🌱 How Elk Grove Village’s pension tax burden stacks up statewide.
Elk Grove Village, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readCheers Elk Grove Village! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Elk Grove Village’s pension tax burden stacks up statewide.
Also on today's calendar: Trinity School Spring Play – Order in the Court and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: Who is taller, Mr Bigger or Mr Bigger's son? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cooler with a shower or two, with a high of 54 and low of 41 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, temps: high: 56, low: 39.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 50 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Waukegan ranks 52nd highest in Illinois for per-household pension tax burden in FY 2024 (lakecountygazette.com) — Elk Grove Village households paid an average of $9,469 in 2024 property taxes toward police and fire pensions, one of the highest burdens in Illinois and well above the statewide average. A new statewide analysis from the Illinois Department of Insurance ranks hundreds of municipalities, highlighting how pension funding levels and taxpayer contributions compare across the state. 
📸 Around Elk Grove Village
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Trinity School Spring Play – Order in the Court →
Trinity Lutheran School, 405 Rush St, Roselle
7:00 pm
Friday May 1
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Other local events
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Glenbrook South Girls JV Water Polo @ Elk Grove →
Elk Grove High School, 500 W Elk Grove Blvd, Elk Grove Village
6:00 pm -
Bonsai & Brew Studio-Beginner Bonsai @ Mikerphone Brewing-Elk Grove Village →
Mikerphone Brewing, 121 Garlisch Dr, Elk Grove Village
6:30 pm -
Lauridsen Lux Aeterna | Chicago Master Singers →
Glenview Community Church, 1000 Elm St, Glenview
7:30 pm
Thursday April 30
Saturday May 2
📣 Elk Grove Village Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Paper Craft - Last One
Winston Churchill Elem School Schaumburg, IL 60195
7:45 am -
Toddler Time
Wood Dale Public Library - Activity Room 1
10:30 am -
Bensenville Dungeons & Dragons →
Bensenville Community Public Library, 200 S Church Rd, Bensenville
3:00 pm -
Normal (2025) →
Village of Bensenville Calendar, Bensenville Center Theatre 9 S Center St, Bensenville
3:30 pm -
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) →
Village of Bensenville Calendar, Bensenville Center Theatre 9 S Center St, Bensenville
4:00 pm -
Crafternoon: Tissue Paper Art
Wood Dale Public Library - Activity Room 2
4:30 pm -
Finance and Operations Committee →
Village of Itasca Calendar, 550 W. Irving Park Road, Itasca
5:00 pm -
Lawyers at the Library: Your Legal Help Desk →
Mount Prospect Public Library, 10 S Emerson St, Mt Prospect
6:30 pm -
Drop-In Baby Time (geared to ages 0-18 months with a caregiver) →
Itasca Community Library, 500 W Irving Park Rd, Itasca
9:30 am
Wednesday April 29
Thursday April 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Elk Grove Village. Apply here.
- Barton Staffing Solutions, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Supervisor-Manufacturing- Bilingual Spanish/English (PPG#336746) in Elk Grove Village. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elk Grove Village here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mount Prospect
- Possible Rand Road Service, More Weekend Buses: Pace Previews Latest Route Overhaul Plan (journal-topics.com)
Schaumburg
- Stolen gold coin valued at $40,000 recovered during attempted sale at Schaumburg convention (dailyherald.com)
- Watch Planes Soar Right Past Your Table At This One-Of-A-Kind Eatery In Illinois (familydestinationsguide.com)
- Cook County softball notes: Rolling Meadows finding its way; Piecuch swinging hot bat for Palatine (dailyherald.com)
Des Plaines
- Drunken Woman Punches Cop In Stomach After Casino Ejection: Des Plaines PD (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: His son; he's just a little Bigger. (Thank you Joe Y. for sending it in!)
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