🌱 Patch AM: La Grange Quietly Shifts Affordable Housing Panel's Role

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In today's newsletter:

• La Grange quietly reshaped its affordable housing task force's power
• La Grange police drawn into bitter Lyons Township political feud

Also on today's calendar: Family Fun Night Petting Zoo and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 74 and low of 63 degrees.
• Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 76, low: 64.
• Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 70 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• La Grange Quietly Shifts Affordable Housing Panel's Role (patch.com) — La Grange residents are learning that village staff quietly redefined a planned affordable housing task force into an informal, resident-led group without a clear mandate, despite earlier board votes. The change has sparked an open meetings complaint, questions about decisions made outside public view, and an ongoing review by the Illinois attorney general. The outcome could shape how future housing policy discussions are conducted in La Grange.
   

• Lyons Township 'Ghost Payroll,' Girlfriend Trips Alleged (patch.com) — Residents in La Grange are at the center of an escalating Lyons Township political feud, with Clerk Elyse Hoffenberg and her husband filing a harassment report at the La Grange police station against Supervisor Christopher Getty. The report includes disputed claims about a supposed ghost payroll, travel spending, and surveillance, which Getty strongly denies, while La Grange police review the allegations and related anonymous messages. The controversy also touches La Grange's Plan Commission through Jeff Hoffenberg's role.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in La Grange

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Family Fun Night Petting Zoo →
  St. John's Lutheran Church & School, 505 S Park Rd, La Grange
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Annual Storewide Sale and Clearance Event →
  1918 Ferro Dr, New Lenox
  9:00 am
• Naperville Artisan Market at CityGate Centre (This Sat-Sun, Sep 19-20) →
  2135 City Gate Ln, Naperville
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Local 9/11 documentary to screen at Oak Park Film Festival →
  10:15 am
• La Grange Home & History Tour →
  La Grange
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• Wake up to donuts on your doorstep from Do-Rite! Order by 10pm Friday. →
  6:00 am
• Free Electronics Recycling and Paper Shredding Event →
  First Presbyterian Church, 150 S Ashland Ave, La Grange
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Naperville Artisan Market at CityGate Centre (This Sat-Sun, Sep 19-20) →
  2135 City Gate Ln, Naperville
  10:00 am
• Fall Fest Dinner & Show - Auxiliary Fundraiser →
  American Legion Post 1941, 900 LaGrange Rd, La Grange
  4:00 pm
• Everyone's favorite Chicago-style pizza from Pequod's is headed to you! Order by noon. →
  4:30 pm
Monday September 21
• Pom Pom & Baton Team! →
  Oak Lawn Park District Community Pavilion, 9401 Oak Park Ave, Oak Lawn
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Everyone's favorite Chicago-style pizza from Pequod's is headed to you! Order by noon. →
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Knowledge Exchange Used Book Sale →
  Berwyn Public Library, 2701 S Harlem Ave, Berwyn
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LTHS Announces Five National Merit Semifinalists from Class of 2027 —Lyons Township High School Read on Patch
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🗞 Nearby News

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Riverside

• School bus strikes minor in Riverside (rblandmark.com)

Ok La Grange! 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: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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