🌱 How a Morton Grove student mentors first-year classmates far from home
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Morton Grove student mentors first-year classmates far from home
Also on today's calendar: Marriage of the Sacred and Profane and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Want to hear a joke about a broken pencil? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cool with clouds and sun, with a high of 56 and low of 49 degrees.
- Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 61, low: 54.
- Saturday: A shower in the a.m.; cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Comm Coaches act as mentors to younger students (marquette.edu) — A Morton Grove native, sophomore journalism major Elena Metinidis is highlighted for her work as a Comm Coach helping first-year students adjust at Marquette’s Diederich College of Communication. The story explains how these peer mentors support newcomers academically and socially, from classroom help to bonding events, and how the program boosts student retention and a sense of belonging. 
📸 Around Morton Grove
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Chess Academy →
Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove
7:00 pm
Thursday May 21
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Other local events
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Orchestra Concert (5th-8th Grade)
Lincoln Junior High School , Skokie, IL 60077, USA
6:30 pm -
Cuddle Bugs Baby Massage →
Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove
10:00 am -
Choir Concert
Lincoln Junior High School, 7839 Lincoln Ave, Skokie
6:30 pm -
Family Storytime →
Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove
10:00 am -
Marriage of the Sacred and Profane →
Northminster Presbyterian Church, 2515 Central Park Ave, Evanston
3:30 pm -
Fox Valley at the Fairgrounds Antiques Show →
DuPage Event Center & Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Rd, Wheaton
9:00 am -
6/8- Morton Grove, IL- Gold Rush →
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant, 6731 Dempster St, Morton Grove
7:00 pm -
6/9- Morton Grove, IL- Gold Rush →
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant, 6731 Dempster St, Morton Grove
7:00 pm
Thursday May 21
Saturday May 23
Tuesday May 26
Saturday May 30
Sunday May 31
Saturday June 6
Monday June 8
Tuesday June 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Senior Project Exhibition
Winnetka Campus - Fieldhouse Ath - WC -
8:45 am -
Volunteer Day!
VFW Post 3579, 7255 Caldwell Ave., Park Ridge
10:00 am -
WTTW Kids Learn & Play
Budlong Woods Branch Library, 5630 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago
10:30 am -
Tales, Tunes and Play Time for Babies
Edgebrook Branch Library, 5331 West Devon Avenue, Chicago
10:30 am
Thursday May 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Upscale Restaurant General Manager in Morton Grove. Apply here.
- ABM posted a job opening for SCHOOL CUSTODIAL CLEANER - No Experience Required in Skokie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Morton Grove here.
🗞 Nearby News
Niles
- Niles Chamber, VFW Post 3579 Host First Volunteer Day This Week (journal-topics.com)
- Missing Glenview man with ‘cognitive impairment' found dead, police say (chicagotribune.com)
- Home Depot profit falls, but it tops expectations in the face of growing economic uncertainty (click2houston.com)
Skokie
- Skokie Traffic Enforcement Will Target Unbuckled Seatbelts (patch.com)
- Skokie Man Shot And Killed Early Tuesday Morning (patch.com)
Glenview
- Man Who Struck Victim In Head With Gun At Glenview Motel Sentenced (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Nevermind, it has no point. (Thank you Kristi B. for sending it in!)
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