🌱 Patch AM: Patch's Best 2026 Halloween Yard Haunts: Will, Kendall, Grundy Counties

What's up Plainfield! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• See Plainfield's most over-the-top Halloween yard haunts this year.
• How did Plainfield's four high school teams shake up Week 8?
• Plainfield-area resident faces new cyberstalking charges after prior protection orders.

Also on today's calendar: Junk in the Trunk at Finders Flea Mart and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Very warm with high clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
• Sunday: Turning sunny; warm, temps: high: 78, low: 57.
• Monday: Very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Patch's Best 2026 Halloween Yard Haunts: Will, Kendall, Grundy Counties (patch.com) — Plainfield residents have several standout Halloween yard haunts to explore this year, including an elaborate Stranger Things–inspired graveyard on Pembrook Court, the expanding Harvest Hollows–themed Pumpkin Riot on Whispering Oaks Drive, and the immersive Zink House of Horrors walk-through on Cedar Lakes Court. These homemade displays feature custom animatronics, giant pumpkin creatures, and multiple themed scare zones, many offering candy and treats on Halloween night.
   

• Week 8 IHSA football scores and more across the Will and Grundy county area (shawlocal.com) — Plainfield football fans saw big movement in Week 8, with South rolling over crosstown rival Central and North falling to Bolingbrook while eyeing Yorkville next. East and Central both face key matchups in Week 9 that will shape playoff hopes and conference standings for Plainfield's Southwest Prairie teams.
   

• Wilmington Cyberstalker 'Posted Nude Photos Of Me, Stated I Was A Sex Worker': Victim Petitions Judge (patch.com) — A Plainfield-area man is jailed in Will County after Wilmington police charged him with cyberstalking, disorderly conduct, and violating an order of protection tied to a woman who previously accused him of threats and harassment. Court records describe disturbing allegations, including fake 911 calls, online posting of nude photos, and repeated unwanted contact despite protective orders.
   

📸 Around Plainfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plainfield

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Junk in the Trunk at Finders Flea Mart →
  Finders Flea, 503 Grundy St, Mazon
  9:00 am
• Carillon Craft Show →
  Carillon Clubhouse, 21146 S Carillon Dr, Plainfield
  9:00 am
• Fall Fest →
  Bronkberry Farms, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield
  9:00 am
Saturday October 17
• MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center →
  Joliet Junior College Event Center, 1215 Houbolt Rd, Joliet
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Networking Event →
  24000 Dayfield Dr, Plainfield
  9:00 am
• Let the Mountains Move Ministries presents...Our Praise & Worship Nite Fundraiser →
  Crosswinds Church, 14360 Rte 59, Plainfield
  4:00 pm
• Praise & Worship Fundraiser →
  Crosswinds Church, 14360 Rte 59, Plainfield
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Return to Your Heart Art Series →
  Dottie's Art Studio, 13717 US-30, Plainfield
  11:00 am
Tuesday October 13
• No Cook Night at Noodles & Company Plainfield benefiting Bonnie McBeth Learning Center →
  Noodles and Company, 13511 S Rte 59, Plainfield
  4:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Confident Communicators Toastmasters meeting →
  C.W. Avery Family YMCA, 15120 Wallin Dr, Plainfield
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Monster Dash - Family Fun Run →
  C.W. Avery Family YMCA, 15120 Wallin Dr, Plainfield
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair - SHOPEPRS WANTED! →
  Channahon United Methodist Church, 24751 W Eames St, Channahon
  9:00 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Plainfield PatchAM possible:

• Fred C. Dames Funeral Home and Crematory — (815) 741-5500
• Visiting Angels Plainfield — (815) 254-0152
• Timbers of Shorewood — (815) 609-0669
• Oswego Service Group, LLC — (630) 892-2400
• Will County Children's Advocacy Center — 815-774-4565
• Meals on Wheels for Northern Illinois — (312) 207-5290
• Bisa Lina Cannabis Dispensary — (815) 418-0200

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: Robert L. Arko —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: James Michael "Jim" Will —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• ZZ Top & Genesis Tribute Concert —Mike Brick Read on Patch

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🗞 Nearby News

Romeoville

• Romeoville Gives Final Approval for New Grocer, Restaurant and Shopping Center (patch.com)
• Bulldog Cross Country Teams Return to Action at the Lewis Crossover Saturday (umdbulldogs.com)
• myCUmortgage empowering new partner credit unions to be great mortgage lenders (cuinsight.com)

Crest Hill

• Crest Hill Woman Poured Lighter Fluid On Brother During Residential Arson Try: Prosecutors (patch.com)

Joliet

• Dog Dies In Horrific Joliet House Fire That Swept Clouds Of Black Smoke Across Skyline (patch.com)
• Jefferson Street Water Main Work to Begin October 12: City Of Joliet Reveals What's Expected (patch.com)
• Going Twice The Speed Limit, Joliet Driver Vowed To Kill State Police Trooper Who Stopped Him: Complaint (patch.com)

Ok Plainfield! 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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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