🌱 Patch AM: Nomination Petition Packets Available As Seats Open For Village Trustee, Clerk In Lisle

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In today's newsletter:

• Thinking of serving Lisle? Candidate packets are ready now
• Lisle man indicted as investigators seek key Fox River boating witnesses

Also on today's calendar: Garden Club to feature Forest Preserve District President 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 61 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 82, low: 60.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nomination Petition Packets Available As Seats Open For Village Trustee, Clerk In Lisle (patch.com) — Lisle residents now have the chance to pick up nomination petition packets for three open village trustee seats and the village clerk position, all on the ballot April 6, 2027. Packets are available at Lisle Village Hall, and prospective candidates can begin collecting signatures immediately, with filing scheduled for mid-November.
   

• DNR asks for help identifying boat seen before fatal Fox River crash (nbcchicago.com) — A Lisle resident has been indicted on first-degree murder and DUI-related charges after a high-speed boat collision on the Fox River in McHenry County that killed a 48-year-old woman and injured her fiancé. Investigators are asking the public to help identify another boat seen nearby that may hold key witness information, though its occupants are not suspected of causing the crash.
   

📸 Around Lisle

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lisle

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Garden Club to feature Forest Preserve District President →
  Lombard Community Building, 433 E St Charles Rd, Lombard
  12:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Farmland Owner Conservation Connections →
  The Morton Arboretum, 4100 IL-53, Lisle
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• Great American Dog Show →
  Cantigny Park, 151 Winfield Rd, Wheaton
  8:00 am
Sunday September 13
• 2026 Invisible Wounds Foundation Evening of Honor →
  The Morton Arboretum, 4100 IL-53, Lisle
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 26
• TIME TBD- Baseball-V Boys - VS Cass (Game) →
  Lisle CUSD 202 HOME - Community Park Field 1
  9:15 pm
• TIME TBD- Baseball-JV Boys @ Homer (Game) →
  Lisle CUSD 202 Away - Butler Field - 1900 Farrell Road, Lockport
  9:30 pm
Thursday August 27
• Fall Pictures
  Lisle CUSD 202 Lisle, IL 60532
Thursday September 3
• The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
  5:30 pm
Friday September 11
• World Doctors Orchestra Naperville Charity Concert at Wentz Hall →
  Wentz Concert Hall & Fine Arts Center, 171 E Chicago Ave, Naperville
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Taps on Tour: Oktoberfest →
  1825 Short St, Lisle
  11:30 am
• "Melodies and Memories" Show Will Bring Barbershop Champion Groups to Naperville →
  Grace United Methodist Church, 300 E Gartner Rd, Naperville
  3:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• NAMIWalks DuPage →
  St. James Farm Forest Preserve, St James Farm Forest Preserve, Warrenville
  9:00 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: Cheri Lee —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• Lisle Community Unit School District #202 posted a job opening for Competitive Cheer Head Coach in Lisle. Apply here.
• Benedictine Health System posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Lisle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lisle here.

🗞 Nearby News

Downers Grove

• Downers Grove Park District receives $3,500 ComEd grant for Lyman Woods (shawlocal.com)
• What's new in District 58? Here's a summary of the big changes ahead for the new school year (shawlocal.com)

Wheaton

• 2026 Marks the 10-Year Anniversary of Dr. Larycia Hawkins' Departure from Wheaton (thewheatonrecord.com)
• Saturday Morning Protest: 'Blame the Billionaires' (thewheatonrecord.com)
• 'Much more than old books on a shelf': DuPage recorder celebrates return of long-lost land records book (chicagotribune.com)

Glen Ellyn

• More Than 2 Dozen Species Available For Native Tree And Shrub Sale In Glen Ellyn (patch.com)

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-- 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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