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🌱 Patch AM: Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival and 9 more events
Also check out Hot Ghoul Summer Market on the Downers Grove Patch calendar

Coffee in hand, Downers Grove? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Hot Ghoul Summer Market at Noon Whistle Brewing
- B.J. Boyd Benefit for women entrepreneurs in El Salvador at Ballydoyle Irish Pub & Restaurant
- Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival at Downtown Downers Grove
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Not as warm; a p.m. shower, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.
- Monday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 73, low: 66.
- Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
📸 Around Downers Grove
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Downers Grove
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★ Featured events ★
- Hot Ghoul Summer Market →
Noon Whistle Brewing, 1748 W Jefferson Ave, Naperville
12:00 pm - B.J. Boyd Benefit for women entrepreneurs in El Salvador →
Ballydoyle Irish Pub & Restaurant, 5157 Main St, Downers Grove
6:30 pm
Sunday September 13
Tuesday September 29
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Other local events
- Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival →
Downtown Downers Grove, Downers Grove
10:00 am - Fall Slime →
901 31st St, Downers Grove
10:00 am - Esophageal Pre-Cancer Screenings (BR)
Downers Grove Township, 4340 Prince St, Downers Grove
9:00 am - đŚ Retro Soda Shop Stop* $5 (OS)
Candy Cloud, 1101 Ogden Ave, Downers Grove
12:00 pm - Advocate for 708 →
Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Rd, Darien
7:00 pm - Flavors of Fall: All About Apples →
Lyman Woods & William F. Sherman, Jr. Interpretive Center, 901 31st St, Downers Grove
10:00 am - That Ain't No Way to Treat a Tree! →
American Legion Post 80, Downers Grove, Illinois, 4000 Saratoga Ave, Downers Grove
12:15 pm - Design, Wine & Wealth: Sip, Connect, Discover →
MK: STEAK + BAR, 400 N Main St, Glen Ellyn
6:00 pm - Flower Girl Workshop: Autumn Table →
744 Ogden Ave, Downers Grove
6:30 pm - First Congregational Church of Downers Grove Garage Sale →
1047 Curtiss St, Downers Grove
8:00 am
Sunday September 13
Monday September 14
Wednesday September 16
Sunday September 20
Monday September 21
Thursday September 24
Saturday September 26
📣 Downers Grove Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Downers Grove PatchAM possible:
- Rising Goddess Fitness — (630) 824-7485
- Tru Integrative Wellness — (630) 974-6505
- Downers Dental — (630) 241-3737
- Edward Jones — (630) 435-5432
- MD Aesthetics & Skin Tightening — 3128344833
- HomeHero Roofing — (630) 827-8732
- Prairie Paideia, NFP — (630) 686-5885
- OVC Lawyer Marketing — (630) 635-8000
- Affirm Behavioral Health, PLLC — 7089901174
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A Cuddle Above Pet Care has been caring for my animals since early fall of 2018.
I was in the middle of a divorce at that time that left me with (gratefully so) 2 middle-aged large dogs and 2 middle aged cats. This was the first… (Nextdoor Belle Aire School) - $1/Minute Massage Appointments Available:
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- Kohl's posted a job opening for Part Time Store Cleaning & Operations Associate in Downers Grove. Apply here.
- Dupage County posted a job opening for Water/Wastewater Maintenance Worker in Darien. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Downers Grove here.
🗞 Nearby News
Westmont
- Curaleaf Retail Sales Associate - Part Time in Westmont, IL (masslive.com)
- World Record Double-Double: When Kaylee McKeown and Regan Smith Both Swam Under a Record Twice in a Week (swimmingworldmagazine.com)
Clarendon Hills
- District 181 schools commemorate 25th anniversary of 9/11 with Patriot Day events (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
- Auburn volleyball set to take stage at DePaul Invitational in Chicago (theplainsman.com)
Lisle
- Fullstack Developer (dice.com)
- Dozens of Naperville-area students named National Merit Scholar semifinalists (nctv17.org)
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: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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