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In today's newsletter:

• When Babe Ruth's hologram is coming to Geneva's Northwestern Medicine Field
• Which Geneva breweries are pouring this fall's must-try beers?

Also on today's calendar: Anniversary Sale! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warm with high clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 45.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Boom Ball Announces Its 2027 Babe Ruth Hologram Tour with a Return to Northwestern Medicine Field (oursportscentral.com) — Geneva will host the Boom Ball Babe Ruth Hologram Tour at Northwestern Medicine Field on July 10, 2027, bringing a high-energy baseball show and a holographic recreation of Ruth's famed Called Shot. Families can expect fast-play innings, stunts, fireworks, and charitable tie-ins with St. Jude, with tickets available via a lottery on the tour's website.
   

• Seasonal Sips: Northern Illinois breweries feature fall beer, Oktoberfest releases (shawlocal.com) — Geneva beer fans have fresh fall options close to home, with Art History Brewing and Penrose Brewing both pouring Oktoberfest-style lagers and seasonal specialties. The roundup also highlights many other northern Illinois breweries, giving locals ideas for nearby day trips to sample Märzens, pumpkin ales, and bourbon barrel-aged Oktoberfest beers throughout the season.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Geneva

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Anniversary Sale! →
  4054 Fox Valley Center Dr, Aurora
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Escape the Mansion →
  3507 Kaneville Rd, Geneva
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• The VIKINGS are Coming...and GOING! →
  Good Templar Park Association, 528 East Side Dr, Geneva
  10:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Halloween Hayday →
  BestLife Fitness at Stephen D. Persinger Recreation Center, 3507 Kaneville Rd, Geneva
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Midday Masquerade →
  The Little Traveler, 404 S 3rd St, Geneva
  11:30 am
• Bullets, Nickels, Dimes, and Life →
  Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley, 56 S Grove Ave, Elgin
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• 2026 Northwestern Medicine Living Well Cancer Resources Walk: Steps for Survivorship →
  Northwestern Medicine Field, 34w002 Cherry Ln, Geneva
  9:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Geneva Commons Boo Bash →
  Geneva Commons, 602 Commons Dr, Geneva
  11:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Marklund's 14th Annual Run, Walk & Roll 5K/1-Mile Event →
  Marklund Hyde Center, 1s450 Wyatt Dr, Geneva
  8:30 am
• Cottages in the Woods →
  528 East Side Dr, Geneva
  10:00 am
Saturday October 24
• Silhouette Artist Karl Johnson →
  The Little Traveler, 404 S 3rd St, Geneva
  10:00 am
• Raftery's Ghost: A Live, Theatre-Style Reading →
  Geneva Public Library District, 227 S 7th St, Geneva
  9:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Batavia

• Celebrate Active Aging Week and Silver Award with Heritage Woods of Batavia (shawlocal.com)
• Dolly Parton's Imagination Library brings literacy home (shawlocal.com)

St. Charles

• What To Know If You Go: St. Charles Scarecrow Festival (patch.com)

Aurora

• Prison Terms Revealed For Aurora Teen, 19, Convicted In 2023 Murder: Mosser (patch.com)
• Kane County Sheriff Will Retire To Focus On Health, Asks For Privacy (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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