🌱 How a North Chicago native broke a historic U.S. military barrier
North Chicago, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readHi North Chicago! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a North Chicago native broke a historic U.S. military barrier
Also on today's calendar: Peace In The Streets: Peace Walk Against Violence and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: Why was the skeleton lonely? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 52 degrees.
- Tuesday: More clouds than sun, temps: high: 63, low: 54.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Today in Chicago History: Commuter train hits school bus hit in Fox River Grove, killing 7 students (chicagotribune.com) — A notable moment for North Chicago gets a brief spotlight here, recalling native son Col. Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becoming the first Black general in any U.S. military branch in 1940. The piece surveys other Chicago-area milestones on Oct. 25, from early railroads to film premieres and a tragic 1995 school bus–train collision in Fox River Grove. 
📸 Around North Chicago
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Upcoming Events in
North Chicago
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IA Board Meeting
North Chicago SD 187, 2301 Kemble Ave, North Chicago
6:00 pm -
NCCHS Haunted High School
Athletics Wing
5:00 pm -
FOP Board Meeting
North Chicago SD 187, 2301 Kemble Ave, North Chicago
6:00 pm -
Peace In The Streets: Peace Walk Against Violence →
1801 Sheridan Rd, 1801 Sheridan Rd, North Chicago
7:30 pm
Tuesday October 27
Wednesday October 28
Thursday October 29
Tuesday November 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Health & Community Services Committee →
Court and Administrative Complex, 18 N County Street, Waukegan
8:30 am -
Law & Judicial Committee →
Court and Administrative Complex, 18 N County Street, Waukegan
10:30 am -
Accessing Workforce Services Information Session →
Lake County Job Center, 1 N. Genesee St., Waukegan
1:00 pm -
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee →
Court and Administrative Complex, 18 N County Street, Waukegan
1:00 pm -
Zumba Fitness Night →
Field House Sports, Fitness & Aquatics Center, 800 Baldwin Avenue, Waukegan
6:15 pm -
Join Us for Breakfast-Libertyville Sunrise Rotary →
BankFinancial, 1123 S. Milwaukee Avenue, 2nd Floor, Libertyville -
Public Works & Transportation Committee →
Court and Administrative Complex, 18 N County Street, Waukegan
8:30 am -
Resume Assistance at the Job Center of Lake County →
1 North Genesee Street, Waukegan
10:00 am
Tuesday October 27
Wednesday October 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Aerotek posted a job opening for First Shift Shipping Clerk in Lake Bluff. Apply here.
- Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Waukegan, Illinois in Waukegan. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near North Chicago here.
🗞 Nearby News
Lake Bluff
- Lake Bluff trustee appointed judge in 19th Judicial Circuit (shawlocal.com)
Waukegan
- Mold in Chicago-area schools is a growing problem as climate change intensifies summer storms (chicagotribune.com)
- State revokes trauma center designation for Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan for 2nd time in less than 3 years (lakemchenryscanner.com)
- Man accused of slashing co-worker in head with machete, leaving large gash that needed staples in Zion (lakemchenryscanner.com)
Deerfield
- Deerfield Apartment Fire Sends Residents To Hospital, Displaces Families: Report (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the skeleton lonely?" — He had no body to play with. (Thank you Margie S. for sending it in!)
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