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Also on today's calendar: Wake up to donuts on your doorstep from Do-Rite! Order by 10pm Friday. and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• The Rec League Applies For Liquor License As Projected Opening Nears (patch.com) — Downers Grove residents may soon have a new hangout spot as The Rec League seeks a liquor license ahead of its projected late-2026 opening on Warren Avenue. Plans call for a heated outdoor patio with a fire pit, plus upstairs billiards and darts, expanding the local dining and entertainment options from the team behind Cadence Kitchen and Foxtail.
• Downers Grove Woman Gets 3rd DUI With 11-Year-Old In Car: Police Blotter (patch.com) — A Downers Grove woman is facing aggravated DUI and child endangerment charges after police say she drove drunk with her 11-year-old in the backseat, speeding and running a red light near Good Samaritan Hospital. Officers report she nearly hit a curb on Main Street before testing at a .211 blood alcohol level, and the child was later picked up by a grandparent.
• Adam Schilling, back after PCL tear, helping Wheaton North fly high at 4-0: Suburban Life football notebook (shawlocal.com) — Downers Grove readers will notice hometown standout Baker Glomb anchoring a dominant Downers Grove North defense that has allowed just 33 points in four games while also handling kicking and punting duties. The wider notebook spotlights Wheaton North's 4-0 start, a key comeback from injury, and several big passing performances shaping this fall's high school football storylines.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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