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What's up Niles! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Looking for flexible part-time work at a Niles dispensary?
• How a Niles printer is thriving while others fall behind

Also on today's calendar: 31st Annual Care Strut For Strays 2026 and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 67 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid with a shower or two, temps: high: 74, low: 65.
• Friday: Humid with periods of sun, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Part Time Cashier/Budtender - Bud & Rita's Dispensary - Niles, IL (oregonlive.com) — A Niles cannabis dispensary is hiring part-time cashier/budtenders at $17 an hour, with shifts that include mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Applicants must be at least 21, tech-proficient, comfortable handling cash and cards, and able to stand, bend, and lift while providing friendly, compliant customer service in a regulated environment.
   

• Get Better or Fall Behind (piworld.com) — A fast-growing Niles-based printing company, Specialty Print Communications, is highlighted as an example of how investing in technology, automation, and people can drive double-digit revenue gains. The article urges print businesses to use the PRINTING United Expo to target specific workflow and equipment upgrades, arguing that firms which delay investment risk falling behind in a rapidly changing industry.
   

📸 Around Niles

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Niles

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• 31st Annual Care Strut For Strays 2026 →
  Mcgrath Evanston Subaru, 3340 Oakton St, Skokie
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 23
• Jewish New Year Concert with Maxwell Street Klezmer Band →
  Sabor A Café Niles - Steakhouse & Live Music Venue, 6873 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Free Wednesday Open Mic Comedy at Comedy Plex →
  Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce, 1128 Lake Street (Lower Level), Oak Park
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Sustainability Expo
  6140 Dempster, 6140 Dempster Street, Morton Grove
  10:00 am
• Indivisible Niles Maine Township Membership Meeting →
  Park Ridge Public Library, 20 S Prospect Ave, Park Ridge
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Regular Board of Trustees Meeting →
  Village of Niles Administration Building (Village Hall), 1000 Civic Center Drive, Niles
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• St. Peter's UCC Annual Rummage and Bake Sale →
  8013 Laramie Ave, Skokie
  10:00 am
• Xylem Seed Garden Workdays →
  North Branch Xylem Seed Garden, 6633 W Harts Road, Niles
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• St. Peter's UCC Annual Rummage and Bake Sale →
  8013 Laramie Ave, Skokie
  10:00 am
• Bunker Hill North Flatwoods Volunteer Workdays →
  Bunker Hill North Flatwoods, 6600 W Harts Road, Niles
  10:00 am
Monday September 28
• Delegate Meeting →
  6311 W Gross Point Road, Niles
  8:00 pm

📣 Niles Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 16
• Women in Business Breakfast
  Park Ridge Country Club, 636 N Prospect Ave, Park Ridge
  8:30 am
• Ribbon Cutting for the Oak Park, IL Film Festival!
  Classic Cinemas on Lake, 1022 Lake Street, Oak Park
  10:00 am
• Bingo/Lunch →
  Morton Grove Civic Center, 6140 Dempster Street, Morton Grove
  10:00 am
• Rummy Cube →
  Morton Grove Civic Center, 6140 Dempster Street, Morton Grove
  12:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Niles PatchAM possible:

• Touch of Egypt LLC — (563) 594-7829
• PEER Services, Inc. — (847) 492-1778
• ProCare Family Dental – Morton Grove — (847) 965-6223
• Just My Care — 8479041012

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• H&R Block posted a job opening for Block Advisors Accounting Specialist in Park Ridge. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Full Time Teller - Des Plaines, IL at Wintrust Financial Corporation in Des Plaines, Illinois in Des Plaines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Niles here.

🗞 Nearby News

Park Ridge

• 300 THAMES Parkway #3F, Park Ridge, IL 60068 Property for sale (corcoran.com)
• Documentary on whether Ferris Butler was inspiration for Ferries Bueller coming to Pickwick Theatre (chicagotribune.com)

Skokie

• Skokie-Niles Village Crossing Changes Hands In $122M Deal (patch.com)

Glenview

• FBI Impersonation Scam, Stolen Vehicle Flees: Glenview Police Blotter (patch.com)

Ok Niles! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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