review.com)
• First-time candidate Poplonski takes on DuPage Board incumbent Childress, vowing to ‘eliminate unnecessary expenditures' (dupagepolicyjournal.com)

Wheaton

• Benet volleyball turns away Naperville C. in 3 sets to win regional: Thursday's Suburban Life sports roundup (shawlocal.com)

Glen Ellyn

• Glen Ellyn's New Deputy Chief 'Deeply Grateful' For New Role (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What's black & white and read all over?" — The Patch Newsletter! (Thank you Cat H. for sending it in!)
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