🌱 Patch AM: See how Glenbrook North stacks up against other top suburban high schools

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In today's newsletter:

• See how Glenbrook North stacks up against other top suburban high schools

Also on today's calendar: Central Street Evanston's 5th Annual Summer Evening Takeout Picnic and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 64.
• Thursday: Chance of a shower, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Stevenson, New Trier, Glenbrook North, Fremd, Hersey Ranked Among Top By U.S. News (journal-topics.com) — Families in Northbrook can celebrate Glenbrook North High School being ranked among the top public high schools in the Chicago area, Illinois and the nation in U.S. News & World Report's latest list. The rankings compare more than 27,000 schools and show several nearby north and northwest suburban high schools also performing strongly, giving local parents useful context on regional academic competition.
   

📸 Around Northbrook

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Northbrook

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 25
• Central Street Evanston's 5th Annual Summer Evening Takeout Picnic →
  Independence Park, 2627 Stewart Ave, Evanston
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Voices of Hope Community Chorus — Fall Invitation →
  St Lukes Lutheran Church, 205 N Prospect Ave, Park Ridge
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Operation Shred It & Forget It — Northfield Township Road District →
  237 Melvin Dr, Northbrook
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Special Needs Trusts and Guardianships: An NSSC Tuesday Club Presentation →
  North Shore Senior Center, 161 Northfield Rd, Northfield
  10:30 am
• Beginning Band Parent Night
  Meadowbrook Elementary School Northbrook Junior High Room 406
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Northbrook Woman's Club Partners with Bernie's Book Bank for Community Book Drive →
  Northbrook Farmers Market, Meadow Rd, Northbrook
  8:00 am
Thursday August 27
• YMCA Education Series (Y.E.S): Heal "Heel" Pain Naturally →
  2705 Techny Rd, Northbrook
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Discovering the Film Locations of South Dakota →
  North Shore Senior Center, 161 Northfield Rd, Northfield
  10:30 am
• YMCA Education Series: Heal Neck Pain Naturally →
  2705 Techny Rd, Northbrook
  12:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Benjamin Franklin (Online) →
  North Shore Senior Center, 161 Northfield Rd, Northfield
  1:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Foreign Policy Roundtable (Online) →
  North Shore Senior Center, 161 Northfield Rd, Northfield
  9:30 am
• Danny Kaye: He Did It All (Hybrid) →
  North Shore Senior Center, 161 Northfield Rd, Northfield
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kroger posted a job opening for Meat Clerk in Northbrook. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Not Costco, Not Best Buy: This Walk-In Electronics Store Gets Consumer Reports' Top Rating (slashgear.com)
• Morning Preview: August 24, 2026 (eoption.com)
• Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC Buys New Shares in lululemon athletica inc. $LULU (marketbeat.com)

Glencoe

• Review: 'Sisters' offers a nightmare view of AI companionship (chicagotribune.com)
• Afternoon Briefing: 'Broadview Six' fallout hits rape case against CBP agent (chicagotribune.com)

Highland Park

• Mystery Of The Stolen Electric Guitar: Highland Park Crime Blotter (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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