🌱 Patch AM: What’s cooking at Highland Park’s cozy Stews & Brews bash?

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In today's newsletter:

• What's cooking at Highland Park's cozy Stews & Brews bash?
• See how Highland Park High ranks among Illinois' best schools.

Also on today's calendar: Wake up to donuts on your doorstep from Do-Rite! Order by 10pm Friday. and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 65, low: 53.
• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 64 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Daywatch: A blow to mayoral power (chicagotribune.com) — Highland Park food lovers can look forward to the Stews & Brews bash, one of several Chicago-area pop-up dining events highlighting cozy fall flavors this October. Alongside city festivals like Apple Fest and Navy Pier's TenderFest, this local event offers residents a nearby way to enjoy comfort food, seasonal drinks, and cooler-weather fun without leaving the North Shore.
   

• Illinois Top Public High Schools 2027 Rankings (q985online.com) — Highland Park High School has been named one of Illinois' top 17 public high schools in Niche's new 2027 rankings, giving local families another reason to feel confident about staying close to home. The statewide list is led by selective Chicago schools and includes many North and West suburban standouts, but Highland Park firmly holds its own among these elite options.
   

📸 Around Highland Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Highland Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Wake up to donuts on your doorstep from Do-Rite! Order by 10pm Friday. →
  5:30 am
Saturday October 10
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Event: Community Sports Day →
  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Al Rose & Steve Doyle Madame Zuzu's Brunch →
  Madame Zuzu's, 1876 first street, Highland Park
  11:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Ravinia Farmers Market →
  Jens Jensen Park, 540 Roger Williams Avenue, Highland Park
  7:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Sofar Sounds: Live Music Night in Highland Park →
  Yana's Speakeasy, 465 Roger Williams Ave, Highland Park
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Stews & Brews →
  Port Clinton Square, 600-601 Central Ave, Highland Park
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Wake Up to Fresh Do-Rite Donuts on Chicago Marathon Sunday! Order by 2pm Saturday. →
  5:30 am
Tuesday October 13
• The Kid Officer →
  Wayfarer Theater, 1850 2nd St, Highland Park
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• First-Time Bannockburn Author Book Passage Reading →
  Secret World Books, 1774 2nd St, Highland Park
  2:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Admissions Open House for Junior Kindergarten - 12th Grade →
  North Shore Country Day, 310 Green Bay Rd, Winnetka
  1:00 pm
• FREE Artemis Chamber Orchestra concert →
  Trinity Episcopal Church, 425 Laurel Ave, Highland Park
  3:00 pm
• Russian Masters →
  Highland Park Community House, 1991 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Your Questions About The Recycled Art Sale Answered —James Lynch Read on Patch
• Folk troubadour Mark Dvorak returns to Ravinia Farmers Market September 30 —Loretta Sawyer Read on Patch

• On Saturday I came upon this very previously loved little play kitchen that someone had put at the curb so of course I wanted it for my grandson.
  I was struggling to get it into the back of my car as it was so heavy for me to lift by myself. All of a sudden a sweet guy had driven up behind me,… (Nextdoor Highland Park)
• Does anyone have a good recommendation for someone to patch/sand/paint two pieces of drywall that had to be cut out to fix a gas leak in my home?
  Could be a handyman or someone who specializes in this sort of work. (Nextdoor Highland Park)

• Kelly posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Northbrook. Apply here.
• City of Lake Forest Illinois posted a job opening for Youth Cheerleading Coach in Lake Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Highland Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lake Forest

• City of Lake Forest Fire Department (dailydispatch.com)

Buffalo Grove

• Chicago Executive Airport Named Illinois' Reliever Airport Of The Year (patch.com)
• Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Buffalo Grove This Fall — And How To Carve It (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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