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🌱 Patch AM: See why Kitty’s Bone-a-Palooza is now double the spooky fun

And check out First-Time Bannockburn Author Book Passage Reading on the Highland Park Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • See why Kitty's Bone-a-Palooza is now double the spooky fun

Also on today's calendar: First-Time Bannockburn Author Book Passage Reading and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Clouds giving way to sun, with a high of 73 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Monday: Warm; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 81, low: 68.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and warm, with a high of 76 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Patch's Best 2026 Halloween Yard Haunts: Lake and McHenry Counties (patch.com) — A beloved Highland Park Halloween stop, Kitty's Bone-a-Palooza is back along the Green Bay Trail behind 1356 St. John's Avenue, now double its original size and packed with playful skeleton scenes. Families, caregivers, and cyclists can already enjoy the not-too-scary display, which has become a fall tradition in Lake County's 2026 yard haunt tour.
   

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Lake Forest

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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