🌱 Patch AM: Ackerman Haunted Trail Brings Frightful Fun To Glen Ellyn

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In today's newsletter:

• Glen Ellyn's Ackerman Haunted Trail returns with scares for all ages
• Why WalletHub just ranked Glen Ellyn among America's top small cities
• How a Glen Ellyn ice cream brand landed in a California accelerator

Also on today's calendar: Merchants of the Macabre and Oddities Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
• Friday: Clouds and sun with a shower, temps: high: 71, low: 56.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ackerman Haunted Trail Brings Frightful Fun To Glen Ellyn (patch.com) — Families in Glen Ellyn can gear up for spooky fun when the Ackerman Haunted Trail returns Oct. 22 and 23, offering both full-scare and milder experiences. The Glen Ellyn Park District event features 10-minute walks through fog, costumed characters, and on-site food vendors, with admission set at $7 and advance registration encouraged.
   

• Illinois small city named among best in US. How did Belleville, O'Fallon fare? (bnd.com) — Glen Ellyn has been ranked the 19th-best small city in America by WalletHub, scoring especially well for affordability and safety compared with more than 1,300 peers. Local leaders highlight the village's historic character and active downtown, while detailed rankings show strengths in education and health and room to grow in economic health and quality of life.
   

• Innovative dairy products chosen for California accelerator (dairyprocessing.com) — Glen Ellyn's own RoseBud Ice Cream has been chosen for California's Real California Milk Excelerator, joining a select group of innovative dairy brands from across the country. The program offers mentorship, stipends, and a chance at major marketing support and prize money, potentially boosting this local company's growth and visibility well beyond DuPage County.
   

📸 Around Glen Ellyn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glen Ellyn

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• Merchants of the Macabre and Oddities Market →
  Wolfden Brewing Company, 112 W Lake St, Bloomingdale
  12:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Camerata Chicago — Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' →
  Armerding Concert Hall, 520 Kenilworth Ave, Wheaton
  3:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• The VIKINGS are Coming...and GOING! →
  Good Templar Park Association, 528 East Side Dr, Geneva
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Mean Girls at Paramount
  Paramount Theatre, 23 E Galena Blvd, Aurora
  7:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Finance Commission →
  Glen Ellyn, IL Calendar, 535 Duane Street, Glen Ellyn
  7:00 am
• Overview of Financial Aid Applications & Program Updates →
  College of DuPage, Homeland Education Center, Room 1022, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn
  8:30 am
• Music. Movement. Spanish. Fun!
  Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane St., Glen Ellyn
  10:00 am
Saturday October 10
• America 250: Baron Von Steuben: The Hero of Valley Forge →
  Glen Ellyn Historical Society, 800 N Main St, Glen Ellyn
  2:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Behind the Ballot: Election and Voter Data Security →
  Glen Ellyn Historical Society, 800 N Main St, Glen Ellyn
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• English Country Dance & International Folk Dance →
  Grace Lutheran Church, 493 Forest Ave, Glen Ellyn
  1:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Castle After Dark →
  Enchanted Castle Family Entertainment Center, 1103 S Main St, Lombard
  8:00 pm

📣 Glen Ellyn Shout Outs!

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• McCormick Law Firm LLC — (630) 517-8570
• St. Barnabas Episcopal Church — (630) 469-1394
• Dupage County Church of Christ
• Fit For Duty Rx — (630) 940-3895
• The Pilates Experience — (630) 605-3266

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• New Philharmonic continues 50th Season with "A Tribute To Scotland: Mendelssohn, Bruch & Davies" Oct. 24 & 25 —Ann Fink Read on Patch

• Is this your cat?
  Found near Smith and Grandview. Very young and very friendly. We have been taking care of it in the meantime. (Nextdoor May-Grandview Corridor)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Glen Ellyn. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Glen Ellyn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glen Ellyn here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wheaton

• Trial begins in fatal shooting at bar near Wheaton (dailyherald.com)
• Honor Flight Chicago brings 'flightless flight' experience to veterans at Cantigny Park (abc7chicago.com)
• 'This is enough': Demonstrators protest how Wheaton College hid sex abuse allegations (chicagotribune.com)

Lombard

• Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, the Scarface sister who left Hollywood on purpose (martincid.com)

Elmhurst

• Retired Elmhurst Teacher Got Lost Leading Students In Outdoors (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: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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