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Coming up on the Downers Grove Patch calendar: Garden Club to feature Forest Preserve District President

Wednesday August 26th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • Garden Club to feature Forest Preserve District President at Lombard Community Building
  • Hoptoberfest at Hopvine Brewing
  • Great American Dog Show at Cantigny Park

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. πŸ€” (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

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  • Team Trivia Event to Raise Money for Thanksgiving Dinners β€”Elizabeth Read on Patch
  • InfoSend, Inc. posted a job opening for Mail Machine Insert Operator in Downers Grove. Apply here.
  • Regal Rexnord Corporation posted a job opening for Machine Operator I, 3rd Shift in Downers Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Downers Grove here.

πŸ—ž Nearby News

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Hinsdale

  • Hinsdale's newest centenarian looks back on a 'very nice community in which to build a life' (chicagotribune.com)
  • Community news: Hinsdale Hospital Foundation sets ice cream social, Leyden High lauded, more (chicagotribune.com)
  • On North Shore, Stevenson tops U.S. News & World public high school rankings, New Trier lands fourth (chicagotribune.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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