🌱 Patch AM: Stolen Guns Found Outside Rivers Casino: Des Plaines Police Blotter

Good morning to you Des Plaines! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Stolen guns at Rivers Casino top a busy Des Plaines blotter

Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 70 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 81, low: 56.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Stolen Guns Found Outside Rivers Casino: Des Plaines Police Blotter (patch.com) — Des Plaines residents get a detailed look at recent police activity, including stolen guns hidden outside Rivers Casino, vehicle burglaries, and a theft at the South Elmhurst Road Jewel. The blotter also describes an alleged police impersonation incident, criminal damage to a vehicle, a reported battery on Lee Street, and an order of protection case involving a nearby suburb.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Des Plaines

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 17
• The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet →
  1521 S. Linn White Dr., Northerly Island, Chicago, IL 60605,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Oakton College Guitar Festival →
  1600 E Golf Rd, Des Plaines
  1:00 pm
• W.A.S.P. - 1984 TO HEADLESS with SPECIAL GUEST KK'S PRIEST →
  Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines
  8:00 pm
• WASP with KK'S Priest →
  Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner Street, Des Plaines
  8:00 pm
• BOURBON 'N BRASS SPEAKEASY: LIVE JAZZ with THE BOOTLEGGERS featuring LAURA LOPARDO on VOCALS →
  Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines
  8:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Oakton College Guitar Festival →
  1600 E Golf Rd, Des Plaines
  11:00 am
• English High Tea →
  First United Methodist Church, 668 Graceland Avenue, Des Plaines
  1:00 pm
• FREE MOVIE SCREENING: "CABRINI" hosted by Cristiana Dell'Anna (Mother Cabrini) →
  Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines
  3:00 pm
• Lieblinger Verein Kirchweih 2026 →
  625 E Seegers Road, Des Plaines
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• NO KINGS VOTE EARLY (Arlington Heights) →
  North School Park, 307 N. Evergreen Ave. Arlington Heights, IL, 60004
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Come to the Autumn Market Faire! →
  PRAIRIE VIEW COMMUNITY CENTER, 6834 Dempster St, Morton Grove
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Help Make the Holidays Brighter for Wheeling Township Families —St. Steven PR Read on Patch

• Brinker International posted a job opening for Dishwasher - Rosemont Chili's in Des Plaines. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Prospect

• MOM's Organic Market Plants 1st Chicago-Area Flag in Mount Prospect (progressivegrocer.com)
• Trustees Consider Groundwater Ban Near Former Auto Site (journal-topics.com)
• Lapmaster Wolters and Precision Surfacing Solutions Secures Strategic Minority Investment from The Cynosure Group and Fernweh Group to Accelerate Growth (lasvegassun.com)

Park Ridge

• Park Ridge residents challenged to get out, see it all on foot (chicagotribune.com)
• Editorial: Ram Villivalam for Illinois 8th Senate District (chicagotribune.com)

Arlington Heights

• Man Charged In Choking Attack On Teen Near Lake Arlington (patch.com)

Ok Des Plaines! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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