Friday: Clouds, then sun; less humid, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 50.
Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Single-family home in Glen Ellyn goes for $1.56 million (shawlocal.com) — A Glen Ellyn home at 798 Highview Avenue recently sold for $1.56 million, highlighting the upper end of the local housing market. The article also compares this sale with several other nearby Glen Ellyn properties, giving you a sense of current prices, home sizes, and amenities in different parts of town.
• What Teenagers Are Saying About Football After a New Study on C.T.E. (nytimes.com) — Glenbard West students from Glen Ellyn weigh in on whether football is worth the risks after new research shows many NFL players may develop C.T.E. Their comments describe how the sport builds community, discipline, and school spirit, yet also acknowledge serious concerns about long-term brain health, especially for kids just starting out.
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🗞 Nearby News
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Kane County Chronicle football preview capsules week 7 (shawlocal.com)
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Mid-America Arranges Sale of High Point Centre Retail Center in Lombard, Illinois (cremarketbeat.com)
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Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Downers Grove This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!