🌱 How a Riverdale UPS stop helped crack a $5 million scam
Riverdale, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readHey there, Riverdale! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Riverdale UPS stop helped crack a $5 million scam
- See what’s new at Riverdale’s revamped Carver Park playground
Also on today's calendar: Free Event: Touch A Truck (12PM-4PM).
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Becoming windier and cooler, with a high of 58 and low of 43 degrees.
- Thursday: Sunny, temps: high: 63, low: 53.
- Friday: Warmer; a morning shower, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 25-year-old Indian man pleads guilty in $5 million scam (morningjournalnews.com) — Riverdale police played a crucial role in uncovering a nationwide elder fraud scheme when they flagged a fake ID at a local UPS pickup tied to an $11,000 package. Their actions helped federal investigators connect a Riverdale stop to a larger $5 million scam targeting older adults across several states. 
• Mayor Brandon Johnson and Park District CEO Ramirez-Rosa Cut the Ribbon on New Carver Park Playground, Launching Chicago Grows Together Initiative, and Announce Mayor Johnson's Participation in… (chicago.gov) — Riverdale community residents in Chicago just got a rebuilt Carver Park playground, part of a $5 million “Chicago Grows Together” push to upgrade parks in under-resourced neighborhoods. The project, shaped with input from Riverdale residents, adds new play equipment, paths, and landscaping while tying into broader city investments in safer, healthier park spaces.
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🗞 Nearby News
Dolton
- Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton meets with Dolton residents to discuss cuts to SNAP benefits (cbsnews.com)
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- Out of ‘shared concern for the community,' Southland influencers expand political awareness (harveyworld.org)
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South Holland
- South Sububan College cosmetology students test 1950s hairstyles in contest (chicagotribune.com)
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