🌱 Patch AM: How a golf tournament donation will feed Hinsdale families and fund mammograms

Good morning to you Hinsdale! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a golf tournament donation will feed Hinsdale families and fund mammograms
• See how every District 181 school scored in new statewide rankings

Also on today's calendar: FREE-Food For Families in Need and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: High clouds and very warm, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and warm, temps: high: 74, low: 59.
• Monday: Very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Presidents Cup donation to help expand breast cancer care, address food insecurity (adventhealth.com) — A $25,000 Presidents Cup donation is boosting breast cancer screenings at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale and expanding food support through HCS Family Services' Hinsdale and Willowbrook pantries. The gift will translate into about $100,000 worth of groceries and free mammograms for uninsured or underinsured women, helping hundreds of local families access healthier food and earlier cancer detection.
   

• Community Consolidated School District 181 receives A+ grade in latest Niche rankings (dupagepolicyjournal.com) — Hinsdale's Community Consolidated School District 181 just earned an overall A+ and a top-five statewide ranking for its teachers in Niche's latest report. All nine district schools received A+ grades, with Clarendon Hills and Hinsdale middle schools and multiple Hinsdale elementary schools landing among Illinois' very best, backed by strong staffing levels and robust per-student funding.
   

📸 Around Hinsdale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hinsdale

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• FREE-Food For Families in Need →
  Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2317 S Wolf Rd, Hillside
  11:00 am
Sunday October 18
• Camerata Chicago — Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' →
  Union Church of Hinsdale, 137 S Garfield Ave, Hinsdale
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• Homework Helpers
  Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
  4:30 pm
• Mah Jongg Open Play
  Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Baby Storytime
  Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• Forks, Friends & Fellowship: Then & Now →
  415 W 8th St, Hinsdale
  11:30 am
• How to Draw: Weird World of Monsters
  Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
  4:00 pm
• Board Game Night
  Hinsdale Public Library - Teen Lounge
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Fall Craft & Vendor Show →
  Walker Park Rec Center, 7425 S Wolf Rd, Burr Ridge
  10:00 am
• Fall Fashion Jewlery Sale →
  15W100 Plainfield Rd, Burr Ridge
  10:00 am
Sunday October 25
• Connected for Safety: A Benefit for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Community Conversation →
  The Elm, 23 W Harris Ave, La Grange
  9:00 am
• Fenwick High School Open House →
  Fenwick High School, 505 Washington Blvd, Oak Park
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(02905) - 6942 Kingery Hwy. (Rt. 83) in Hinsdale. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Westmont

• Village Provides Information Regarding CUSD201 Referendum Question (illinois.gov)
• La Salle-Peru to face former QB Marion Persich, Morris: NewsTribune/BCR Week 8 football preview (shawlocal.com)

Oak Brook

• Henricksen Opens New 14,000-SF Oak Brook Headquarters in Illinois (cremarketbeat.com)
• FOIA request sent to Village of Oak Brook regarding Oakbrook Center shooting records on 2026-10-08 (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
• Oak Brook's Krusinski Construction Company announces planned CFO leadership transition (rejournals.com)

Downers Grove

• Patch's Best 2026 Halloween Yard Haunts: DuPage And Kane Counties (patch.com)
• Downers Grove To Vote On 13-Apartment Mixed-Use Development (patch.com)

Ok Hinsdale! 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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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