🌱 Patch AM: Meet the new four-legged crime‑fighting comfort officer in Wilmette

Coffee in hand, Wilmette? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the new four-legged crime‑fighting comfort officer in Wilmette
• How a Wilmette student helped shape this growing youth journalism workshop

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

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 76, low: 61.
• Monday: Partly sunny and delightful, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wilmette Police Swear In First Electronic Detection, Comfort Dog (patch.com) — Wilmette residents now have a new four‑legged member of the police department: Gizmo, a specially trained electronic detection and comfort dog who will help find digital evidence and support crime victims. Working with a Wilmette police analyst and U.S. Secret Service partners, Gizmo is meant to strengthen investigations while also offering a calming presence during stressful encounters with law enforcement and first responders.
   

• Recapping our biggest Youth in Journalism Workshop yet (therecordnorthshore.org) — A Regina Dominican student from Wilmette joined dozens of teens in The Record North Shore's expanded Youth in Journalism Workshop, which offered stipends and hands-on newsroom training. Participants learned about ethics, media law, AI, and misinformation from local journalists and guest speakers, gaining skills to better understand and produce community news across the northern suburbs.
   

📸 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
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
Friday September 11
• Aitz Hayim High Holiday services →
  Highland Park Community House, 1991 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Evanston/Skokie School District 65 posted a job opening for Warehouse Inventory Clerk/Driver in Evanston. Apply here.
• Jimmy John's posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Evanston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wilmette here.

🗞 Nearby News

Winnetka

• 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)
• Upcoming Conferences: Department of Mathematics (northwestern.edu)
• Parks Board backs two honorary street sign requests (evanstonnow.com)

Skokie

• Skokie Police On Patrol For DUIs This Labor Day (patch.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: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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