🌱 Patch AM: What we know after the deadly shooting at Oakbrook Center

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In today's newsletter:

• What we know after the deadly shooting at Oakbrook Center

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 belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain becoming heavier; humid, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 67, low: 52.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oak Brook, IL: Man Dead, Woman Wounded in Shooting at Oakbrook Center Mall (theunionstar.com) — Oak Brook police say a confrontation between two groups in the Oakbrook Center parking lot Wednesday left one man dead at the scene and a woman hospitalized, though they believe there's no ongoing threat to shoppers. Officers quickly tracked a fleeing vehicle using license plate technology, detained several people, and plan a 2 p.m. Thursday press conference to share more details and potential charges.
   

📸 Around Oak Brook

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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
Thursday October 8
• Lagers For Labs Brewery Fundraiser →
  Alter Brewing Co., 2300 Wisconsin Ave, Downers Grove
  5:30 pm
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

Friday October 2
• 10/2: Night at the Museum – "Cars"
  DuPage County Historical Museum, 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton
  6:00 am
• Volunteer Restoration Workday
  Willowbrook
  9:00 am
• Peabody's Pages Book Club Three-Week Program Begins
  Graue Mill and Museum
  10:00 am
• Stars and Stripes: Our American Flag
  St. James Farm
  11:00 am
• 10/2: Night at the Museum - "Cars"
  DuPage County Historical Museum, 102 E. Wesley St., Wheaton
  6:00 pm
• Gothic Ghost Stories
  Mayslake Peabody Estate
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) →
  100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
  11:00 am
Thursday October 15
• The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Women in the Bible: Women Theologians and Women of the Bible →
  Hope Presbyterian Church, 1771 Wiesbrook Rd S, Wheaton
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chicago-Area Perry's Goes Retro with the Return of FlashBack Friday, Featuring 79-Cent Offerings October 2 —Cindy Kurman Read on Patch

• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Shops at Oakbrook Pl in Oak Brook. Apply here.
• Sweetgreen, Inc. posted a job opening for Oakbrook - Shift Leader in Oak Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Brook here.

🗞 Nearby News

Westmont

• Westmont Village Board approves pilot permit fee waiver program (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
• Library Receives Master Gardener Teamwork Award (illinois.gov)

Downers Grove

• Owner To Reopen Everest Asian Fusion As Crab King Cajun Boil & Bar In Downers Grove (patch.com)

Ok Oak Brook! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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