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Good morning to you Skokie! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Gandhi's legacy was honored at Heritage Park this week
  • Skokie senior powers Carthage to weekly volleyball honors.
  • Why a serious Evanston hit-and-run is landing in Skokie court

Also on today's calendar: Fair Trade Rug Event October 7-11 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warm with high clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 52.
  • Friday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Minister Piyush Goyal Leads Heartfelt 157th Gandhi Jayanti Tribute in Skokie (hiindia.com) — Residents recently joined Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Skokie officials at Heritage Park to mark Gandhi's 157th birthday with flag-raising, music, and reflection. Local leaders highlighted Skokie's long support for the Gandhi statue and urged families, especially youth, to carry forward values of nonviolence, service, and inclusion in everyday village life.
   

• CCIW Weekly Volleyball Honors Go to Carthage's Manojlovic, Carroll's Miserendino and Elmhurst's Temple (cciw.org) — A standout Carthage College outside hitter from Skokie, senior Kristina Manojlovic, just earned her second CCIW Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Week honor after a dominant 35-kill performance. The conference release also recognizes defensive and setting leaders from Carroll and Elmhurst as league play heats up.
   

• Driver charged after hit-and-run crash seriously injures pedestrian in Evanston (chicagotribune.com) — A Texas driver accused of a hit-and-run that seriously injured a pedestrian in Evanston was tracked with help from Skokie police and is due in court at the Skokie Courthouse on Old Orchard Road. The case underscores how closely Skokie law enforcement and courts coordinate with neighboring suburbs when serious crashes and fugitives cross municipal lines.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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