🌱 Patch AM: How a $20 Des Plaines lottery ticket became $2 million

Good day Des Plaines! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a $20 Des Plaines lottery ticket became $2 million
• How to reserve your seat for Des Plaines' Romanian Book Symposium

Also on today's calendar: Cancer Wellness Center - Better Together Benefit 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny, a shower; warm, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 91, low: 74.
• Tuesday: Hot with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Illinois Woman Wins $2 Million After Spending Just $20 (mundonow.com) — A Des Plaines resident has won a $2 million Illinois Lottery prize from a $20 instant ticket bought at ZJ's Pantry Plus Liquors in town. The anonymous winner plans to use the windfall for a home and travel, while the Des Plaines retailer also receives a $20,000 bonus from the state lottery.
   

• The Romanian Book Symposium in Chicago on Romanian Language Day – A Celebration of Three Countries (tribuna.us) — Des Plaines will host the first Romanian Book Symposium on Romanian Language Day at the Romanian Heritage Center on Broadway Street, bringing authors, diplomats, and readers together. Scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 2, the free event features Romanian‑American writers, rare historic books, and a celebration of Romanian language and culture, but seating is limited and requires advance text reservations.
   

📸 Around Des Plaines

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Des Plaines

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24
• Cancer Wellness Center - Better Together Benefit 2026 →
  Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel, 933 Skokie Blvd, Northbrook
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 31
• Girls Golf vs Evanston
  Maine West High School Salt Creek Golf Club, 1051 N Prospect Ave Site A, Wood Dale, IL
  4:00 pm
• Girls Tennis vs Regina Dominican
  Maine West High School 1755 South Wolf Road, Des Plains, IL 60018
  4:30 pm
• Girls Volleyball vs Lincoln Park
  Maine West High School Spec Gym
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Boys Golf vs Elmwood Park
  Maine West High School Chick Evans Golf Course, 6145 Golf Rd, Morton Grove, IL 60053
  4:00 pm
• Boys Soccer vs Oak Park River Forest
  Maine West High School Stadium
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Boys Golf vs Vernon Hills
  Maine West High School Chick Evans Golf Course, 6145 Golf Rd, Morton Grove, IL 60053
  4:00 pm
• Girls Swimming & Diving vs Wheeling
  Maine West High School 1755 South Wolf Road, Des Plains, IL 60018
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Little Legends Fall Outdoor Soccer (Ages 3-7) →
  Little Legends Soccer Academy, 74 Park Dr, Glenview
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  , Milwaukee
  9:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Community Picnic →
  Trinity Lutheran Church, 675 E Algonquin Rd, Des Plaines
  11:30 am
Monday September 14
• Center of Concern Hosts Special Event on Cost of Living →
  Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Has anyone here been diagnosed with Frozen Shoulder?
  Would appreciate input, your experience. Thanks. (Nextdoor Iroquois Park)

• U-Haul International, Inc. posted a job opening for Storage Facility Housekeeper in Des Plaines. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Prospect

• A Social Security shortfall could slash benefits by $500 a month. Black Americans stand to lose most (thegrio.com)

Park Ridge

• How ICE is arresting soaring numbers of immigrants with no criminal record (inquirer.com)

Rosemont

• 'Have deep concern': Union calls for accountability after college board chairman, mayor's brother arrested in McHenry County (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• Sports on TV for Sunday, Aug. 30 (lancasteronline.com)
• How the U.S. has avoided a recession over the last 5 years (cfo.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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