🌱 Patch AM: How a Lemont native turned a dating title into real help

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Lemont native turned a dating title into real help

Also on today's calendar: Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Hot and humid, with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A thunderstorm in the area, temps: high: 91, low: 71.
• Friday: A thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Chicago's 2026 Most Eligible Bachelorette Donates To Zelda's Kitchen Witches (patch.com) — A Lemont-born resident, Krysta Privoznik, recently earned the title of Chicago's 2026 "Most Eligible Bachelorette" and turned her $1,000 prize into a donation supporting women facing homelessness and domestic violence. Drawing on her own experience as a survivor, she chose Palos Heights–based Zelda's Kitchen Witches, which helps women and children set up new homes with essential kitchen items.
   

📸 Around Lemont

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lemont

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 6
• Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show →
  Orland Park Civic Center 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. Orland Park, IL,
  10:00 am
Monday September 28
• 2026 Golf Outing & 19th Hole Reception →
  Edgewood Valley Country Club, 7500 Willow Springs Rd, Burr Ridge IL,
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 2
• Understanding Your Reassessment Notice Lemont →
  16300 Alba, Lemont
  10:00 am
Thursday September 3
• DCM Ingenious Inventors (Grades 4 - 8)
  Lemont Public Library District Lemont Public Library - Children's Activity Center
  4:00 pm
• Get Moving with Michelle
  Heritage Corridor Business Alliance Michelle Kerfin State Farm Agency 14821 Founders Crossing Homer Glen
  6:00 pm
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
• Sawyer Sunday Funday →
  227 Heritage Quarries Dr, Lemont
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• Oil Painting Demonstration →
  Homer Township Public Library, 14320 W 151st St, Homer Glen
  9:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Fall Acting Workshop Intensive →
  LATTE Theater (Conservatory for Young Adult Creatives), 9008 Fairview Ave, Brookfield
  9:45 am
• Falconry at the Forge →
  227 Heritage Quarries Dr, Lemont
  10:00 am
Monday September 14
• Lemont VFW Scholarship Golf Outing →
  15780 W New Ave, Lemont
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Addicted To Love: A Robert Palmer Dance Party- live on the Outdoor Rooftop —Mike Brick Read on Patch
• Obituary: Russell D. Ruettiger —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Patricia J. Peeples —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Film Screening at the Old Joliet Prison "Route 66: The Main Street of America" —Mike Brick Read on Patch
• Obituary: Patricia Liccardi —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Woodridge. Apply here.
• PNC posted a job opening for Lead Teller in Lockport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lemont here.

🗞 Nearby News

Homer Glen

• Nonprofit Thrift Center Opening In Homer Glen (patch.com)

Darien

• Homer Glen suspends use of Flock cameras amid misuse allegations (chicagotribune.com)

Bolingbrook

• Lockport man reported missing in Smoky Mountains, search ongoing (chicagotribune.com)
• Teams going door-to-door in Will County to assess Aug. 11 storm damage to help with disaster relief (shawlocal.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: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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