🌱 Patch AM: How does this $790,000 Lemont home compare to your block?

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In today's newsletter:

• How does this $790,000 Lemont home compare to your block?
• See how Lemont High School stacks up against other top suburbs

Also on today's calendar: Lemont VFW Bingo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 60.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lemont: Four-bedroom house sells for $790,000 (shawlocal.com) — A four-bedroom home on Amelia Drive in Lemont just sold for $790,000, offering more than 3,300 square feet, three baths, and a three-car garage. Recent nearby sales on Red, Anne, and Buchanan drives show how prices for larger single-family homes in Lemont are trending upward.
   

• The Best Suburban Public High Schools (chicagotribune.com) — Lemont families can celebrate that Lemont High School ranks among the top suburban public high schools in the Chicago area, placing eighth on this new list. The ranking uses recent Illinois State Board of Education performance data, comparing Lemont with dozens of other suburban districts.
   

📸 Around Lemont

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lemont

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Thursday August 27
• Not Quite Ready for Storytime (Ages 0 - 5 with caregiver)
  Lemont Public Library District Lemont Public Library - Children's Activity Center
  10:00 am
• Classics & Coffee Movie Series
  Lemont Public Library District Lemont Public Library - Event Space
  10:00 am
• Central School Curriculum Night
  Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A Lemont, IL 60439
  6:00 pm
• Lemont VFW Bingo →
  15790 W New Ave, Lemont
  6:00 pm
• Get Moving with Michelle
  Heritage Corridor Business Alliance Michelle Kerfin State Farm Agency 14821 Founders Crossing Homer Glen
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Trippin' Billies: Dave Matthews Band Tribute →
  The Forge: Lemont Quarries, 227 Heritage Quarries Dr, Lemont
  6:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• Hatch Chile with Jewel-Osco - Lemont →
  Jewel-Osco, 1202 State St, Lemont
  10:00 am
• One Of These Nights: Eagles Tribute →
  The Forge: Lemont Quarries, 227 Heritage Quarries Dr, Lemont
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Understanding Your Reassessment Notice Lemont →
  16300 Alba, Lemont
  10:00 am
Friday September 4
• Escape: Journey Tribute →
  The Forge Lemont Quarries, 227 Heritage Quarries Dr, Lemont
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• Water Lantern Festival →
  227 Heritage Quarries Dr, Lemont
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show →
  Orland Park Civic Center 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. Orland Park, IL
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 2026 Rooftop Outdoor Music Series —Mike Brick Read on Patch
• Assessor's Office to Offer Reassessment Assistance in Lemont —Lemont Township Read on Patch
• Four Young Lemont Artists Earn Special Place at Front of Keepataw Day Parade —Amy Selle Read on Patch
• Oil Paining Demonstration —Betty Kirk Read on Patch
• Obituary: Carol M. Bates —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• We purchased an English Springer Spaniel as a puppy.
  Obviously completely untrained. The biting (puppy teeth) was painful and long lasting. Pulling, pulling, pulling on the leash was causing back… (Nextdoor Ashbury Woods)

• Barton Staffing Solutions, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator 2nd Shift (336793) in Lockport. Apply here.
• S&S Activewear, LLC posted a job opening for Part-Time Warehouse Machine Operator - Restock Driver (SAT-SUN) in Lockport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lemont here.

🗞 Nearby News

Homer Glen

• Siegel's Cottonwood Farm Pumpkin Fest Opens Sept. 19 (patch.com)
• 16th Annual Sweets & Savory Crawl Returns To Downtown Lockport (patch.com)

Bolingbrook

• SpringGreen hosts annual National Advisory Council meeting (lawnandlandscape.com)

Burr Ridge

• No Property Tax? Burr Ridge Eyes Joining Small Club (patch.com)
• Burr Ridge Forgiveness Sought Again For Unpermitted Work (patch.com)

Ok Lemont! 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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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