🌱 Patch AM: Wilmette Police Swear In First Electronic Detection, Comfort Dog

Hello Wilmette! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet Gizmo, Wilmette police's newest four-legged crime-fighting partner
• Wilmette's David Wolff earns spot on U23 USA Volleyball roster

Also on today's calendar: 8th Annual Assyrian Food Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 79, low: 63.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wilmette Police Swear In First Electronic Detection, Comfort Dog (patch.com) — Wilmette residents are getting to know Gizmo, the police department's newly sworn-in electronic detection and comfort dog, who will help locate digital devices in criminal investigations. Beyond evidence work, Gizmo is meant to support victims, witnesses, and first responders, strengthening the department's community outreach and calming presence in difficult situations.
   

• Twenty Athletes Named to 2026 Men's U23 National Team (usavolleyball.org) — A Wilmette athlete, 6-foot-8 David Wolff, has been named to USA Volleyball's 20-man U23 national team training roster ahead of the NORCECA Pan American Cup. He'll train later this month in Colorado Springs, where 14 players will ultimately be chosen to compete in El Salvador this September.
   

📸 Around Wilmette

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wilmette

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• 8th Annual Assyrian Food Festival →
  Morton Grove Park District, 6834 Dempster St, Morton Grove
  2:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• 8th Annual Assyrian Food Festival →
  Morton Grove Park District, 6834 Dempster St, Morton Grove
  2:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Central Street Evanston's 5th Annual Summer Evening Takeout Picnic →
  Independence Park, 2627 Stewart Ave, Evanston
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: Politics Course →
  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: Art and Architecture Course →
  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Board of Education Meeting
  Wilmette Public Schools District 39 MIKAELIAN EDUCATION CENTER, 615 Locust Rd, Wilmette, IL 60091
  7:00 pm
• Appearance Review Commission →
  Wilmette, IL Calendar, 1200 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette
  7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Parent Kick Off Event (PTO sponsored)
  Highcrest Middle School The Wallace Bowl
  6:30 pm
• Village Board of Trustees →
  Wilmette, IL Calendar, 1200 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• FULL MOONRISE Meditation Paddle on Lake Michigan →
  1823 Campus Dr, Evanston
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Tibetan Sound Healing Meditation with Lama Lobsang Palden →
  Karma Collective Yoga, 742 12th St, Wilmette
  7:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Poland Remembered - Concert by the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra →
  Copernicus Center, 5216 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Kenilworth

• Record intern wraps up prolific summer of North Shore reporting (therecordnorthshore.org)

Winnetka

• Thieves Relocate Bike: Winnetka, Glencoe Crime Blotters (patch.com)
• Tower Road pier projections pushed back; Trustees expect to see plans by December (therecordnorthshore.org)
• Adam Baldwin Height, Weight, Net Worth, Age, Birthday, Wikipedia, Who, Nationality, Biography (blogspot.com)

Evanston

• The top three spots in Evanston's entertainment scene (dailynorthwestern.com)

Ok Wilmette! 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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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