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🌱 Patch AM: Medical Office Ransacked, Purses Stolen From Department Store: Wheaton Crime Blotter

Also check out The Impact of Economic Injustice on Democracy on the Wheaton Patch calendar

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Good morning Wheaton! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Recent Wheaton thefts and vandalism spur police call for tips
  • How much campaign cash is backing Wheaton's own Erica Bray-Parker?
  • Wheaton barber recalls his unforgettable Main Street neighbor in Downers Grove

Also on today's calendar: The Impact of Economic Injustice on Democracy and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Very warm with high clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 68, low: 46.
  • Friday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Medical Office Ransacked, Purses Stolen From Department Store: Wheaton Crime Blotter (patch.com) — Residents in Wheaton are being alerted to several recent crimes, including a ransacked medical office on Wiesbrook Road, stolen metal signs from Presidents Park, and turf damage at Graf Park's football field, likely from e-bikes. Police also report purses stolen from Nordstrom Rack in Danada Square East and a vandalized car on Michigan Street, and urge anyone with information to contact Wheaton police.
   

• Bray-Parker cash swamping Vrankovich in race for open 47th House seat (chronicleillinois.com) — Wheaton residents are at the center of a fiercely contested race for the open 47th District Illinois House seat, with Wheaton City Council member Erica Bray-Parker vastly out-raising Republican Robert Vrankovich. The district includes Wheaton and nearby suburbs, and Democratic leaders are pouring money and staff into Bray-Parker's campaign as both parties battle for control in a once solidly Republican area.
   

• Downers Grove says farewell to the Mayor of Main Street (shawlocal.com) — A beloved Downers Grove dry cleaner known as the unofficial "Mayor of Main Street" has died, prompting an outpouring of support for his family-run Hof Cleaners. A Wheaton resident who owns the neighboring Headspace Barber shop shares how closely they worked together, underscoring the personal and business ties between Wheaton and Downers Grove along this busy commercial strip.
   

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  • I am totally shocked at my lilac tree.
    It's blooming now!! Again !!after a beautiful spring bloom to looking like it died to this. (Nextdoor Longfellow)
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    He was flexible, accommodating of our schedule, showed up on time and he and his crew did a great job. Made sure we were happy woth everything… (Nextdoor Cantigny West)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • 390 Grandview AveGlen Ellyn, IL (mansionglobal.com)
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  • Glen Ellyn's Witches Walk casts its spell over downtown this October (shawlocal.com)

Lisle

  • Cyber Security Analyst - Robert Half - Lisle, IL, US (dice.com)

Elmhurst

  • O'Hare Busier, Elmhurst Complaints Rise By Nearly 50%: Official (patch.com)
  • Elmhurst Lawyer Taken To Court For Lack Of Business License (patch.com)

Ok Wheaton! 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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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