🌱 How a hydrant-free Wadsworth subdivision complicated this devastating house fire
Wadsworth, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Wadsworth! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a hydrant-free Wadsworth subdivision complicated this devastating house fire
Also on today's calendar: Lake County Fall Boat Show and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 59 degrees.
- Monday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 65, low: 56.
- Tuesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 61 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Family left displaced after heavy flames erupt from large house in Wadsworth, causing significant damage (lakemchenryscanner.com) — A Wadsworth family has been displaced after a major fire heavily damaged their large single-family home on the 38700 block of North Oakcrest Lane, which lacks nearby fire hydrants. Multiple departments from Illinois and Wisconsin responded with water tenders, no injuries were reported, and the cause remains under investigation while the home is deemed uninhabitable. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Movie Tunes Dinner Show at The Shanty in Wadsworth, IL by LUDY and his LADY — Ludytunes →
The Shanty Restaurant, 38985 US-41, Wadsworth
5:30 pm
Monday September 28
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Other local events
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Cross Country Meet at Millburn
Millburn Middle School, 640 Freedom Way, Lindenhurst
4:30 pm -
Lake County Fall Boat Show →
Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E Peterson Rd, Grayslake
10:00 am -
Golden Frequencies: A Sound Journey in The Gold Pyramid →
37921 North Dilleys Road, Wadsworth
Monday September 21
Saturday September 26
Sunday October 4
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Lotería Scavenger Hunt
Warren-Newport Public Library - -
Project of the Week
Warren-Newport Public Library - The Workshop
10:00 am -
Nonfiction Book Discussion
Warren-Newport Public Library - Clevertouch
1:30 pm -
Homecoming Spirit Week!
Warren-Newport Public Library - The Vault
3:00 pm -
ZCMS: Girls Volleyball @ Edith Smith MS
Zion Central Middle School Zion, IL 60099
4:00 pm -
ZCMS: Boys Soccer @ Edith Smith MS
Zion Central Middle School Zion, IL 60099
4:00 pm -
Cross Country Meet at Millburn
Millburn Middle School, 640 Freedom Way, Lindenhurst
4:30 pm -
Café Spanglish
Warren-Newport Public Library - Clevertouch
6:30 pm
Monday September 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member in Wadsworth. Apply here.
- Lake County Schools Consortium posted a job opening for Lunchroom Supervisor in Zion. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wadsworth here.
🗞 Nearby News
Zion
- Prosecutors say Zion man fatally shot Ingleside father twice as family tried to pull them apart during middle of night confrontation (lakemchenryscanner.com)
- Kathern Agard (–2026) of Godfrey, IL (riverbender.com)
Gurnee
- Driver hospitalized after semi-tanker truck hauling chemical rolls over, blocking Interstate 94 near Gurnee (lakemchenryscanner.com)
- Construction of more than 300 apartments starts in Kenosha (dailyreporter.com)
- Gurnee native Jaxson Davis commits to Ohio State (dailyherald.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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