🌱 Patch AM: Shorewood Police Bust Child Groomer From Washington State: Chief Explains How It Unfolded

Good morning Shorewood! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Shorewood police detail multi-agency case against alleged online child groomer
• How 12 new buildings could transform Shorewood's Towne Center.

Also on today's calendar: Carillon Craft Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 82, low: 60.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shorewood Police Bust Child Groomer From Washington State: Chief Explains How It Unfolded (patch.com) — Shorewood residents are learning more about how local detectives, with help from federal and county authorities, secured felony charges against a Washington State man accused of online child solicitation tied to their community. Police Chief Jason Barten detailed the investigation, court appearance, and the suspect's release under Illinois' SAFE-T Act, underscoring how Shorewood officers pursued the case across state lines.
   

• Shorewood's Greatest Development Ever? Dr. Chow's 'The District' Will Break Ground Near Towne Center (patch.com) — A major new mixed-use project called The District is set to rise around Shorewood's Towne Center pond, starting with a two-story family restaurant targeted for next year. Over the next several years, up to a dozen buildings could add restaurants, coffee shops, salons, and clinics, helping create the downtown Main Street feel many Shorewood residents have long wanted.
   

📸 Around Shorewood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shorewood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Carillon Craft Show →
  Carillon Clubhouse, 21146 S Carillon Dr, Plainfield
  9:00 am
• Junk in the Trunk at Finders Flea Mart →
  Finders Flea, 503 Grundy St, Mazon
  9:00 am
• Fall Fest →
  Bronkberry Farms, 18061 Bronk Rd, Plainfield
  9:00 am
Friday October 16
• Witching Hour Masquerade Ball →
  Renaissance Center, 214 N Ottawa St, Joliet
  6:00 pm
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
Saturday October 24
• Eve Of Haunted Destruction →
  Dirt Oval Route 66, 3200 S Chicago St, Joliet
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Riftbound Vendetta Summoner Skirmish II →
  Paper or Plastic Sports and Games, 850 Brookforest Ave Unit F, Shorewood
  12:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• No Cook Night at Noodles & Company Shorewood benefiting Bonnie McBeth Learning Center →
  Noodles and Company, 920 Brook Forest Ave, Shorewood
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Craft & Vendor Fair - SHOPPERS WANTED!! →
  Channahon United Methodist Church, 24751 W Eames St, Channahon
  9:00 am
Wednesday October 21
• Trunk - N - Treat →
  First Presbyterian Church, 805 Western Ave, Joliet
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Free Community Harvest Fest! Talent & Vendor Show →
  104 E Zarley Blvd, Joliet
  10:00 am
• Free Halloween Fun for Kids at Joliet Area Historical Museum Oct. 24 →
  Joliet Area Historical Museum, 204 N Ottawa St, Joliet
  11:00 am

📣 Shorewood Shout Outs!

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

• Visiting Angels Plainfield — (815) 254-0152
• Will County Children's Advocacy Center — 815-774-4565
• Timbers of Shorewood — (815) 609-0669
• Fred C. Dames Funeral Home and Crematory — (815) 741-5500

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: Marlene M. Tough —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• Is anyone missing a pet black rabbit?
  Appeared this morning, hanging out on my front porch. I read that most black rabbits in this part of the country are pets, not wild. Msg me if you… (Nextdoor River Oaks)

• Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Food Runner - Shorewood Chili's in Shorewood. Apply here.
• Walmart posted a job opening for General Merchandise Team Associate in Shorewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shorewood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Joliet

• Spooky season special: Explore the historic Old Joliet Prison by flashlight (shawlocal.com)

Crest Hill

• How NuMark Credit Union Spent 11 Days Doing Good for Its Neighbors (thecreditunionconnection.com)

Romeoville

• Romeoville Sets 2026 Trick-Or-Treating Hours (patch.com)

Ok Shorewood! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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