🌱 What the new bodycam video reveals about a Carpentersville traffic-stop arrest
Carpentersville, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Carpentersville! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What the new bodycam video reveals about a Carpentersville traffic-stop arrest
- See how much a Golfview Lane home just sold for
- How a new EIU teaching resident could support Carpentersville classrooms
Also on today's calendar: Tighthead's Summer Bazaar and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a passing shower, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Sunshine and humid, temps: high: 85, low: 67.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Carpentersville, IL, Bodycam Shows Lisa Fleischmann's Chaotic Arrest Outside Trump Truth Store (theunionstar.com) — Police bodycam video shows a May 26 traffic-stop arrest near the former Spring Hill Mall in Carpentersville, where officers detained Trump Truth Store owner Lisa Fleischmann on an outstanding warrant. The footage captures her distress during handcuffing and transport, while background details trace the case to earlier license and insurance issues handled across several area courts. 
• Recent home & property sales (dailyherald.com) — A Carpentersville home at 34 Golfview Lane sold for $264,000 in April, one of many recent suburban property transactions detailed in this roundup. The list offers a snapshot of current sale prices in Carpentersville and neighboring communities for anyone tracking local real estate trends.
• Eiu students secure teaching residencies across Illinois (jg-tc.com) — Carpentersville will host an Eastern Illinois University special-education teaching resident, Leslie Meza, during the 2026–27 school year, bringing extra support into a local classroom. The statewide residency program embeds 90 graduate students in districts across Illinois to address teacher shortages and give candidates intensive, yearlong training alongside mentor educators.
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★ Featured events ★
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Tighthead's Summer Bazaar →
Tighthead Brewing Company, 161 N Archer Ave, Mundelein
12:00 pm -
The VIKINGS are COMING! →
Good Templar Park Association, 528 East Side Dr, Geneva
10:00 am
Sunday August 9
Saturday August 15
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Other local events
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Teacher Institute (No Student Attendance)
Delacey Family Educ Ctr Carpentersville, IL 60110
8:00 am -
Jamboree Days →
Carpenter Park, 300 Carpenter Blvd, Carpentersville
5:00 pm -
Teacher Institute (No Student Attendance)
Delacey Family Educ Ctr Carpentersville, IL 60110
8:00 am -
First Day of School (Full Day of Student Attendance)
Delacey Family Educ Ctr Carpentersville, IL 60110 -
Summer Communication: Communication Guidelines
Delacey Family Educ Ctr Carpentersville, IL 60110 -
Board Operations Committee Meeting
Delacey Family Educ Ctr District Central Office 2550 Harnish Dr Algonquin, IL 60102
4:30 pm -
Board of Education Meeting
Oak Ridge School Anne B. Miller Board Room, 2550 Harnish Drive, Algonquin, IL 60
6:30 pm -
Movies in the Park →
Carpenter Park, 300 Carpenter Blvd, Carpentersville
7:00 pm -
Griefshare: Loss of a Spouse →
Fox Valley Church, 37W073 Huntley Rd.
6:30 pm -
GriefShare →
Fox Valley Church, 37W073 Huntley Rd.
6:30 pm
Friday August 7
Monday August 10
Tuesday August 11
Friday August 14
Monday August 17
Monday August 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- My cat had kittens (accidental litter ) yes i already got her spayed so dont go after me and she gots 3 — 8 week kittens that i need gone since im staying at my moms for a while i contacted a rescue but sadly she thosent have space already applied
at anderson animal shelter as serrender still waiting for respond if anybody knows of anybody that can foster please let me know and no mean comments… (Nextdoor Sparrow Rd)
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Carpentersville. Apply here.
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Carpentersville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carpentersville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Algonquin
- Spirit Halloween kicks off spooky season with Illinois openings (pekintimes.com)
Elgin
- Elgin News Digest: Betty Brown to be honored by YWCA Elgin; Family Fishing Day on Aug. 22 in West Dundee (chicagotribune.com)
- Area 22 arts and oddities fair lands Saturday on Elgin's Riverside Drive (chicagotribune.com)
- Ryan Widerberg of The Widerberg Group at eXp Realty Announces Recognition as a 2025 eXp ICON Agent and Ranking Among the Top 1.5% of Real Estate Agents Nationwide (digitalmarketreports.com)
Crystal Lake
- 3 Injured, 1 Airlifted After Semi, Jeep Crash Near Woodstock (patch.com)
- Defense Seeks Preservation Of Evidence In Deadly Fox River Boat Crash Case (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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