Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 73 and low of 63 degrees.
Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 78, low: 65.
Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 68 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Illinois podcast co-host gets life-saving kidney from listener (wgntv.com) — A Glen Ellyn podcast host is back to traveling, climbing stairs, and performing improv after a listener and co-worker stepped up to donate a life-saving kidney. Their story, shared at a recent Gift of Hope 5K at College of DuPage, highlights how one local act of generosity transformed a neighbor's fight with a rare kidney disease.
• Glen Ellyn natives combine professional skills to organize virtual event focused on mental health challenges (shawlocal.com) — Two Glen Ellyn natives and Glenbard South alumni have teamed up to write books, launch a podcast, and host a free six-day online Transformation Gap Summit focused on resilience and mental health. Drawing on their own struggles with addiction, trauma, and food issues, they're offering practical tools to help people manage depression, anxiety, and life changes before reaching a crisis point.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
CCMA Presents "Linework: Chicago Comics and Community" Sept. 24-Nov. 21 —Ann Fink Read on Patch
College of DuPage Offers New Cyber Threat Intelligence Degree —COD Newsroom Read on Patch
Brookdale Hockessin posted a job opening for Cook in Glen Ellyn. Apply here.
Aramark posted a job opening for Lead Cook - Wheaton College Residential (Chase) in Wheaton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glen Ellyn here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wheaton
First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distribution for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF (natlawreview.com)
Wego Drama kicks off a 'Timeless' season with '30 Plays in 60 Minutes,' a Neo-Futurist show (dailyherald.com)
Lombard
Axalta CTO Robert Roop Receives 2026 PCI Lifetime Achievement Award (collisionweek.com)
Libs of TikTok: Illinois High School 'designated a space for a Muslim prayer room' (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
Downers Grove
Overnight Closures Planned At 3 Railroad Crossings In Downers Grove (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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