🌱 Patch AM: Western Springs Main Breaks Surge Lately

Hello Western Springs! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Western Springs tackles surge in water main breaks with major upgrades
• How a Western Springs meet sparked a south suburban student walkout
• Western Springs remembers early years of business leader Jerry Nerad

Also on today's calendar: Healing Field and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 84, low: 66.
• Sunday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Western Springs Main Breaks Surge Lately (patch.com) — Western Springs residents are seeing a spike in water main breaks, with eight reported in the last three weeks and 40 so far this year. Village officials link the problem to extreme temperatures, aging pipes, and limited revenue options, while highlighting ongoing water line replacement projects on Woodland Avenue, Garden Avenue, and in the Springdale subdivision funded by a 2025 voter-approved tax hike.
   

• Lincoln-Way East students walk out after classmates, coach caught making racist comments (suntimes.com) — Allegations of racist taunts at a girls cross-country meet in Western Springs have drawn legal threats from Homewood-Flossmoor High School and sparked a student walkout at Lincoln-Way East. Students in Frankfort say they want to show solidarity with H-F and make clear such behavior does not represent their school, while district officials dispute the cross-country allegations.
   

• Jerry Nerad (thehinsdalean.com) — Longtime business leader and Illini supporter Jerry Nerad is remembered for a life of family, entrepreneurship, and philanthropy that began with his and Ann's early married years in Western Springs. The couple welcomed their two daughters here before moving to Hinsdale, and friends locally are invited to honor his legacy at a Celebration of Life in Illinois this October.
   

📸 Around Western Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Western Springs

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• Healing Field →
  Sports Core Soccer Fields, 700 Oak Brook Rd., Oak Brook, IL 60523,
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Fall Acting Workshop Intensive →
  LATTE Theater (Conservatory for Young Adult Creatives), 9008 Fairview Ave, Brookfield
  9:45 am
• Prairie Fest at Wolf Road Prairie →
  11225 Constitution Dr, Westchester
  10:00 am
• Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival →
  Downtown Downers Grove, Downers Grove
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Downers Grove Fine Arts Festival →
  Downtown Downers Grove, Downers Grove
  10:00 am
• 35th Annual Race Unity Rally →
  La Grange Village Hall, 53 LaGrange Rd, La Grange
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• Movers and Shakers →
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St, Western Springs
  10:00 am
Monday September 14
• Mystery Craft Kits →
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St, Western Springs
  9:30 am
• " AI in the Job Search: Practical Strategies to Work Smarter, Stand Out, and Land Your Next Role" →
  5005 Wolf Rd, Western Springs
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Mah Jongg Meet-Up Play →
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St, Western Springs
  2:00 pm
• Goodnight, Library →
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St, Western Springs
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Fruit Smoothies →
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St, Western Springs
  3:45 pm
• Classroom Kitchen: Chili Night →
  Virtual Program/Thomas Ford Memorial Library
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Knitting Circle →
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St, Western Springs
  1:00 pm

📣 Western Springs Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Western Springs PatchAM possible:

• Gleamly Exterior Cleaning — 7733440356
• Advanced Family Medicine — (708) 929-6099

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Creative Financial Staffing posted a job opening for Accounts Receivable & Billing Coordinator in Willowbrook. Apply here.
• Trinity Health posted a job opening for Service Coordinator FT in Maywood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Western Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hinsdale

• Hinsdale Suspect Cites 'Foolish Mistakes' After Stealing From Employer: Police (patch.com)

La Grange

• Illinois-based Vintage Charm opens Grand Rapids location (woodtv.com)

Ok Western Springs! 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: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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