🌱 When Glencoe’s glowing jack-o’-lantern trail lights up this October

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In today's newsletter:

• When Glencoe's glowing jack-o'-lantern trail lights up this October

Also on today's calendar: FLX Move Pilates for a FREE Mat Pilates Class at Beyond Yoga Old Orchard and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Renee R.!

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds and breaks of sun, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.
• Friday: Clouds giving way to some sun, temps: high: 66, low: 57.
• Saturday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Best Things To Do In Chicago: October 16–18, 2026 (onestowatch.com) — Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns is returning to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe this October, with thousands of carved pumpkins and timed evening entries throughout the month. The broader guide also highlights Chicago concerts, Open House Chicago, and other Halloween attractions, giving Glencoe residents plenty of options for planning fall outings in the city and nearby suburbs.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glencoe

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• FLX Move Pilates for a FREE Mat Pilates Class at Beyond Yoga Old Orchard →
  Beyond Yoga, 4999 Old Orchard Rd, Skokie
  9:00 am
Thursday October 15
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: AI Course →
  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Lake Forest Preservation Foundation - 50th Anniversary Preservation Symposium →
  Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
  9:15 am
Monday October 19
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: Music Performance Course →
  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 29
• Wet Felted Forest Landscape →
  Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe
  10:00 am
• Classes: Chicago Botanic Garden →
  Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• GPL Bark to School →
  Glencoe Public Library, 320 Park Ave, Glencoe
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• The 43rd Annual Smith Nature Symposium Awards Dinner →
  Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe
  5:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Breakthroughs in Bioprocessing →
  Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• Classes: Chicago Botanic Garden →
  Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe
  1:00 pm
• Needle Felted Witch →
  Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe
  1:00 pm
• Sherlock Holmes discussion group →
  Highwood Public Library
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Has anyone come into contact with these insects?
  I've never seen them before and not sure how to get rid of them! Any knowledge would help! Thanks (Nextdoor Glencoe)

• Kroger posted a job opening for Meat Clerk in Northbrook. Apply here.
• Aston Carter posted a job opening for Accounts Receivable Coordinator in Northbrook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glencoe here.

🗞 Nearby News

Winnetka

• Police Reports: Stolen car, benches and bikes (therecordnorthshore.org)
• More than 1,000 Starbucks coffeehouses redesigned across the U.S. and Canada (starbucks.com)

Northfield

• Judith Lanier - The Tryon Daily Bulletin (tryondailybulletin.com)

Northbrook

• 1671 Mission Hills Rd #404, Northbrook, IL 60062 (redfin.com)
• Andra AP fonden Grows Stock Holdings in The Allstate Corporation $ALL (marketbeat.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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