Monday: Very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Tuesday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 81, low: 65.
Wednesday: Not as warm with a shower, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Live On, Sailor: A mother remembers her son with a birthday gift for strangers (al.com) — A Shorewood woman's surprise 80th birthday cake came with a touching story about a young Navy sailor whose mother honors his memory by buying cakes for strangers nationwide. Her experience, and that of a nearby Channahon resident who likely paid for the cake, shows how this growing "Live On, Sailor" kindness project is quietly connecting grieving families and spreading comfort far beyond Mobile, Alabama.
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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
Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Shorewood. Apply here.
Walmart posted a job opening for Meat/Produce Team Supervisor in Shorewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shorewood here.
🗞 Nearby News
Joliet
State giving more than $553,000 to support tourism in the Joliet area (shawlocal.com)
Local Announcement: Manteno Veterans Home Needs Donations - Drop Off in Joliet or New Lenox Until October 26, 2026 (patch.com)
Explore the Historic Old Joliet Prison by flashlight this October (thelansingjournal.org)
Crest Hill
2026 Election Questionnaire: Annette Parker, Will County Clerk (shawlocal.com)
New Lenox
No Armed Robbery At Burger King In New Lenox Sunday: Police (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!