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🌱 Patch AM: How Oak Brook buyers can avoid getting stuck with a flood car

Coming up on the Oak Brook Patch calendar: Brain Fair

Wednesday August 19th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hi there, Oak Brook! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Oak Brook buyers can avoid getting stuck with a flood car

Also on today's calendar: Brain Fair and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Humid, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• National Insurance Crime Bureau warns of flood-damaged vehicles (aftermarketmatters.com) — From its Oak Brook headquarters, the National Insurance Crime Bureau is warning residents to be extra cautious about flood-damaged used cars as flood season ramps up nationwide. Oak Brook drivers are urged to run VINs through NICB's free VINCheck tool, get full history reports, and watch for musty odors, rust, and other red flags before buying.
   

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Other local events
    Wednesday August 19
  • Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting - Jefferson ECC
    Jefferson Early Childhood Center , 130 N Hazelton Ave, Wheaton
    7:00 pm
  • Wheaton North Fall Curriculum Night
    Cusd 200 701 W Thomas Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187, USA
    7:00 pm
  • Thursday August 20
  • House Tour: Back to School in the 1890s
    Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Kline Creek Farm
    10:00 am
  • Nature Photography and Journaling Hike
    Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Fullersburg Woods
    10:00 am
  • Monthly Luncheon- Progressive Networking
    Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Abbington Banquets 3S002 IL Route 53 Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
    11:30 am
  • Caregiver Support Group at The Wheaton Library
    Wheaton Chamber of Commerce This monthly meeting will take place at the: WHEATON PUBLIC LIBRARY 225 N. Cross Street Wheaton, IL 60187
    12:00 pm
  • Friday August 21
  • Hotel Chocolat Ribbon Cutting →
    Hotel Chocolat, 96 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
    11:00 am
  • Thursday August 27
  • Celebrate National Pork Chop Day Thursday, August 27 at Perry's Steakhouse & Grille →
    Perry's Steakhouse & Grille, 5 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
    4:00 pm
  • Saturday August 29
  • Rivian Community: Back To School Celebration →
    Rivian, 622 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
    10:00 am
  • Thursday September 3
  • Tony Laughlin Memorial Fund 4th Annual RAD Golf Fest →
    3500 Midwest Rd, Oak Brook
    10:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Rivian Community: Back to School Celebration —David Carlin Read on Patch
  • Mosquito Abatement & WNV Updates
    https://westmont.illinois.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/2393 (Nextdoor )
  • Village of Westmont Brush Pickup Guidelines
    https://westmont.illinois.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/2394 (Nextdoor )
  • Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Upscale Executive Chef in Oak Brook. Apply here.
  • California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. posted a job opening for Busser in Oak Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Brook here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hinsdale

  • Hinsdale DUI Suspect Asleep Behind Wheel: Cops (patch.com)
  • Hinsdale Conservative Claims Role In Bailey Campaign; Campaign Won't Say (patch.com)
  • How much higher was average administrator pay than teacher pay in Hinsdale Township High School District 86 in 2024-25? (dupagepolicyjournal.com)

Westmont

  • Village of Westmont Brush Pickup Guidelines (illinois.gov)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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