🌱 Patch AM: How does Glen Ellyn District 89 pay compare statewide this year?

What's up Glen Ellyn! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How does Glen Ellyn District 89 pay compare statewide this year?

Also on today's calendar: Farmland Owner Conservation Connections and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 80 and low of 68 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny; breezy, humid, temps: high: 87, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Humid with record-tying heat, with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2024-25: Average administrator salary was 114.3% higher than teacher salary in Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District (chambanasun.com) — Glen Ellyn's Community Consolidated School District 89 appears among Illinois' largest districts, with average administrator pay of about $156,600 and teacher pay just under $94,000. The story centers on Bismarck-Henning schools but uses statewide salary and vacancy data, letting Glen Ellyn parents compare local compensation and staffing trends with other districts.
   

📸 Around Glen Ellyn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glen Ellyn

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★ Featured events ★

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
• NAMIWalks DuPage →
  St. James Farm Forest Preserve, St James Farm Forest Preserve, Warrenville
  9:00 am

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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
Monday August 31
• District 41: YMCA After School Safe N Sound
  Benjamin Franklin Elementary Benjamin Franklin - MPR
  6:30 am
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
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  , Milwaukee
  9:00 am
• Fall Acting Workshop Intensive →
  LATTE Theater (Conservatory for Young Adult Creatives), 9008 Fairview Ave, Brookfield
  9:45 am
• Human Trafficking Awareness Walk →
  Main St & Liberty Dr at west end of French Market
  10:00 am

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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

• Meghan=Weeding Wizard Meghan Macatangay has done it again!
  If you need weeds to meet their match, hire Meghan. Nobody does a better job weeding flower or vegetable garden beds than her. We are moving and we… (Nextdoor Forest Glen)

• Glenbard Township High School District posted a job opening for Flag Football Assistant Coach 2 FTE - North in Glen Ellyn. Apply here.
• Sure Staff posted a job opening for Janitor in Lombard. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glen Ellyn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wheaton

• Terrence M. 'Terry' Nolan (wausharaargus.com)
• These Are the 10 'Hottest' Zip Codes in the US—See If Yours Made the List (marthastewart.com)

Lombard

• MSU football to host 2029 DL prospect with Big Ten offer in October (usatoday.com)
• West suburban woman loses thousands in scam that targeted son's apartment sublease listing (abc7chicago.com)

Downers Grove

• Downers Grove To Hold 1st Reading For Lurie Children's Hospital Proposal (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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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