🌱 Patch AM: What led Plainfield police to stack multiple charges on one driver?

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In today's newsletter:

• What led Plainfield police to stack multiple charges on one driver?
• How is Plainfield's state rep marking the 25th 9/11 anniversary?

Also on today's calendar: Meet the Author and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
• Sunday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 75, low: 54.
• Monday: An afternoon shower possible, with a high of 70 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Drunken Driver Caught After Speeding, Using Wrong Lane: Plainfield Police (patch.com) — Plainfield police recently arrested a driver accused of speeding, using the wrong lane and driving under the influence near Lincoln Highway and Boulevard Place, then found cannabis in his vehicle. The Michigan man faces multiple DUI, speeding, insurance and cannabis-related charges, and the Jeep was towed, highlighting ongoing enforcement of traffic and impaired driving laws in Plainfield.
   

• Dixon Heitman Honors Lives Lost in September 11, 2001 Attacks on the 25th Anniversary (ilhousedems.com) — Plainfield-based State Rep. Jessica Dixon Heitman is urging residents to remember both the lives lost and the unity felt after the September 11 attacks, on the 25th anniversary of that day. Her statement honors first responders, victims' families and everyday acts of courage, and calls on communities like Plainfield to recapture the sense of shared purpose that followed 2001.
   

📸 Around Plainfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plainfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Meet the Author →
  Dunkin', 2880 95th St, Naperville
  11:00 am
• "Melodies and Memories" Show Will Bring Barbershop Champion Groups to Naperville →
  Grace United Methodist Church, 300 E Gartner Rd, Naperville
  3:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Hot Ghoul Summer Market →
  Noon Whistle Brewing, 1748 W Jefferson Ave, Naperville
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Annual Storewide Sale and Clearance Event →
  1918 Ferro Dr, New Lenox
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• September Hope Day Date Change →
  Plainfield Congregational UCC, 24020 W Fraser Rd, Plainfield
  11:00 am
• Our Entrance →
  Mayfair Subdv Sign/entrance improvement
  11:00 am
• Live Music at Craft'd Plainfield - Brian Weber →
  Craft'd Plainfield, 16031 South Lincoln Highway, Plainfield
  7:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Friendship Sunday →
  Plymouth Congregational Church, 24022 Lockport St, Plainfield
  10:45 am
Friday September 18
• Werktoberfest Sept 16 - Sept 20 →
  Werk Force Brewing Co., 14903 S Center St, Plainfield
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Downtown Plainfield Fall Artisan Market →
  Sanctuary Events, 24216 Lockport St, Plainfield
  11:00 am
Friday September 25
• Bling Bling Sale & Fundraiser →
  White Oak Library District: Romeoville Branch, 201 Normantown Rd, Romeoville
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Bling Bling Sale/Fundraiser →
  White Oak Library District: Romeoville Branch, 201 Normantown Rd, Romeoville
  10:00 am

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Garage Sale
  GARAGE SALE - 2067 TUSCANY COURT, ROMEOVILLE, IL 60446      WHEN:  FRI. SEPT. 11TH           TIME:    10A.M. - 6P.M.                   SAT. SEPT.... (More info)
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  1010 western Ave. Joliet September 10th,11th, 12th.   1012 Western Ave. Joliet. September 11th, 12th. Many wonderful items. Household items,... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary-Joan Madden —Elizabeth Ranck Read on Patch
• Robert Alan Cagann —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Charles Herman Newland —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Frank Delgado —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Resuce Project St. Mary Immaculate Parish —Pangelus Read on Patch

• I found this this morning going through old family photographs.
  A little trip down memory lane. My wife and that old telephone, two things I'm grateful I got to share so many years with. Funny how one old picture… (Nextdoor Wesmere)

• Fidelity National Information Services posted a job opening for Associate I, Production Operations in Romeoville. Apply here.
• Crate and Barrel posted a job opening for Inventory Control Associate in Romeoville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plainfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Romeoville

• Will County Board Member Destinee Ortiz to Host Community Town Hall in Romeoville (wjol.com)
• StormTrap's New SurgeSettler™ High-Flow Stormwater Treatment Device Earns NJDEP Certification (businesswire.com)

Crest Hill

• Fight Breaks Out, Punches Thrown As Man, Woman Arrested Inside Will County Courthouse: Police (patch.com)

Shorewood

• 'It May Be Necessary' To Raise Insanity Defense After Gunfire Hits Senator Meg Cappel's House: Defense Lawyer (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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