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🌱 Patch AM: What we know after the deadly shooting at Oakbrook Center
Spotted on the Oak Brook calendar: Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4)

Hello Oak Brook! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
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!)
- 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.
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📸 Around Oak Brook
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Brook
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★ Featured events ★
- Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) →
100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
10:00 am - Lagers For Labs Brewery Fundraiser →
Alter Brewing Co., 2300 Wisconsin Ave, Downers Grove
5:30 pm - The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet →
1521 S. Linn White Dr., Northerly Island, Chicago, IL 60605,
11:00 am
Saturday October 3
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- 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 - Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) →
100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
11:00 am - The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
5:30 pm - Women in the Bible: Women Theologians and Women of the Bible →
Hope Presbyterian Church, 1771 Wiesbrook Rd S, Wheaton
10:00 am
Friday October 2
Sunday October 4
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
📣 Oak Brook Shout Outs!
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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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