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🌱 Patch AM: How a Darien school bus DUI unfolded on Knottingham Lane.
And check out Naperville Artisan Market at CityGate Centre (This Sat-Sun, Sep 19-20) on the Darien Patch calendar
Hello Darien! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Darien school bus DUI unfolded on Knottingham Lane.
Also on today's calendar: Naperville Artisan Market at CityGate Centre (This Sat-Sun, Sep 19-20) and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 74 and low of 69 degrees.
- Thursday: Humid with a shower or two, temps: high: 78, low: 64.
- Friday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Drunk Bus Driver In Darien Screamed During Arrest: Cops (patch.com) — Darien police arrested a Bolingbrook woman on DUI charges after finding her allegedly intoxicated behind the wheel of a school bus serving Darien-based Cass School District 63, with no children on board. The bus, owned by Sunrise Southwest, was reported driving recklessly on Knottingham Lane before officers conducted sobriety tests and notified the company to retrieve the vehicle. 
📸 Around Darien
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Darien
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★ Featured events ★
- Naperville Artisan Market at CityGate Centre (This Sat-Sun, Sep 19-20) →
2135 City Gate Ln, Naperville
10:00 am - D&D Miniatures Paint And Take! →
Lord Of Life Church, 725 75th St, Darien
1:00 pm
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- September Technical Meeting →
Chateau Orleans, 8025 South Cass Avenue, Darien
5:00 pm - Judsonmain @ The Par →
Darien IL
7:00 pm - Naperville Artisan Market at CityGate Centre (This Sat-Sun, Sep 19-20) →
2135 City Gate Ln, Naperville
10:00 am - Our Voices, Our Minds: Bipoc Youth Navigating Discrimination In Education →
North Central College, 131 S Loomis St, Naperville
5:00 pm - Garden Harvest & Garden Potluck Party - DGC Sprouts Youth Garden Club →
St. John Lutheran Church, 7214 Cass Avenue, Darien, IL 60561
5:00 pm - Fall Carnival →
Chestnut Court Shopping Center, 7511 Lemont Rd, Darien
5:00 pm - Fall Carnival →
Chestnut Court, 7511 Lemont Rd, Darien
5:00 pm - First Congregational Church of Downers Grove Garage Sale →
1047 Curtiss St, Downers Grove
8:00 am - Fall Carnival →
Chestnut Court, 7511 Lemont Rd, Darien
1:00 pm - Illinois Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame Induction →
Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E Randolph St, Chicago
9:00 am
Thursday September 17
Sunday September 20
Wednesday September 23
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Sunday September 27
📣 Darien Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Walmart posted a job opening for Front End Service Team Supervisor in Darien. Apply here.
- Moldtronics, Inc posted a job opening for Small Machine Operator in Downers Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Darien here.
🗞 Nearby News
Woodridge
- 2024-25: Average administrator salary was 71% higher than teacher salary in Roselle School District 12 (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
- Illinois Wesleyan's Smyth and DeMaio, Wheaton's Kortenhoeven Named CCIW Football Student-Athletes of the Week (cciw.org)
Westmont
- After Golden Summer, McKenzie Siroky Entering Fall With Opportunities to Continue Momentum (swimmingworldmagazine.com)
- This Illinois Chinese Restaurant Is Worth Visiting For The Handmade Dumplings Alone (takingthekids.com)
Downers Grove
- Sound Decisions: Acoustics Research Leads Goldwater Scholar to NASA and Beyond (mtu.edu)
- The God of All Comfort - 2 Corinthians 1 Meaning and Study (biblestudytools.com)
Ok Darien! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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