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🌱 Patch AM: State Denies Funding For Skokie Crisis Support Program

Spotted on the Skokie calendar: North Shore Artisan Market - Winnetka (This Sat-Sun, May 30-31)

Saturday May 30th Patch AM

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In today's newsletter:

  • Skokie’s key mental health crisis program just lost state funding
  • How much more will Skokie residents pay for Netflix and concerts?
  • Which acclaimed dance company is bringing its 50th celebration to Skokie?

Also on today's calendar: North Shore Artisan Market - Winnetka (This Sat-Sun, May 30-31) and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: If you have 13 apples in one hand and 10 oranges in the other, what do you have ? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Breezy and not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 70, low: 56.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• State Denies Funding For Skokie Crisis Support Program (patch.com) — Skokie residents who rely on Turning Point Behavioral Health’s Living Room crisis program face uncertainty after the state denied its funding, threatening a long-running, no-cost alternative to emergency rooms. Local leaders, including Mayor Ann Tennes, warn of serious community repercussions, while the nonprofit scrambles to find new funding to keep this highly successful stabilization service available.    

• Skokie to tax streaming services like Netflix and raise tax on live shows, entertainment (chicagotribune.com) — Skokie is moving to add a 5% tax on streaming services and raise its amusement tax from 2% to 5%, with final approval expected June 1. Village officials say the new revenue would fund a fourth ambulance and more permitting and inspection staff, while adding only a few dollars a month to typical streaming and entertainment costs for Skokie households.    

• Top 10 dance for summer 2026: Joffrey's ‘Eugene Onegin' and a dance party at the MCA (chicagotribune.com) — Dance fans in Skokie can catch a major Spanish dance company’s 50th anniversary program at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts on June 13, with tickets starting at $45. The broader summer guide also highlights Chicago-area dance festivals, tap showcases, outdoor park performances, and museum dance parties that Skokie residents can easily reach throughout June, July, and August.    


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  • Shore Community Services Celebrating 75 Years of Resilience and Inclusion —Staff Reporter Read on Patch
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    If you lost your dog please contact the Skokie Police Department at (847) 982-5900. (Nextdoor Skokie - District 73.5)
  • Ì was on way to do errands so a lady with a dog that made its business and didn’t pick up Ì processed to give her a bag and she told she was going home to get one but I said you don’t need 2 Ì gave you one she didn’t want to take it eventually she
    did but never picked up after her dog Ìt was on Lavergne in skokie such inconsiderate people shame !! (Nextdoor Skokie NW)
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  • Glenview Students Earn Degrees At Holy Cross (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Big hands ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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