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Greetings Lake Forest! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How three Abbott shares became millions for Lake Forest students
  • See which LFHS students nailed Spirit Week's most memorable outfits
  • Why Lake Forest still bans video gambling while neighbors rethink the rules

Also on today's calendar: Lake Forest College Community Engagement Event: Community Sports Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warm with high clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 47.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 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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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Northern Illinois Food Bank Kicks Off End Zone to End Hunger Challenge with Mike Singletary Message —Northern Illinois Food Bank Read on Patch
  • Woodlands Academy to premiere play written by one of its own —Woodlands Academy Read on Patch
  • LWV to Host Candidate Forum for IL 10th Congressional District Zoom Webinar —League of Women Voters-Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Area Read on Patch
  • This is my first post but I have to call out one of the most respectful dog owners ever.
    NOt 30 minutes ago my 20 month old, 75lb golden and I were walking down the driveway (he has a sturdy harness and I was wearing a head lamp) and as… (Nextdoor Whispering Oaks)
  • Novolex Holdings, LLC posted a job opening for Supply Planning Project Execution Lead in Lake Forest. Apply here.
  • Olive Garden posted a job opening for Bartender in Vernon Hills. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Forest here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lake Bluff

  • Northbrook Library Collecting Pajamas, Books For Children In Foster Care (patch.com)
  • Video gambling saturates Chicago area (suntimes.com)
  • Bronzeville Cultural Area Planned (newcity.com)

Lincolnshire

  • 'I feel like here, there's opportunity' Sixth annual Hire Lake County Job Fair (chicagotribune.com)
  • Zebra Technologies Named to Inaugural Business Insider America's Most Innovative Businesses List (lasvegassun.com)

Deerfield

  • Coffee With A Cop: Meet Deerfield Officers At Starbucks (patch.com)
  • Cocaine Delivery, Battery On Officers: Lake County Sheriff's 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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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