🌱 Why Hampshire’s 26-year-old coach is already making Illinois football history
Hampshire, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Hampshire! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Hampshire’s 26-year-old coach is already making Illinois football history
Also on today's calendar: The VIKINGS are COMING! and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a passing shower, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rick Armstrong's 10 things to watch in Aurora-Elgin as high school football opens with first day of practice (chicagotribune.com) — Hampshire football fans will see 26-year-old head coach Braden Foster lead the Whip-Purs this fall, making him the youngest head coach in Illinois. His story appears within a wider Aurora-Elgin football preview that also explains the expanded state playoff format, key returning stars, and conference changes that could shape matchups Hampshire supporters care about. 
📸 Around Hampshire
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★ Featured events ★
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The VIKINGS are COMING! →
Good Templar Park Association, 528 East Side Dr, Geneva
10:00 am
Saturday August 15
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Other local events
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Teacher Institute (No Student Attendance)
Hampshire Middle School Hampshire, IL 60140
8:00 am -
Board of Education Meeting
Hampshire Middle School Anne B. Miller Board Room, 2550 Harnish Drive, Algonquin, IL 60
6:30 pm -
Crafter's Circle →
Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District, 109 S State St, Hampshire
10:00 am
Friday August 7
Tuesday August 11
Wednesday August 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Morning Coffee & Community Conversation
Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce Independence Health & Therapy 2028 N Seminary Ave Woodstock, IL. 60098
7:30 am -
Perk Before You Work at BMO
Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce BMO Bank 10604 N. IL Rt. 47 Huntley
7:45 am -
Teacher Institute (No Student Attendance)
Hampshire Middle School Hampshire, IL 60140
8:00 am -
Business After Hours: Hosted at the District Administration Center
Sycamore Middle School 1947 Bethany Rd, Sycamore, IL 60178, USA
4:30 pm -
Highway Committee
Dekalb County Highway Facility – Conference Room, 1826 Barber Greene Rd., DeKalb, IL, 60115, United States
6:30 pm -
Popsicles on the Playground - West Elementary School
Sycamore CUSD 427 West Elementary School, 240 Fair St, Sycamore, IL 60178, USA
8:00 pm -
EWP presents Robbie Fulks & Griffin William Sherry Showcase
Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce Raue Center for the Arts 26 N Williams St Crystal Lake, Il 60014
7:00 pm -
Movie Night at Engh Field at Sycamore High School
Sycamore Middle School Sycamore High School
7:30 pm -
Huntley Area Chamber Bags Tournament
Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce Sew Hop'd 1 Union Special Plaza, Ste 211A Huntley
2:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Friday August 7
Saturday August 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Subject: Suspicious drone activity around 4:00 AM today / Looking for security footage
Hi neighbors, I live near State and 72. Around 4:00 AM this morning (Tuesday, August 4th), a drone was spotted hovering extremely close to our house… (Nextdoor South 72 Hampshire)
- SBM Management posted a job opening for Custodian in Hampshire. Apply here.
- Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores posted a job opening for Diesel Technician in Hampshire. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hampshire here.
🗞 Nearby News
Huntley
- Suburban hospitals rank tops in Illinois; Northwestern Memorial, Rush among best in nation (dailyherald.com)
- Dollar Tree coming to Huntley (shawlocal.com)
Algonquin
- Motorcyclist Pleads Guilty In Road Rage Attack On Driver In Lake In The Hills (patch.com)
Elgin
- Activewear store with a purpose (the-source.net)
- Area 22 arts and oddities fair lands Saturday on Elgin's Riverside Drive (chicagotribune.com)
- Elgin News Digest: Betty Brown to be honored by YWCA Elgin; Family Fishing Day on Aug. 22 in West Dundee (chicagotribune.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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