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• How does Glen Ellyn District 89 pay stack up statewide?

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

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon sprinkle, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2024-25: Average administrator salary was 97.6% higher than teacher salary in Woodridge School District 68 (dupagepolicyjournal.com) — Glen Ellyn families can see how their own District 89 administrators' average pay of about $156,663 compares to other large Illinois districts, including nearby Woodridge, where administrators average nearly $175,000. The report, based on state data, also highlights teacher salaries, retention, and shrinking vacancy rates across Illinois for the 2024-25 school year.
   

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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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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A Smarter Way to Outsource Print, Chicago Business Executive Wants to Re-Invent Print Procurement —Bill Read on Patch
• Discover COD Events Offer Prospective Students Look at Programs, Resources —COD Newsroom Read on Patch

• GDI Integrated Facility Services posted a job opening for Janitor (5PM - 1AM) in Glen Ellyn. Apply here.
• Glenbard High School DIstrict 87 posted a job opening for Boys Basketball Assistant Coach - South in Glen Ellyn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glen Ellyn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wheaton

• Eleven Illinois Colleges Make Princeton Review's Best Schools List For 2027 (q985online.com)

Lombard

• Commercial Operations (jnj.com)
• How much higher was average administrator pay than teacher pay in Lombard School District 44 in 2024-25? (dupagepolicyjournal.com)

Lisle

• Morton Arboretum Announces New Large-Scale 'Tree Dimensions' Exhibition (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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