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Cheers Glen Ellyn! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Multi-car crash shuts key Glen Ellyn intersection, detours in place
  • Where Glen Ellyn District 89 ranks in Illinois educator pay.

Also on today's calendar: The VIKINGS are COMING! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 72, low: 68.
  • Thursday: A couple of showers possible, with a high of 75 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Multi-Car Crash Closes Intersection In Glen Ellyn (patch.com) — Morning drivers in Glen Ellyn are being rerouted after a multi-car crash shut down the busy intersection of Duane Street and Park Boulevard. Police are directing motorists to use the Taylor Street underpass or the Prospect and Main Street railroad crossings while the area remains closed. Residents are advised to avoid the intersection and watch for further updates.
   

• Average administrator salary was 72.5% higher than teacher salary in Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65 in 2024-25 (lakecountygazette.com) — Glen Ellyn families can see how their own Community Consolidated School District 89 compares in statewide salary rankings, with administrators averaging about $156,663 and teachers $93,974. The report centers on Lake Bluff Elementary District 65 but includes a broad list of Illinois districts, highlighting rising administrator and teacher pay and ongoing concerns about teacher vacancies statewide.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Delivery Driver (2731) in Glen Ellyn. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Wheaton

  • Wheaton property transfers: Aug. 31-Sept. 6 (shawlocal.com)
  • Woodstock's Cash White proving to be a money player: McHenry County Week 4 notebook (shawlocal.com)

Lisle

  • Glass Pumpkin Patch Features Over 8K Handcrafted Pumpkins At Morton Arboretum (patch.com)

Downers Grove

  • Sound Decisions: Acoustics Research Leads Goldwater Scholar to NASA and Beyond (mtu.edu)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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