🌱 Patch AM: How LFHS teachers are keeping 9/11’s lessons alive for students

Hi Lake Forest! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How LFHS teachers are keeping 9/11's lessons alive for students
• Which Bears starters at Halas Hall might miss Sunday's opener?

Also on today's calendar: Film: The Breakfast Club and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
• Sunday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 71, low: 55.
• Monday: Chance of a p.m. shower, with a high of 69 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A Day That Changed America: LFHS Remembers 9/11 (theforestscout.com) — Lake Forest High School teachers, staff, and district leaders share deeply personal memories of where they were on 9/11 and how that day still shapes their lives and teaching 25 years later. Their reflections, gathered by The Forest Scout, emphasize vigilance, empathy for first responders, and helping today's LFHS students understand the attacks as more than just another history lesson.
   

• Bears Injury Report: Rome Odunze, 3 Others Questionable for Week 1 (sportsnaut.com) — With the Chicago Bears preparing at Halas Hall in Lake Forest for Sunday's opener, four players — including key receiver Rome Odunze — are listed as questionable. Coaches are weighing Odunze's long‑term health, safety Xavier Woods' availability, and backup depth at quarterback and left tackle as they finalize plans for Week 1 against Carolina.
   

📸 Around Lake Forest

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Forest

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 13
• Film: The Breakfast Club →
  Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest
  4:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Fish Fry Fundraiser & Sip & See →
  The African American Museum at The England Manor, 503 N Genesee St, Waukegan
  11:00 am
• Casino For A Cause →
  Ravinia Green Country Club, 1200 Saunders Rd, Riverwoods
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• Northshore Chess Club at Starbucks →
  Starbucks Reserve, 672 N Western Ave, Lake Forest
  1:00 pm
• Film: Sing →
  Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest
  4:00 pm
• Eureka Day →
  Citadel Theatre, 300 S Waukegan Rd, Lake Forest
  7:30 pm
Sunday September 13
• Solve a Breakout EDU Escape Box →
  Lake Forest IL
  1:00 pm
• Eureka Day →
  Citadel Theatre, 300 S Waukegan Rd, Lake Forest
  3:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Patricia A. Jones Center Table (Fall 2026) →
  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
  10:00 am
• Patricia A. Jones Center Table (Fall 2026) →
  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Baby and Me (Fall 2026) →
  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
  10:30 am
• Afternoon Book Club (Fall 2026) →
  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Waukegan Historical Society Announces 2026 Tour of Homes —Waukegan Historical Society Read on Patch
• Woodlands Academy seniors advance in 2027 National Merit® quest —Woodlands Academy Read on Patch
• LFA Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists —LFA Communications Read on Patch
• Woodlands Academy extols its rich cultural diversity —Woodlands Academy Read on Patch
• Northern Illinois Food Bank Recognizes 200K free deliveries to neighbors in Partnership with DoorDash —Northern Illinois Food Bank Read on Patch

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Lake Forest. Apply here.
• Circle K posted a job opening for Store Assistant (Bonused) in Lincolnshire. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Forest here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lake Bluff

• Revived: How One Woman Connected a Community Through The Lake Bluff Chat (theforestscout.com)
• The Eccentric Maverick Named Alice, Who Gave Ragdale to Artists (newcity.com)

Lincolnshire

• Lincolnshire parents upset after lunch period shrinks to 20 minutes for students (nbcchicago.com)
• Former Chicagoan describes flight diversion on 9/11 to small Canadian town (abc7ny.com)
• Lincolnshire-based Essendant Company says it expects to shut down, cutting over 600 jobs in Illinois (lakemchenryscanner.com)

Deerfield

• Mailbox Damage, 2 DUI Arrests: Riverwoods Police Blotter (patch.com)

Ok Lake Forest! 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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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