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🌱 Patch AM: Man Convicted In 2023 Murder Of Glen Ellyn Man At Bar In Unincorporated Wheaton

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Sunday October 11th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Greetings Wheaton! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Aurora man convicted in fatal shooting at Wheaton-area bar

Also on today's calendar: Merchants of the Macabre and Oddities Market and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Turning sunny; warm, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Monday: Very warm, temps: high: 84, low: 66.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man Convicted In 2023 Murder Of Glen Ellyn Man At Bar In Unincorporated Wheaton (patch.com) — Residents near Wheaton are learning that an Aurora man has been convicted of murdering Dexter Perkins after a dispute over pizza and a bar tab at Rosie O'Reilly's in unincorporated Wheaton. Jurors found Michael Freund guilty of first degree murder for shooting Perkins nine times on the bar's porch in December 2023, and he now awaits a November pre-sentencing hearing in DuPage County court.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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