🌱 Patch AM: Kiss At Center Of Lyons Township Video Controversy

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In today's newsletter:

• Lyons Township surveillance fight centers on after-hours kiss in clerk's office
• Where does Lyons Township High rank among Chicago's top suburban schools?
• How could La Grange Road change for drivers and pedestrians by 2031?

Also on today's calendar: 31st Street Antiques Opening Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
• Thursday: A shower possible, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Kiss At Center Of Lyons Township Video Controversy (patch.com) — Residents of La Grange are watching a growing dispute inside Lyons Township government, where Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg has asked the Illinois attorney general to investigate access to surveillance video from her La Grange office. The footage reportedly shows an after-hours kiss, and Hoffenberg alleges township Supervisor Christopher Getty may have obtained unredacted recordings, raising concerns about harassment, political motives, and the security of sensitive documents handled in the clerk's office.
   

• The Best Suburban Public High Schools (chicagotribune.com) — Lyons Township High School, serving La Grange and Western Springs, earns a spot on a new list of the region's best suburban public high schools based on 2024–25 state performance data. The rankings compare dozens of Chicago-area schools, offering families a snapshot of how LT stacks up academically against neighboring districts.
   

• La Grange Park updates safety efforts planned for La Grange Road (chicagotribune.com) — If you regularly drive or walk along La Grange Road, major safety upgrades are being planned that could change how you travel that corridor for years. La Grange Park is gathering resident feedback on lower speed limits, new crossing signals, refuge islands, and even a possible pedestrian overpass, with an online survey open through Sept. 2 and a proposal headed to IDOT by Thanksgiving.
   

📸 Around La Grange

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🗓 Upcoming Events in La Grange

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 31st Street Antiques Opening Day →
  9046 31st St, Brookfield
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Fundraising in the Age of AI →
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• Board of Fire & Police Commission - Special Meeting →
  Village of La Grange Calendar, 53 S La Grange Rd Lower-Level, La Grange
  5:30 pm
• LL - Curriculum Night (Parents Only)
  Laidlaw Elementary Western Springs, IL 60558
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Fun Lunch: Mangia Mangia
  Western Springs SD 101 Western Springs, IL 60558
Monday August 31
• Pom Pom & Baton Twirling Registration →
  Oak Lawn Park District Community Pavilion, 9401 Oak Park Ave, Oak Lawn
  6:00 pm
• Pom Pom and Baton Registration →
  Oak Lawn Park District Community Pavilion, 9401 Oak Park Ave, Oak Lawn
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening →
  3441 Grand Blvd, Brookfield
  11:00 am
Saturday September 5
• Eastside Fall Fest →
  100 Block Washington Ave, 100 Washington Ave, La Grange
  12:00 pm
Monday September 7
• No Labor, Day Brunch 🥞🍹 →
  23 Calendar Ave, La Grange
  10:00 am
Saturday September 12
• FREE-Food For Families in Need →
  Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2317 S Wolf Rd, Hillside
  11:00 am
Sunday September 13
• 35th Annual Race Unity Rally →
  La Grange Village Hall, 53 LaGrange Rd, La Grange
  3:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Western Springs

• Relive the 2026 Illinois State Fair with more than 50 of our photos (sj-r.com)

Brookfield

• Brookfield property transfers: Aug. 10 to 16 (shawlocal.com)

Hinsdale

• Hinsdale Man Kisses Someone Without Consent: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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