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🌱 Park Forest man detained after alleged child-luring incident in Chicago

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  • Park Forest man detained after alleged child-luring incident in Chicago

Also on today's calendar: Tool Lending Library Halloween "Treat" Giveaway and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Thursday: A p.m. shower in places, temps: high: 70, low: 49.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Flock camera helped cops find man who lured 14-year-old girl on the South Side, prosecutors say (cwbchicago.com) — A Park Forest man has been ordered detained after prosecutors say he repeatedly tried to lure a 14-year-old girl into his car on Chicago’s South Side, then sped off toward a bystander when confronted. Police linked his vehicle using license plate footage, and a judge has ordered him held while child luring and assault charges move forward.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle?" — Envelope (Thank you Mike C. for sending it in!)
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