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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

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

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📰 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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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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