🌱 What we know about the 60-shot hotel attack in North Chicago

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In today's newsletter:

• What we know about the 60-shot hotel attack in North Chicago

Also on today's calendar: A Safe Place Youth Services Department and JG Artz.

Today's riddle: Who is taller, Mr Bigger or Mr Bigger's son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Some sun with a shower or two, with a high of 49 and low of 38 degrees.
• Thursday: A shower in places, temps: high: 54, low: 38.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 47 and low of 37 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Teenager injured after multiple gunmen fire at least 60 shots outside hotel in North Chicago (lakemchenryscanner.com) — A teenage woman was hospitalized in stable condition after multiple gunmen fired roughly 60 shots at the car she sat in outside the Red Carpet Inn on Buckley Road in North Chicago. Police recovered about 60 shell casings, believe the attack was targeted, and are working with regional agencies and the Lake County Major Crime Task Force as the investigation continues.
   

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📸 Around North Chicago

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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Chicago

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Thursday April 30

• Lake Forest College Visit - Flight Crew
  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
  9:00 am
• Baseball: JV Game vs Lakes Community (Home)
  North Chicago High School
  4:30 pm

Wednesday May 13

• A Safe Place Youth Services Department and JG Artz →
  220 Washington St, Waukegan
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 29

• Families Learning Together
  Regina Dominican High School, 701 Locust Rd, Wilmette
  7:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Super Silly Egg Hunt Ends! →
  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
  10:00 am
• PreK Art Show
  Lake Bluff Elementary School, 350 W Washington Ave, Lake Bluff
  6:00 pm
• Adler Open House
  Libertyville School District 70, 1381 Lake St, Libertyville
  6:30 pm

Friday May 1

• GLMV Conversations 4 Success Network Group (C4S) - FREE
  Holiday Inn Express, 975 Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills
  8:00 am
• First Friday →
  Downtown Libertyville
  5:00 pm
• Bodacious 80's Night
  Nightshade and Dark's Pandemonium Brewing, 216 W. Cl, Park City
  8:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Multi Chamber 14th Annual Extreme Block Party EXPO & Taste of the Towns
  Doubletree Hotel, 510 Rt. 83, Mundelein
  10:00 am
• New Parent Meetup (Spring 2026) →
  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• AbbVie, Inc posted a job opening for Combination Product Device Quality Manager in North Chicago. Apply here.
• Springs Window Fashions posted a job opening for Assembler/Operator in Waukegan. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Chicago here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lake Bluff

• Obituary: Christian James Healy (doorcountypulse.com)

Waukegan

• Story of resilience continues with annual return of piping plover to Waukegan (dailyherald.com)
• Waukegan library celebrates children at El Día de los Niños event: ‘Kids are our future' (chicagotribune.com)
• Venture One Acquires 122,601 SF Industrial Building in Waukegan, Illinois (rebusinessonline.com)

Lake Forest

• Lake Forest And Lake Bluff Named Tree Cities USA For 2026 (patch.com)

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Ok North Chicago! 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: His son; he's just a little Bigger. (Thank you Joe Y. for sending it in!)
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