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Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Palatine To Mark 25 Years Since 9/11 With Memorial Ceremony (patch.com) — Palatine will commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a Patriot Day Memorial Ceremony downtown on Friday morning, inviting the entire community to attend. Palatine firefighters and police will march from Fire Station 85, lower the flag, place a wreath, and ring a ceremonial bell at the Firefighters Memorial to honor victims and first responders.
• Cook County girls volleyball notes: Palatine's Ratay leaving her mark in own sport; Barrington takes second at Jacobs tourney (dailyherald.com) — Palatine High School senior setter Alaina Ratay is rewriting the Pirates' volleyball record book, already holding the school assists mark and leading the varsity again this season. Local fans also get quick updates on how nearby programs like Barrington, Fremd, Hersey, and St. Viator are starting their seasons across early tournaments and invitationals.
• Aaron Del Mar Machine Gun Video Draws Scrutiny (thetruthaboutguns.com) — Palatine resident Aaron Del Mar, the GOP lieutenant governor candidate and Cook County Republican chair, is under scrutiny after posting a video of himself firing a machine gun at a supervised range event. Legal experts question whether simply shooting the weapon could violate Illinois' strict machine gun ban, while Del Mar and gun-rights supporters argue the flap shows how far the state's gun laws reach.
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