🌱 Patch AM: More Than 2 Dozen Species Available For Native Tree And Shrub Sale In Glen Ellyn

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In today's newsletter:

• Choose from dozens of native trees and shrubs in Glen Ellyn
• How do Glen Ellyn District 89 salaries stack up statewide?

Also on today's calendar: Garden Club to feature Forest Preserve District President and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• More Than 2 Dozen Species Available For Native Tree And Shrub Sale In Glen Ellyn (patch.com) — Glen Ellyn residents can preorder from more than two dozen native tree and shrub species through the community's Native Tree and Shrub Sale, with orders due by Sept. 13 at noon. Prices and pot sizes are listed for each species, and prepaid orders will be picked up Sept. 26 at the Frank Johnson Center on Kenilworth Avenue in Glen Ellyn.
   

• Average administrator salary was 66.4% higher than teacher salary in Villa Park School District 45 in 2024-25 (dupagepolicyjournal.com) — Glen Ellyn families can see that Community Consolidated School District 89 administrators earned an average of $156,663 in 2024-25, compared with $93,974 for teachers, placing the district among Illinois' higher-paying systems. The story centers on Villa Park District 45 but includes a statewide comparison table that highlights how Glen Ellyn's pay stacks up against other large districts and broader trends in salaries and teacher vacancies.
   

📸 Around Glen Ellyn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glen Ellyn

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Garden Club to feature Forest Preserve District President →
  Lombard Community Building, 433 E St Charles Rd, Lombard
  12:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Farmland Owner Conservation Connections →
  The Morton Arboretum, 4100 IL-53, Lisle
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• Great American Dog Show →
  Cantigny Park, 151 Winfield Rd, Wheaton
  8:00 am
Sunday September 13
• 2026 Invisible Wounds Foundation Evening of Honor →
  The Morton Arboretum, 4100 IL-53, Lisle
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• Historian Dan Freas Delivers a Lecture on Sat. Aug. 29 - 2:00 PM. at the Glen Ellyn History Center →
  2:00 pm
• Historian Dan Freas Lectures Sat. Aug. 29 - 2:00 PM. at Glen Ellyn History Ctr. →
  Glen Ellyn Historical Society - 800 N. Main Street, glen ellyn, IL, USA
  2:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Book Sale Profits: How Senior High School Students are Chosen Along with Scholarship Recipient Stori →
  Glen Ellyn Police Department, 65 S Park Blvd, Glen Ellyn
  6:45 pm
Monday September 7
• Labor Day UNLIMITED Attractions Wristband at Enchanted Castle →
  Enchanted Castle Family Entertainment Center, 1103 S Main St, Lombard
  12:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Masjid Baitul-Jaamay Blood Drive →
  Baitul Jaamay Mosque, 2S510 IL-53, Glen Ellyn
  11:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Human Trafficking Awareness Walk →
  Main St & Liberty Dr at west end of French Market
  10:00 am
• Free R&B Concert - Cat Gaddis Project Concert →
  Southminster Presbyterian Church, 680 S Park Blvd, Glen Ellyn
  1:00 pm
• Glen Ellyn Backyard BBQ →
  Lorraine/Duane Metra Lot next to the Glen Ellyn Public Library
  1:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Wheaton

• 2026 Marks the 10-Year Anniversary of Dr. Larycia Hawkins' Departure from Wheaton (thewheatonrecord.com)
• Saturday Morning Protest: 'Blame the Billionaires' (thewheatonrecord.com)
• 'Much more than old books on a shelf': DuPage recorder celebrates return of long-lost land records book (chicagotribune.com)

Lombard

• Commercial Operations (jnj.com)

Lisle

• Nomination Petition Packets Available As Seats Open For Village Trustee, Clerk In Lisle (patch.com)

Ok Glen Ellyn! 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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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