🌱 Mount Prospect goalkeeper’s unlikely journey to the U.S. national team
Mount Prospect, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Mount Prospect! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Mount Prospect goalkeeper’s unlikely journey to the U.S. national team
Also on today's calendar: 2026 Craft And Market Day and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Turning sunny; less humid, with a high of 66 and low of 50 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 52.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Schwake gets the call (email)he's been dreaming of for years (tnledger.com) — A Mount Prospect native, goalkeeper Brian Schwake, has earned his first call-up to the U.S. Men’s National Team after a standout season with Nashville SC. The 25-year-old DePaul alum took an unconventional route through Scotland and Spain, and now leads MLS in clean sheets while competing for a long-term national team spot. 
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2026 Craft And Market Day →
First Congregational Church Of Des Plaines, 766 Graceland Ave, Des Plaines
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Two Year Anniversary →
The Picklr Mount Prospect 211 W Rand Rd, Mt Prospect, IL, 60056,
12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
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Old School →
Station 34, 34 S Main St, Mount Prospect
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The Trails Challenge Youth 2K OCR Race (Youth Adventure Race) →
Woodlands Trails Park, 1500 E. Euclid, Mount Prospect
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Saturday Daily Specials: Beer, Pizzas, and More! →
Station 34, 34 S Main St, Mount Prospect
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Куклено представление „Тея и Капчица“ →
Културен център „Българика“, 1120 S Elmhurst Rd, Mount Prospect
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Gratitude Generation Grateful Dinks Pickleball Event →
The Picklr, 211 W. Rand Rd., Mount Prospect
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2026 Lemons of Love Pink Lemonade 5K Run/Walk →
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Sunday Daily Specials: Wings, Beer, Bloody Marys and Mimosas! →
Station 34, 34 S Main St, Mount Prospect
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Renew 214 Information Session/Building Tour →
Buffalo Grove High School, 1100 W Dundee Rd, Buffalo Grove
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Mount Prospect Music Trivia Night | Mount Prospect Public House →
Mount Prospect Public House, 18 W Busse Ave, Mt Prospect
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Singles Social Hour →
Mount Prospect Public House, 18 W Busse Ave, Mount Prospect, IL 60056
7:00 pm
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Recently I have been private messaged by men I don’t know with whom I haven’t noticed being part of a community chat.
It was So awful I considered him scary so I reported him and asked ND for their opinion. I didn’t hear back but they notified me al 8 of his messages… (Nextdoor Weller Creek Park) - Who asked about interest on the D214 referendum?
Yes, on the graphic shared at the July 23rd meeting -it says 5% compounding interest over 5 year construction period. (Nextdoor Prospect Manor)
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🗞 Nearby News
Des Plaines
- New video shows moments leading up to deadly shooting involving Des Plaines officer (wgntv.com)
- Panel Recommends OK For Apartment Plan At Golf, Wolf (journal-topics.com)
Arlington Heights
- Lutheran Home to host walk benefiting the Alzheimer's Association (dailyherald.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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