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🌱 Patch AM: Which Glen Ellyn homes just sold, and for how much?
And check out Behind the Ballot: Election and Voter Data Security on the Glen Ellyn Patch calendar

Hey there, Glen Ellyn! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Glen Ellyn homes just sold, and for how much?
Also on today's calendar: Behind the Ballot: Election and Voter Data Security and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Very warm, temps: high: 81, low: 63.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• See all residential properties sold in Glen Ellyn, Sept. 28-Oct. 4 (shawlocal.com) — Recent homebuyers and sellers in Glen Ellyn can see every residential property that changed hands between September 28 and October 4, including sale prices, sizes, and bedroom counts. The report notes 27 transactions, with the median sale a Willis Street home that went for $760,000, offering a clear snapshot of current neighborhood values.
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📸 Around Glen Ellyn
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glen Ellyn
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★ Featured events ★
- Behind the Ballot: Election and Voter Data Security →
Glen Ellyn Historical Society, 800 N Main St, Glen Ellyn
7:00 pm - Pumpkin Patch 20th Celebration →
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 393 N Main St, Glen Ellyn
11:00 am - Camerata Chicago — Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' →
Armerding Concert Hall, 520 Kenilworth Ave, Wheaton
3:00 pm - The VIKINGS are Coming...and GOING! →
Good Templar Park Association, 528 East Side Dr, Geneva
10:00 am
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
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Other local events
- Together Time
Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane St., Glen Ellyn
9:30 am - Memory Cafe
Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane St., Glen Ellyn
1:00 pm - Global Taste Test
Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane St., Glen Ellyn
3:30 pm - Create Your Own Tote Bag with Vinyl and the Cricut
Glen Ellyn Public Library, 400 Duane St., Glen Ellyn
4:00 pm - English Country Dance & International Folk Dance →
Grace Lutheran Church, 493 Forest Ave, Glen Ellyn
1:00 pm - Castle After Dark →
Enchanted Castle Family Entertainment Center, 1103 S Main St, Lombard
8:00 pm - Monster Fun Halloween Wristband at Enchanted Castle! →
Enchanted Castle Family Entertainment Center, 1103 S Main St, Lombard
12:00 pm - Prairie Haunted Trail Community Trick and Treating →
Corner of Geneva & County Farm Roads in Winfield, IL
12:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
Saturday October 17
Thursday October 22
Saturday October 31
📣 Glen Ellyn Shout Outs!
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- Dupage County Church of Christ
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Tom Thumb Supermarket posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Wheaton. Apply here.
- DuPage County ROE posted a job opening for Day Floater Custodian in Lombard. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Glen Ellyn here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wheaton
- Guilty verdict in murder outside bar in unincorporated Wheaton (audacy.com)
- Monticello state runner-up Cate Sanders wraps up local state golf action (news-gazette.com)
Lombard
- Lombard: Single-family home sells for $1.25 million (shawlocal.com)
- St. Charles North, on last-minute TD pass, rallies past Glenbard North: Kane County Chronicle football roundup (shawlocal.com)
Downers Grove
- Downers Grove property transfers: Sept. 28 to Oct. 4 (shawlocal.com)
- St. Charles North graduate Tenbrock delivers a unique first (dailyherald.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: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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