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In today's newsletter:

• Emails reveal costly elevator dispute at Lyons Township High School
• How LT's 100th homecoming brought La Grange traditions full circle

Also on today's calendar: Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and delightful, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
• Wednesday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 72, low: 66.
• Thursday: Rain, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Elevator Firm Complained Lyons Township High Pushed Request Aside (patch.com) — Residents following Lyons Township High School issues will note new details about friction with an elevator contractor that billed $24,000 for four days of an elevator operator's work in La Grange. Emails reveal disputes over change orders, inspection delays, and communication problems, while school officials and the company declined to elaborate further.
   

• Homecoming celebrates centennial (lionnewspaper.com) — Lyons Township High School is marking 100 years since its first homecoming, highlighting traditions rooted in La Grange landmarks like the town hall and historic theater. Alumni and students gathered this past weekend for an "Old Hollywood" themed celebration, as student leaders worked to boost interest in the parade and dance while honoring a century of local history.
   

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Saturday October 3
• Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) →
  100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Self Care Sunday →
  Remi La Grange, 23 Calendar Ave, La Grange
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 21
• Fall Legislative Breakfast IL 2026 Election: Shaping Illinois For Generations To Come →
  Premier Catering & Events, 6240 Joliet Rd, Countryside
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Tuesday September 29
• Watch Party: A Conversation on Being an Informed Voter →
  La Grange Public Library, 10 W. Cossitt, La Grange
  7:00 pm
• Watch Party: A Conversation on Being and Informed Voter →
  La Grange Public Library, 10 W Cossitt Ave, La Grange
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Flu Shots →
  La Grange Public Library, 10 W Cossitt Ave, La Grange
• After School Hangout →
  La Grange Public Library, 10 W Cossitt Ave, La Grange
  2:45 pm
• Read to the Dogs →
  La Grange Public Library, 10 W Cossitt Ave, La Grange
  3:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Tech One-On-One Help →
  La Grange Public Library, 10 W Cossitt Ave, La Grange
  11:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) →
  100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
  11:00 am
Wednesday October 7
• Nicor Gas to promote natural gas safety at La Grange Fire Department →
  300 W Burlington Ave, La Grange
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• FREE-Food For Families in Need →
  Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2317 S Wolf Rd, Hillside
  11:00 am

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• Songs of Freedom at Brookfield Library October 5 with Mark Dvorak & Marianne Mohrhusen —Loretta Sawyer Read on Patch
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🗞 Nearby News

Western Springs

• The Travel Meet (milesplit.com)

Brookfield

• Riverside and Brookfield property transfers for August 2026 (rblandmark.com)

Lyons

• Drug referral spike attributed to new systems (lionnewspaper.com)
• History comes to Commissioners Park in Justice (southwestregionalpublishing.com)

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