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🌱 Patch AM: How much are Seton Creek Drive homes really selling for now?

And check out 2nd Annual Oktoberfest on the Oswego Patch calendar

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Greetings Oswego! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How much are Seton Creek Drive homes really selling for now?
  • See how Oswego 308's teacher attendance stacks up against all Illinois districts.

Also on today's calendar: 2nd Annual Oktoberfest and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Sun and areas of high clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, warm and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sale closed in Oswego: $350,000 for a single-family home (shawlocal.com) — A home on Seton Creek Drive in Oswego recently sold for $350,000, adding another data point for local property values. The three-bedroom, three-bath house joins several nearby Seton Creek properties that have closed between $350,000 and $400,000 this year, offering residents a snapshot of current neighborhood pricing trends.
   

• Burnham School District 154-5 had 90% of teacher attendance rate during 2024-25 (southcooknews.com) — Burnham School District's teacher attendance rate reached 90%, and a long statewide list shows how every Illinois district compares, including Oswego Community Unit School District 308 at about 99.9%. For Oswego families, the data highlights that local teacher attendance is among the very highest in Illinois, offering context on staff stability and classroom continuity across the state.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • SUV stolen in Montgomery as shots fired (chronicleillinois.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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