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🌱 Patch AM: See how Maine West and nearby rivals fared in Week 5.

And on the Des Plaines Patch calendar - The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet

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Greetings Des Plaines! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • See how Maine West and nearby rivals fared in Week 5.

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

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Breezy with showers around, with a high of 65 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Tuesday: An a.m. shower; mostly cloudy, temps: high: 63, low: 54.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Week 5 High School Football Scores (journal-topics.com) — Maine West fans in Des Plaines had plenty to cheer about as their homecoming game featured a drone show and a dominant 56–0 win over Maine East. A roundup of other Week 5 high school football scores from nearby north and northwest suburbs helps locals track how neighboring teams are performing this season.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Update: Pet Reunited
    A dog who went missing in Des Plaines, IL, has been safely reunited with their family after 5 hours, 8 minutes. More details here https://www… (Nextdoor Golf Des Plaines)
  • Laderach posted a job opening for Store Associate USA in Des Plaines. Apply here.
  • Cherry Hill Programs, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Holiday Retail Manager - Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Des Plaines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Des Plaines here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mount Prospect

  • Nearly 340 pounds of suspected cocaine seized in River Grove (nadignewspapers.com)
  • Police say Flock is invaluable. But as misuse mounts, many wonder how to rein in the surveillance system (dailyrecordnews.com)

Park Ridge

  • Oklahoma town's only SNAP grocer shows how food-aid restrictions hit rural shoppers (thecooldown.com)
  • Huskies Fall on the Road to Arizona (niuhuskies.com)

Rosemont

  • 8 huge matches set for WWE's Worlds Collide showdown (rollingout.com)
  • AAA on Fox live results: La Hiedra vs. Faby Apache, El Fiscal vs. Dinámico (f4wonline.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: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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