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Wednesday June 3rd Patch AM

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In today's newsletter:

  • How did a Lisle-educated business grad pivot into speech-language pathology?
  • Why Lisle’s pension-related property tax burden ranks near the top
  • Community remembers Marla Clausen, married in Lisle in 1982

Also on today's calendar: Friday Night Live Downtown Downers Grove and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, breezy and warm, temps: high: 86, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Student Spotlight: Zaina Ahmed (midwestern.edu) — A Midwestern University speech-language pathology student with a BBA from Benedictine University in Lisle shares how volunteering in clinics and special education settings led her from pre-law to healthcare. She describes valuing communication, supportive faculty, and a close-knit program that feels like family as she prepares for a career helping people find their voices.    

• $292 paid per household in property taxes for Orland Hills local funds in 2024 (southcooknews.com) — Lisle households paid an average of $13,382 in 2024 property taxes toward local police and fire pensions, one of the highest per-household burdens in Illinois. A new statewide analysis shows many municipalities, including Lisle, are carrying large unfunded pension liabilities, meaning today’s residents are helping cover decades of promised benefits through their tax bills.    

• Marla (Burkhart) Clausen (1430wcmy.com) — Lisle is noted as the place where Marla Clausen married her husband Ray in 1982, a meaningful detail in the life of this longtime area resident. Friends and family can honor her at services in Ottawa on Friday, June 5, with visitation beforehand and burial at Fox River Cemetery.    


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🗞 Nearby News

Downers Grove

  • Village Council Will Review Proposal For Automatic Car Wash On Butterfield (patch.com)
  • Hinsdale Central, despite supersectional loss to New Trier, savors run: ‘They play with so much heart' (shawlocal.com)
  • 90% of Pet Indies Would Disagree With These 10 Comments (petsplusmag.com)

Wheaton

  • Cream Of Wheaton Returns This Weekend: What To Know (patch.com)

Naperville

  • 3 Arrested During 'Teen Takeover' In Naperville: Report (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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