🌱 Patch AM: How Oak Brook’s midgrade gas prices stack up against nearby DuPage towns

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In today's newsletter:

• How Oak Brook's midgrade gas prices stack up against nearby DuPage towns

Also on today's calendar: Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Increasing clouds and warm, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
• Wednesday: A touch of afternoon rain, temps: high: 75, low: 66.
• Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cheapest midgrade gas in DuPage County at $4.64 per gallon in week ending Sept. 19 (dupagepolicyjournal.com) — Drivers in Oak Brook are paying among the lower midgrade gas prices in DuPage County, with recent reports showing several area stations at $4.99 per gallon. A new GasBuddy analysis compares Oak Brook's prices with neighboring towns and explains how global oil markets and refinery issues are keeping fuel costs elevated across Illinois.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Brook

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) →
  100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet →
  1521 S. Linn White Dr., Northerly Island, Chicago, IL 60605,
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Wednesday Wilderness Walk
  Lincoln Marsh
  8:00 am
• Volunteer Workday at the Nursery
  Blackwell
  9:00 am
• Evening Hike Club
  Herrick Lake
  6:00 pm
• Celebrate ESCAPE ME with Tahereh Mafi at B&N Oakbrook! →
  Barnes & Noble - Oakbrook Center (Oak Brook, IL), 297 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
  6:00 pm
• 9/30: Countdown to 250 - Celebrating Our Freedom
  DuPage County Historical Museum, 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton
  7:00 pm
• Faculty Artists: Meditations and Lamentations featuring Leonardo
  Armerding Center for Music and the Arts 132 Recital Hall
  7:30 pm
Thursday October 1
• Month of October: Pumpkin Fest
  Cosley Zoo, 1356 North Gary Ave, Wheaton
  9:00 am
Friday October 2
• 10/2: Night at the Museum – "Cars"
  DuPage County Historical Museum, 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton
  6:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) →
  100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
  11:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Lagers For Labs Brewery Fundraiser →
  Alter Brewing Co., 2300 Wisconsin Ave, Downers Grove
  5:30 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Drainage,pavers,sod installation ,land cleanup and yard fall clean up
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hawk Automotive Group posted a job opening for Payroll Clerk in Oak Brook. Apply here.
• Macy's posted a job opening for Retail Merchandising Associate - Polo, Oak Brook Center - Full Time in Oak Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Brook here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Ohio Football's Rushing Attack Paves the Way for a Win Over Stonehill (wvnews.com)
• Benton new treasurer in Countryside (southwestregionalpublishing.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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