Community Corner
🌱 Why two Villa Park residents ended up in Elmhurst police custody
Also, don't miss Healing Field on the Villa Park Patch calendar

Hi there, Villa Park! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why two Villa Park residents ended up in Elmhurst police custody
Also on today's calendar: Healing Field and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Sunny, warm and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
- Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 64.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Woman Accused Of Biting, Kicking Elmhurst Cop In Traffic Stop (patch.com) — Two Villa Park residents were recently arrested in nearby Elmhurst, one in an assault case at a First Street 7-Eleven and another on DUI charges after a crash at Route 83 and St. Charles Road. The same Elmhurst police report details several other incidents, including domestic battery, a stolen car at Elmhurst Hospital, porch piracy, and additional DUI arrests.
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📸 Around Villa Park
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Villa Park
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★ Featured events ★
- Healing Field →
Sports Core Soccer Fields, 700 Oak Brook Rd., Oak Brook, IL 60523,
6:00 pm - Mint Cannabis Villa Park Grand Opening Celebration →
310 E North Ave, Villa Park
8:00 am - IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
Milwaukee
9:00 am - Fall Acting Workshop Intensive →
LATTE Theater (Conservatory for Young Adult Creatives), 9008 Fairview Ave, Brookfield
9:45 am - Free R&B Concert - Cat Gaddis Project Concert →
Southminster Presbyterian Church, 680 S Park Blvd, Glen Ellyn
1:00 pm - Tootsie Roll Weekend and Classic Car Show →
537 S York St, Elmhurst
8:00 am - Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival →
Downtown Downers Grove, Downers Grove
10:00 am - Faithful Action: Love Your Neighbor →
Glos Memorial Park, 142 E Park Ave, Elmhurst
11:30 am - Fundraising in the Age of AI →
12:00 pm
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
Tuesday September 15
Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
- GeekPalooza →
220 S Villa Ave, Villa Park
12:00 pm - The Annual Community Rummage Sale - Today is the Day! Open 9 AM - 5 PM. →
424 Forest Ave, Glen Ellyn
9:00 am - Christopher Biggar Book Signing: Fraud Aspect →
Barbara's Bookstore, 120 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard
2:00 pm - Immanuel Lutheran's Oktoberfest →
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 142 E 3rd St, Elmhurst
3:00 pm
Sunday September 13
Saturday September 26
📣 Villa Park Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Creative Financial Staffing posted a job opening for Payroll Specialist II in Addison. Apply here.
- Haggerty Buick GMC posted a job opening for Part Time Service Porter in Glen Ellyn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Villa Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Elmhurst
- ICE Jail Unlikely In Elmhurst, Given State Law: Official (patch.com)
- Elmhurst Sees Surge In Felony Drug Arrests (patch.com)
Lombard
- Lombard: Single-family home goes for $500,000 (shawlocal.com)
- Jolene Bergstrom-Carlson (covchurch.org)
Glen Ellyn
- How To Schedule An Appointment For Energy Assistance In DuPage County (patch.com)
Ok Villa Park! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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