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🌱 Why Wauconda football is now a Chicagoland team to watch.

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  • Why Wauconda football is now a Chicagoland team to watch.

Also on today's calendar: Comics, Cards & Cookies Bazaar + More and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 57.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 80 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw's Top 25 for Week 8 (dailyherald.com) — Wauconda's football team earns a mention among Chicagoland programs "to watch" in this week's Top 25 high school rankings, highlighting the growing regional respect for the Bulldogs. The list details how top teams across the suburbs are performing and who they face this Friday, giving Wauconda fans a sense of the broader competition landscape.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Round Lake

  • Free Kohl Children's Museum pop-up coming to Schreiber Center in Round Lake (dailyherald.com)
  • Visitors get taste of autumn at Grant Township Center Fall Festival: 'Making memories' (chicagotribune.com)

Lake Zurich

  • Lake Zurich Village Board to consider special use permit and utility agreement at October 5 meeting (lakecountygazette.com)
  • Why Regular Dental Visits Matter, Even If Nothing Hurts (shawlocal.com)
  • Political newcomers vying for 51st District state House seat (chicagotribune.com)

Barrington

  • Educator Of The Year Nominee Accused Of Pulling Girl Down Stairs By Hair (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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