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🌱 Patch AM: 125 Ticketed During Labor Day Traffic Safety Campaign In Skokie

And on the Skokie Patch calendar - St. Peter's UCC Annual Rummage and Bake Sale

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Hello again Skokie! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Skokie police reveal 125 citations from Labor Day traffic crackdown
  • How a 1977 Skokie march reshaped America's hate-speech debate

Also on today's calendar: St. Peter's UCC Annual Rummage and Bake Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Thursday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 67, low: 57.
  • Friday: Some clouds, then sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 125 Ticketed During Labor Day Traffic Safety Campaign In Skokie (patch.com) — Skokie drivers are learning the results of this year's Labor Day traffic safety crackdown, where local police issued 125 citations and made one arrest. The enforcement focused on speeding, seat belt use, insurance violations and distracted driving, and was part of a broader statewide campaign funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
   

• The Nazi-Skokie Controversy (reason.com) — Skokie's 1977 confrontation with a planned neo-Nazi march is revisited here as a turning point in national debates over hate speech and the First Amendment. The piece explains how the "Nazi–Skokie" controversy reshaped liberal views on free expression, equality, and psychological harm from hateful rhetoric, and why this episode still influences legal and cultural arguments today.
   

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Ok Skokie! 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: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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