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In today's newsletter:

• Why some Glen Ellyn residents say police aren't recording safety complaints

Also on today's calendar: The Annual Community Rummage Sale - Today is the Day! Open 9 AM - 5 PM. and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Pleasant with variable clouds, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.
• Sunday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 72, low: 52.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Glen Ellyn resident Sweeney on safety concerns: 'I never got to file a police report' (dupagepolicyjournal.com) — Residents in Glen Ellyn are raising alarms about a man accused of repeatedly threatening women and children downtown and say police have discouraged them from filing formal reports, fueling fears that safety problems are being undercounted. The village and police defend their approach while homelessness, mental health, and state policy debates collide, and neighbors organize, press charges, and plan to question officials at upcoming Coffee with the Cops sessions.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glen Ellyn

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• The Annual Community Rummage Sale - Today is the Day! Open 9 AM - 5 PM. →
  424 Forest Ave, Glen Ellyn
  9:00 am
• Christopher Biggar Book Signing: Fraud Aspect →
  Barbara's Bookstore, 120 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard
  2:00 pm
• Gia Dagenhart, Heather Styka Headline Maple Street Concerts September 26 →
  Maple Street Chapel, 200 S Main St, Lombard, IL, 60148,
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Summer Send Off Artisan Market at More Brewing! →
  More Brewing Company, 126 S Villa Ave, Villa Park
  12:00 pm
• Randy Stonehill Live in Concert! →
  Glen Arbor Community Church, 204 Church St, West Chicago
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• 29th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival →
  Glen Art Theatre, 540 Crescent Blvd, Glen Ellyn
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 26
• Tour Channahon's Premier 55+ Community This Saturday →
  22601 S Remington Dr, Channahon
  9:00 am
• Concert feature the work of celebrated composers who struggled with mental illness →
  St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 393 N Main St, Glen Ellyn
  3:00 pm
• New Philharmonic: "Musica Italiana Dolce" →
  McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn
  3:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Glen Ellyn Historical Society's 41st Pioneer Day Sunday Sept. 27 - 800 N. Main Street →
  Glen Ellyn Historical Society - 800 N. Main Street, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
  1:00 pm
• Pioneer Day →
  Glen Ellyn Historical Society, 800 N Main St, Glen Ellyn
  1:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Blessing of the Animals →
  St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 22W415 Butterfield Rd, Glen Ellyn
  1:00 pm
• Film Screening: Singing Back the Buffalo →
  St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 393 N Main St, Glen Ellyn
  6:00 pm
• Elton Rohn →
  McAninch Arts Center, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Wheaton

• Bad Momz of Comedy returns to downtown Wheaton for two shows Oct. 6 (shawlocal.com)
• MSU football to host Illinois ATH with power four offer this weekend (usatoday.com)
• DuPage County suspends early voting due to technical problems (chicagotribune.com)

Lombard

• The Biz Week That Was: 5 years since Arlington Park racetrack closed, Toys R Us making comeback, and town center sale are among the highlights (dailyherald.com)

Downers Grove

• Lauren Gauss fires 3-under 69, leads Benet girls golf to GCAC title: Thursday's Suburban Life sports roundup (shawlocal.com)

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