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Hello Downers Grove! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• See which Downers Grove commercial properties just changed hands in August.
• Downers Grove kicker drills 56-yarder, earns CCIW weekly honor.

Also on today's calendar: Meet the Candidates: DuPage County Open House & Candidate Forums on 9/9 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 78, low: 63.
• Thursday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Recently sold commercial properties in DuPage / Cook County: Aug. 1 to 31 (shawlocal.com) — Downers Grove saw several notable commercial property deals in August, including multimillion-dollar sales on Woodcreek Drive, Ogden Avenue, and 39th Street that reveal current pricing for local office and commercial space. The broader report also tracks hundreds of other DuPage and Cook County transactions, offering context for how Downers Grove's market compares regionally.
   

• Makuh, Carlton Jr., and Ryniec Claim First CCIW Football Weekly Awards of the Season (cciw.org) — A North Central College kicker from Downers Grove has earned the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin's first Special Teams Player of the Week award after hitting a 56-yard field goal and going perfect on kicks. The conference also honored standout performances from Augustana and North Central teammates, kicking off an exciting local college football season.
   

📸 Around Downers Grove

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Downers Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 9
• Meet the Candidates: DuPage County Open House & Candidate Forums on 9/9 →
  DuPage County Administration Building, Auditorium and Atrium,
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  Milwaukee
  9:00 am
• Fall Acting Workshop Intensive →
  LATTE Theater (Conservatory for Young Adult Creatives), 9008 Fairview Ave, Brookfield
  9:45 am
• "Melodies and Memories" Show Will Bring Barbershop Champion Groups to Naperville →
  Grace United Methodist Church, 300 E Gartner Rd, Naperville
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Tiny Explorers Play Group →
  Lyman Woods & William F. Sherman, Jr. Interpretive Center, 901 31st St, Downers Grove
  9:30 am
• Flower Girl Workshop: Sunflower Goodbye →
  744 Ogden Ave, Downers Grove
  6:30 pm
• Flower Girl Workshop: Sunflower Goodbye →
  744 Ogden Ave, Downers Grove
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival →
  Downtown Downers Grove, Downers Grove
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Fall Slime →
  901 31st St, Downers Grove
  10:00 am
• Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival →
  Downtown Downers Grove, Downers Grove
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 16
• Advocate for 708 →
  Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Rd, Darien
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Flavors of Fall: All About Apples →
  Lyman Woods & William F. Sherman, Jr. Interpretive Center, 901 31st St, Downers Grove
  10:00 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LOST DOG - BLACK&WHITE - 40 LBS - 7 MONTHS OLD - "GEORGIE"
  DO NOT CHASE!!! Friendly , but very skittish! LAST SEEN NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY ON 31st @ 6:45 9/6/2026 WEARING A LIME GREEN… (Nextdoor Belle Aire School)
• Hoping the last of my chrysalis's make it… three emerged today, three more left to go .
  these (mostly guys) need to get going if they ate going to make to Mexico! (Nextdoor El Sierra Area)

• Ricoh Americas Corporation posted a job opening for Multi Site Customer Service Coordinator in Downers Grove. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Downers Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Downers Grove here.

🗞 Nearby News

Westmont

• La Salle-Peru co-op girls swimmers thinking big as new era begins (shawlocal.com)
• Volunteers, rangers clear storm-damaged trees at Stackhouse Park in Westmont (wjactv.com)
• Fall into Cash with Jon Hansen & The Cashman (wgnradio.com)

Lisle

• Average administrator salary was 64.2% higher than teacher salary in Darien School District 61 in 2024-25 (dupagepolicyjournal.com)

Ok Downers Grove! 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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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