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Coming up on the Des Plaines Patch calendar: 8th Annual Assyrian Food Festival

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Hi Des Plaines! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How new transit rules could reshape parking and development across Des Plaines
  • Des Plaines woman's death leads to upgraded Fox River murder charge
  • Des Plaines remembers former alderman, dentist, and priest Fr. Gerald Meyer

Also on today's calendar: 8th Annual Assyrian Food Festival and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 79, low: 56.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. RTA Funds Parking Zoning Overhaul In Des Plaines, Park Ridge (journal-topics.com) — Des Plaines is getting expert help and funding to rewrite its parking and zoning rules citywide around Metra stations and key bus routes, following new state transit laws. The RTA's Community Planning program will guide changes affecting downtown and Cumberland station areas, potentially reshaping future development, walkability, and how much parking new projects must provide.
   

2. Man in fatal Fox River boat crash now charged with murder, allegedly had cocaine, pot in system (shawlocal.com) — A Des Plaines woman killed in a Fox River boating crash is at the center of new first-degree murder charges against the accused boat operator, who also faces multiple aggravated DUI counts. Authorities say the Lisle man was allegedly intoxicated and speeding when his pontoon struck another boat, while the victim's family pursues a wrongful death lawsuit.
   

3. Priest, Dentist, Alderman Father Of 10: Meyer's Life Of Service Ended In Crash At 93 (journal-topics.com) — Des Plaines is mourning Fr. Gerald Meyer, a former alderman and longtime local dentist who later became a Catholic priest, after he died at 93 following a car crash in Mount Prospect. Meyer raised his family in Des Plaines, ran a dental practice on Graceland and Broadway, and remained active in public and church service for decades.
   

4. Business Insurance Lifetime Achievement Award: Danielle Lisenbey (businessinsurance.com) — A pioneering insurance executive once worked in technical support and supervision for United Stationers in Des Plaines, a stop early in a 35-year career that reshaped major claims and medical management operations. Her story highlights how she modernized global insurance businesses, championed women's advancement, and continues mentoring and consulting after receiving a major lifetime achievement honor.
   

📸 Around Des Plaines

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Des Plaines

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Other local events
    Monday August 24
  • 10 Month Schools: Institute Day
    Ccsd 62 Des Plaines, IL 60016
  • CU Back to School Night and Supply Drop Off
    Cumberland Elem School Des Plaines, IL 60016
    4:30 pm
  • CU Dine & Share Kona Ice
    Cumberland Elem School Des Plaines, IL 60016
    4:45 pm
  • 5th Gr. Band/Orch Information Night
    Friendship Jr High School Friendship Junior High School, 550 Elizabeth Ln, Des Plaines, I
    5:00 pm
  • Boys Soccer vs Buffalo Grove
    Maine West High School Stadium
    7:00 pm
    • Tuesday August 25
  • 10 Month Schools: First Day of School (K-8)
    Ccsd 62 Des Plaines, IL 60016
  • Picture Day!
    Iroquois Community School Des Plaines, IL 60018
    8:00 am
  • Girls Flag Football vs Elk Grove
    Maine West High School Stadium
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Des Plaines Park District Invites Families to Preschool and Dance Open House —Des Plaines Park District Read on Patch
  • KDO Hosted Its 5K Annual Walk focuses on prevention, early detection, and education of diabetes —Syed Khalil Ullah Read on Patch
  • Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate II in Des Plaines. Apply here.
  • Walgreen Company posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Des Plaines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Des Plaines here.

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: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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