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🌱 Patch AM: What investigators now say about PAC’s death in Des Plaines
Also check out The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet on the Des Plaines Patch calendar

Good morning Des Plaines! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What investigators now say about PAC's death in Des Plaines
Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Turning sunny; warm, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.
- Monday: Record-breaking temperatures, temps: high: 86, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 79 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New Details In Investigation Into Passing Of PAC (411mania.com) — An investigation into the sudden death of AEW wrestler PAC centers on Des Plaines, where he was found unresponsive in a car near O'Hare on September 27. Authorities report no immediate signs of foul play, and Cook County officials are awaiting toxicology results that could take weeks, while wrestling outlets share limited new timeline details from the scene.
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📸 Around Des Plaines
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Des Plaines
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★ Featured events ★
- The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet →
1521 S. Linn White Dr., Northerly Island, Chicago, IL 60605,
11:00 am - NO KINGS VOTE EARLY (Arlington Heights) →
North School Park, 307 N. Evergreen Ave. Arlington Heights, IL, 60004,
2:00 pm
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- 6th Gr. Boys Soccer vs. Grove @ Grove
Grove Junior High School, 777 W Elk Grove Blvd, Elk Grove Villag
4:00 pm - $1 FILM SERIES - "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" →
Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines
7:00 pm - IAM Local 1487 Breast Cancer & Domestic Violence Awareness Luncheon →
IAM - Local Lodge 1487, 50 West Oakton Street, Des Plaines
11:00 am - BOURBON 'N BRASS: LIVE JAZZ with the BOURBON 'N BRASS TRIO featuring DAKOTA HORVATH →
Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines
7:30 pm - POSTPONED - GIPSY KINGS →
Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines
7:30 pm - KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD: LEDBETTER HEIGHTS 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR →
Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines
7:30 pm - BOURBON 'N BRASS SPEAKEASY: BLUES SHOW WITH BRANDYE PHILLIPS →
Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines
7:30 pm - TAYLOR DAYNE →
Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines
8:00 pm - Come to the Autumn Market Faire! →
PRAIRIE VIEW COMMUNITY CENTER, 6834 Dempster St, Morton Grove
9:00 am
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Saturday October 24
📣 Des Plaines Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Access Community Health Network posted a job opening for Referral Coordinator- ACCESS Genesis in Des Plaines. Apply here.
- LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Line Cook in Des Plaines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Des Plaines here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mount Prospect
- 'We're not a boutique store': MOM's Organic Market opening first Illinois store in Mount Prospect (dailyherald.com)
- The Friday Checkout: Why Kroger and Target store workers are dressing to impress (grocerydive.com)
- Cynosure and Fernweh back Lapmaster Wolters as semiconductor equipment (business-news-today.com)
Rosemont
- Scout-run Haunted Hollow returns to Rosemont Oct. 23-24 (dailyherald.com)
- Marcis Dodge Charger Daytona To Debut At MCACN (streetmusclemag.com)
- 'The show is about the people': After 42 years, Pinball Expo is still going strong (dailyherald.com)
Palatine
- Missing Woman Seen On Police Bodycam Before Vanishing: Palatine PD (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: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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