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🌱 Patch AM: Missing Woman May Have Been Seen In Chicago: Palatine Police
Coming up on the Palatine Patch calendar: Harvest Hayride

Morning Palatine! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Palatine police seek help finding missing 24-year-old woman
- How Palatine's Jayden Evans powered a 62-point breakout win
Also on today's calendar: Harvest Hayride and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
- Wednesday: High clouds and warm, temps: high: 77, low: 50.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Missing Woman May Have Been Seen In Chicago: Palatine Police (patch.com) — Palatine police are asking residents to help locate 24-year-old Alyssa M. Smith, who was reported missing to the department on Sept. 30. Investigators say she may have been seen in Chicago's Grant Park area and near Cicero Avenue and Roosevelt Road, and they're urging anyone with information or recent sightings to contact Palatine detectives or call 911 immediately.
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• Schmit: Who had the area's top prep football performances in Week 7? (dailyherald.com) — Palatine High's Jayden Evans delivered a huge all-around game to help the Pirates snap a two-game skid with a 62-33 win over Schaumburg, nearly matching their scoring from the previous four weeks. His rushing, receiving, and key interception return stood out among the area's top Week 7 prep football performances.
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📸 Around Palatine
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palatine
Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!
- D15 Job Fair
Educational Service Center, 580 N 1st Bank Drive, Palatine
10:00 am - BS - WC1 @ TJ
Palatine Park District - Celtic Turf
3:00 pm - CC - D15 CC MS Meet -Rain Date
Salk Park
3:00 pm - GBB - WC1 @ TJ 6/7th Team Plays 1st
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
3:15 pm - Harvest Hayride →
Twin Lakes Golf Course & Recreation Area, 1200 E Lake Dr, Palatine
5:00 pm - Friends of the Palatine Library Used Book Sale →
700 N. North Ct.
6:00 pm - Friends Book Sale →
700 N. North Ct.
6:00 pm - Friends of the Palatine Library October Used Book Sale →
, Palatine
9:30 am - Friends Book Sale →
700 N. North Ct.
9:30 am - Wake Up to Fresh Do-Rite Donuts on Chicago Marathon Sunday! Order by 2pm Saturday. →
5:30 am - The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
5:30 pm - The Roommate →
Parker Players Theater Company, 540 W Northwest Hwy, Barrington
7:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
Friday October 16
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- Julies mexican restaurant — (224) 801-8615
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- Julies mexican restaurant — (224) 801-8615
- RowCal - Arlington Heights — (630) 296-9991
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Harper College Police join Faith & Blue meal-packing event —Harper College Read on Patch
- Harper College posted a job opening for Student Aide (Work Study) - Office of Student Financial Assistance in Palatine. Apply here.
- William Fremd High School posted a job opening for 2nd Shift Custodian in Palatine. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palatine here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rolling Meadows
- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG) – Investment Analysts' Recent Ratings Updates (defenseworld.net)
Arlington Heights
- Left Turn Intersection Crash with Injuries, Stoplight Down Arlington Heights Road and Oakton Street Arlington Heights (arlingtoncardinal.com)
- Life should be relevant, not random. We struggle to make sense of what happens around us and to turn (dailyherald.com)
- 'It's like a family here': Longtime customers mark last call for Durty Nellie's (dailyherald.com)
Barrington
- Be informed and head to the polls (dailyherald.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 do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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