Monday: Record-tying temperatures, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Man, 27, Nabbed For Controlled Substance Possession (journal-topics.com) — Des Plaines police arrested a 27-year-old passenger after a late-night traffic stop near Mannheim and Higgins, where officers reported finding open alcohol, cannabis and suspected psilocybin mushrooms. The man was taken to the Des Plaines police station and charged with one felony count of controlled substance possession before being cited and released with a court date.
• PAC Death Investigation: What Police Report Reveals (totalapexsports.com) — Residents may notice national attention on Des Plaines after wrestler Ben Satterley, known as PAC, was found dead in a rental car outside a local CAVA restaurant on September 27. Police reports describe his final movements toward O'Hare, note no obvious signs of foul play, and confirm that Cook County Medical Examiner testing is still underway to determine an official cause of death.
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I would like to thank the woman who found my wallet at Walgreens and was kind enough to deliver it to Old National Bank. You are an angel.! if you read this, I want you to know that you have restored my faith in humanity. You are truly an angel on earth. May God repay… (Nextdoor Iroquois Park)
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🗞 Nearby News
Mount Prospect
'We're not a boutique store': MOM's Organic Market opening first Illinois store in Mount Prospect (dailyherald.com)
Trustees Consider Groundwater Ban Near Former Auto Site (journal-topics.com)
The Friday Checkout: Why Kroger and Target store workers are dressing to impress (grocerydive.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)
Skokie
Skokie Identifies Lead Candidate For Unfinished Downtown Hotel Project (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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