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🌱 Patch AM: How are Elmhurst’s Bluejays really stacking up in CCIW play?

Also check out Merchants of the Macabre and Oddities Market on the Elmhurst Patch calendar

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Hello again Elmhurst! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How are Elmhurst's Bluejays really stacking up in CCIW play?

Also on today's calendar: Merchants of the Macabre and Oddities Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: High clouds and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Sunday: Clearing and warm, temps: high: 77, low: 61.
  • Monday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The CCIW Women's Volleyball Notebook: Unbeaten Leaders Set the Pace (cciw.org) — Elmhurst volleyball fans can see how the Bluejays stack up in the latest College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin race, where Illinois Wesleyan and Carthage currently lead the pack. The roundup highlights Elmhurst's record, standout players like Katie Hurta and Freddie Temple, and how to stream upcoming CCIW matches free on the CCIW Network.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Lombard

  • Important Notice: Lombard, IL Retail Store (usps.com)
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Oak Brook

  • Henricksen Opens New 14,000-SF Oak Brook Headquarters in Illinois (cremarketbeat.com)
  • FOIA request sent to Village of Oak Brook regarding Oakbrook Center shooting records on 2026-10-08 (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
  • Oak Brook Terrace FPD Firefighters Pension Fund is 46.0 percent funded and $2.6 million short; taxpayers put in $151,182 last year (dupagepolicyjournal.com)

Downers Grove

  • Patch's Best 2026 Halloween Yard Haunts: DuPage And Kane Counties (patch.com)

Ok Elmhurst! 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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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