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Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Grace Groner bought three $60 shares of Abbott Laboratories in 1935 and worked there 43 years; she left more than $7 million to benefit Lake Forest College students when she died at 100 (parade.com) — A frugal Lake County native and Lake Forest College alumna turned three Abbott stock shares into more than $7 million, which now funds internships, study abroad, and service-learning for Lake Forest College students. Grace Groner also volunteered for decades at First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, and her former cottage now houses two seniors each year as part of her enduring legacy.
• Homecoming Spirit Week Best Dressed (theforestscout.com) — Lake Forest High School just wrapped up a spirited Homecoming Week, with students and staff going all-in on creative dress-up themes that turned the halls into a costume runway. The piece spotlights some standout outfits, celebrates the fun memories they created, and invites community support for LFHS student journalists through donations that help fund equipment and website costs.
• The Rundown: What to know about GLP-1 medications (wbez.org) — Lake Forest is highlighted among North Shore suburbs that continue to ban video gambling machines, even as most of the Chicago region has legalized them. The newsletter also explains who qualifies for GLP-1 weight-loss and diabetes drugs, outlines scooter-share competition in Chicago, and notes new repair funding for historic South Side landmarks and Halloween theater options.
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