🌱 Could an 80,000-seat Bears stadium really land in tiny McCook?

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In today's newsletter:

• Could an 80,000-seat Bears stadium really land in tiny McCook?
• McCook sausage plant recall: what to know about the plastic risk

Also on today's calendar: Self Care Sunday and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Warm with periods of sun, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
• Wednesday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 75, low: 67.
• Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bears in McCook (lionnewspaper.com) — A bold proposal from tiny McCook could bring a massive new Chicago Bears stadium, hotel, and entertainment complex to the corner of 55th Street and East Avenue, just minutes from local schools and neighborhoods. Village leaders pitch it as a way to keep the team in Illinois, while fans weigh the tradeoffs with Soldier Field and possible moves to Arlington Heights or Indiana.
   

• Illinois breakfast sausage products recalled with concerns of foreign material (meatpoultry.com) — A McCook-based Fontanini Foods plant has recalled more than a ton of frozen pork breakfast sausage links after customers reported finding clear, hard plastic in the product. While the recalled cases were shipped to restaurants in other states, federal officials warn some boxes may still be in freezers and urge anyone with them not to serve or eat the links.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in McCook

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Self Care Sunday →
  Remi La Grange, 23 Calendar Ave, La Grange
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 21
• Fall Legislative Breakfast IL 2026 Election: Shaping Illinois For Generations To Come →
  Premier Catering & Events, 6240 Joliet Rd, Countryside
  7:30 am

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Coffee & Commerce
  Blueberry Hill, 49 S. La Grange Rd, McCook
  8:30 am
• Coffee + Conversations
  Blueberry Hill, 49 S. La Grange Rd, McCook
  8:30 am
Saturday October 10
• FREE-Food For Families in Need →
  Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2317 S Wolf Rd, Hillside
  11:00 am
Sunday October 25
• Pretty In Pink Breast Cancer Survivor Brunch →
  Crystal Sky Banquets, 7941 47th Street, McCook
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Baby Storytime
  Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• Toddler Time @ 10 →
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut Street, Western Springs
  10:00 am
• Tech One-On-One Help →
  La Grange Public Library, 10 W Cossitt Ave, La Grange
  11:00 am
• Preschool Pals →
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut Street, Western Springs
  1:00 pm
• After School Art Studio
  Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
  4:00 pm
• Girls Volleyball @ Komarek
  Komarek School, 8940 W 24th St, North Riverside
  4:00 pm
• Girls Basketball vs. Westchester
  Park Jr. High School, 325 N Park Rd, La Grange Park
  4:15 pm
• Boys Softball vs. Gurrie
  Hanesworth Park , La Grange Park, IL 60526, USA
  4:15 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lyons

• Drug referral spike attributed to new systems (lionnewspaper.com)
• History comes to Commissioners Park in Justice (southwestregionalpublishing.com)

La Grange

• Elevator Firm Complained Lyons Township High Pushed Request Aside (patch.com)
• Old Ethnic Eatery Near La Grange Still Empty (patch.com)

Brookfield

• Riverside and Brookfield property transfers for August 2026 (rblandmark.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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