🌱 Patch AM: Have you seen this missing 24-year-old from Palatine?

Good day Palatine! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Have you seen this missing 24-year-old from Palatine?
• Palatine remembers Dennis "Tuck" Tucker and his life of teaching

Also on today's calendar: Harvest Hayride and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 81, low: 55.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and warm, with a high of 74 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Illinois restaurant worker Alyssa Smith missing after vanishing on Chicago trip with boyfriend (commstrader.com) — A 24-year-old Palatine woman, Alyssa Smith, is missing after a late-September trip to Chicago, and Palatine police and her family are urgently asking for credible tips. She was last seen in Chicago's 11th District and may have been spotted in Grant Park or on the West Side. Residents are urged to study her description, ignore online rumors, and contact police with any information.
   

• Dennis Tucker (blogspot.com) — Longtime Palatine resident Dennis "Tuck" Tucker, 78, has died at home after facing cancer with grace, leaving behind his wife Diane and a large extended family. A former healthcare executive turned business professor, he taught at Roosevelt University and National Louis University, mentoring students with real-world strategy simulations. His family invites remembrances through donations to the Joplin Humane Society.
   

📸 Around Palatine

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palatine

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Subaru's Make a Dog's Day Adoption Event! →
  Napleton's Palatine Subaru, 1911 N Rand Rd, Palatine
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Harvest Hayride →
  Twin Lakes Golf Course & Recreation Area, 1200 E Lake Dr, Palatine
  5:00 pm
• Friends Book Sale →
  700 N. North Ct.
  6:00 pm
• Friends of the Palatine Library Used Book Sale →
  700 N. North Ct.
  6:00 pm
• 8th grade perform with PHS marching band at the PHS football game
  Palatine High School footballl game
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Friends Book Sale →
  700 N. North Ct.
  9:30 am
• Friends of the Palatine Library October Used Book Sale →
  , Palatine
  9:30 am
• Volunteer Orientation →
  Adoption Center, 570 N. Smith Street, Palatine
  10:00 am
• Downtown Palatine Grand Re-Opening →
  Firefighters Memorial Parking Lot - Downtown Palatine, Brockway and Slade Street, Palatine
  3:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Wake Up to Fresh Do-Rite Donuts on Chicago Marathon Sunday! Order by 2pm Saturday. →
  5:30 am
Tuesday October 13
• The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
  5:30 pm
Friday October 16
• The Roommate →
  Parker Players Theater Company, 540 W Northwest Hwy, Barrington
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Harper College's new Banana Lounge offers free bananas, space to connect —Harper College Read on Patch

• What is the current cost for a " Furnace Clean and Check and Replace the Humidifier Pad " ?
  based on you having someone come out for service. (Nextdoor Reseda)

• Sonic posted a job opening for Crew Member in Palatine. Apply here.
• Maverick Currencies posted a job opening for Forex Trader - Palatine, IL in Palatine. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palatine here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rolling Meadows

• Man charged after allegedly choking woman near Lake Arlington (fox32chicago.com)
• Palatine Police: Man, Woman Charged After Attacking Officers (journal-topics.com)
• Floor Displays Market To 2035: Digital Signage Demand Drives Expansion (indexbox.io)

Arlington Heights

• Hallmark Jingle Stop Tour Chicago Stop Set for October 14 at Arlington Heights Gold Crown Store (fantasylandnews.com)
• After a week on the road, new Arlington Heights Bookmobile already in for repairs (dailyherald.com)

Buffalo Grove

• Cadillac Stolen From Parking Lot: Buffalo Grove Police Blotter (patch.com)

Ok Palatine! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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