🌱 Family lawsuit raises serious questions about care at a Rolling Meadows home
Rolling Meadows, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Rolling Meadows! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Family lawsuit raises serious questions about care at a Rolling Meadows home
- How a new $60M Air Force deal impacts Rolling Meadows jobs
- Rolling Meadows plant lands key role in new Air Force defense work
Also on today's calendar: Hero Play Day at Kiddie Academy of Mount Prospect and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Where do insects shop? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
- Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 86, low: 64. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Hot with plenty of sun, with a high of 94 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Woman Speaks Out After Suing Care Home for Alleged Role in Sister's Choking Death at 34: ‘An Angel That God Sent to Us' (Exclusive) (people.com) — A family is suing Clearbrook over the choking death of 34-year-old Emily Kasanga at a Rolling Meadows group home, alleging staff ignored her documented eating precautions and left her unsupervised. Relatives say they want justice, answers, and better protections for people with disabilities living in similar facilities across the area. 
• U.S. Air Force to upgrade plane missile defense system (defence-blog.com) — Northrop Grumman’s Rolling Meadows facility just landed a $60.4 million Air Force contract to develop a faster missile-detection sensor for large military aircraft, with work running through April 2029. The project keeps high-tech defense jobs and investment anchored in Rolling Meadows while advancing protection systems for cargo planes and tankers worldwide.
• General Dynamics Electric Boat Wins $255M Navy Submarine Support Contract (clearancejobs.com) — A federal contracts roundup notes a $60.4 million Air Force award to Northrop Grumman Systems in Rolling Meadows to develop an upgraded missile-defense sensor for large aircraft through 2029. While most awards involve shipyards and defense work elsewhere, this deal underscores Rolling Meadows’ ongoing role in high-end military technology development.
📸 Around Rolling Meadows
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Hero Play Day at Kiddie Academy of Mount Prospect →
920 Perimeter Dr, Mt Prospect
10:00 am -
Arlingtones Barbershop Chorus Guest Night →
First United Methodist Church of Palatine, 123 N Plum Grove Rd, Palatine
7:30 pm
Saturday July 11
Monday July 13
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Other local events
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Dual Language Culture Camp
Palatine CCSD 15 Jane Addams, 1020 E Sayles Drive, Palatine -
Summer Meals Program
Palatine CCSD 15 Various -
Board of Fire & Police Commissioners →
Rolling Meadows, IL Calendar, 3600 Kirchoff Rd, Rolling Meadows
8:30 am -
Conversation Circle đľ CĂrculo de conversaciĂłn
Rolling Meadows Public Library Rolling Meadows Library, 3110 Martin Ln, Rolling Meadows, IL 60
6:00 pm -
Northwest Concert Band Summer Concert July 13 →
Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720 Kirchoff Rd, Rolling Meadows
7:30 pm -
THE RESILIENT REALTOR →
Schaumburg Business Association Weber Grill 1010 Meacham Road Schaumburg IL
11:30 am -
Women Empowered Businesses
Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce Tap House
12:00 pm -
Northwest Concert Band Summer Concert July 27 →
Community Church of Rolling Meadows, 2720 Kirchoff Rd, Rolling Meadows
7:30 pm -
Koenigsberg's Cylinder Record Collection →
Donley Auctions
9:00 am -
The Allen Koenigsberg Collection →
Donley Auctions, 8512 S Union Rd, Union
10:00 am
Monday July 13
Tuesday July 14
Monday July 27
Wednesday July 29
Thursday July 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I’m looking for someone who can help me clean behind my appliances.
for example the washer dryer, oven and refrigerator. Any recs? (Nextdoor Elizabeth Place)
- Keurig Dr Pepper posted a job opening for Merchandiser in Rolling Meadows. Apply here.
- Mariano's Fresh Market posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Arlington Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rolling Meadows here.
🗞 Nearby News
Arlington Heights
- Arlington Heights to uncork sip and stroll downtown area July 30 (dailyherald.com)
- Friends of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library Summer Used Book Sale Aug. 7-9 (dailyherald.com)
- Grasse-backed Artificial Intelligence Safety Standards Signed into Law (einpresswire.com)
Palatine
- Countdown to prep football: Seven of the area's new football coaches (dailyherald.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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