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Cheers Channahon! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Channahon resident's long history of violent charges detailed in new case
  • Channahon neighbor helps lead major Cog Hill charity golf tournament

Also on today's calendar: Closest to the Pin Contest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 79, low: 63.
  • Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Louis Goode 'Was Going To Kill Her By Slitting Her Throat' After Squeezing Her Neck: Prosecutors (patch.com) — A Channahon resident with a long history of violent offenses is again facing serious domestic battery and related charges after an alleged attack in Crest Hill, with prosecutors seeking to detain him under the SAFE-T Act. The article also recaps several prior Will County cases involving the same man, underscoring ongoing safety concerns raised in past court filings.
   

• AdventHealth Foundation Golf Tournament planned at Cog Hill in Lemont (shawlocal.com) — A Channahon resident is helping lead a major charity golf tournament this fall that supports UChicago Medicine AdventHealth hospitals across the suburbs. The Sept. 28 event at Cog Hill in Lemont will raise money for new facilities, technology, and medical staff, and residents can still register to play individually or as a foursome.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Minooka

  • Player Blog: The Powerful Story of How Giada Juritza Was Inspired by The Comeback of Her Cousin, Former MLB Star Scott Spiezio (August 18, 2026) (linedrivemedia.com)
  • Gunman From Plainfield Area Tries Running From Joliet Police At Riverwalk Homes: Complaint (patch.com)
  • Attorneys in case tied to Joliet mass shooting claim client's legal rights violated (shawlocal.com)

Shorewood

  • Worker rescued after 6 hours inside 130-foot-tall sign in Wilmington shares his story: EXCLUSIVE (abc7chicago.com)
  • Thousands in Northwest Indiana Still Without Power as Storm Recovery Stretches Into a Second Week – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)
  • Thomas R. Buban (freepressnewspapers.com)

Joliet

  • Woman Screams For Help On Vine Street After Angry Ex Grabbed Her Throat: Joliet Police (patch.com)

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