🌱 Patch AM: Wilmette Board Honors Rep. Gabel For Securing Fire Station Renovation Grant

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In today's newsletter:

• Wilmette fire stations set for major health and safety upgrades
• Wilmette diver's fatal Lake Michigan expedition raises unanswered questions

Also on today's calendar: Midnight Circus In The Parks and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.
• Sunday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, temps: high: 73, low: 64.
• Monday: A p.m. t-storm possible, with a high of 77 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wilmette Board Honors Rep. Gabel For Securing Fire Station Renovation Grant (patch.com) — Wilmette officials publicly thanked state Rep. Robyn Gabel for securing a $350,000 state grant to renovate the village's two aging fire stations on Lake Avenue and Illinois Road. Planned upgrades will modernize sleeping quarters with gender-neutral bunk rooms and add airlock vestibules to improve firefighter health, safety, and living conditions. The village has hired BKV Group to design the next phase of renovations.
   

• Lake Michigan Diver Dies Exploring Deep Shipwreck (wcrz.com) — A 61-year-old Wilmette resident, Michael Jones, died earlier this month while exploring a deep Lake Michigan shipwreck about 18 miles off Chicago, and his body was later recovered from 160 feet of water. A specialized nonprofit team located him and brought him to shore, where Wilmette police and firefighters received him, though authorities have not yet released details about what went wrong.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wilmette

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Midnight Circus In The Parks →
  Tallmadge Park, 927 Noyes St, Evanston
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• 31st Annual Care Strut For Strays 2026 →
  Mcgrath Evanston Subaru, 3340 Oakton St, Skokie
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• West African Dance & Live Drumming Lesson →
  Karma Collective Yoga, 742 12th St, Wilmette
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Gillson Park Bird Habitat Work Day →
  Wilmette IL
  9:00 am
Monday September 14
• Voting Rights Town Hall →
  Wilmette History Museum, 609 Ridge Rd, Wilmette
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Appearance Review Commission →
  Wilmette, IL Calendar, 1200 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Girls who Grill - Grilling Class →
  The Backyard Barbecue Store, 535 Green Bay Road, Wilmette
  6:00 pm
• Capital Improvement Program Budget →
  Wilmette, IL Calendar, 1200 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Midnight Circus In The Parks →
  Tallmadge Park, 927 Noyes St, Evanston
  2:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Rummage Sale - Kids Clothing & Gear →
  Woman's Club of Wilmette, 930 Greenleaf Ave, Wilmette
  8:00 am
• Join us for a Grand Reopening Celebration at Big Blue Swim School in Wilmette →
  Big Blue Swim School, 3232 Lake Ave, Wilmette
  12:00 pm
• FULL Moonrise Paddle Meditation on Lake Michigan →
  Northwestern Sailing Center, 1823 Campus Dr, Evanston
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sometimes, a stressful situation can turn into an enjoyable one.
  Seeing Orion, Sirius, Aldebaran, Saturn at 5:25AM and then the sunrise made my day. Have a great day! (Nextdoor Lake Sheridan)

• Northwestern University posted a job opening for Utility Worker (Multiple Openings) in Evanston. Apply here.
• Evanston/Skokie School District 65 posted a job opening for Custodial Floater in Evanston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wilmette here.

🗞 Nearby News

Kenilworth

• No. 7 Williams Edges No. 6 Field Hockey, 2-0 (babsonathletics.com)

Winnetka

• Winnetka Police Launch Blue Envelope Program For Drivers, Passengers On Autism Spectrum (patch.com)
• Junior Nationals Qualifier Sylvia Deliduka Verbals To Brown For Fall 2027 (swimswam.com)
• Ralph Johnson on Designing Civic Institutions and the Beauty of Groundscapers (harvard.edu)

Evanston

• The Seldoms Bring New Full-Length 'All at Once' To Evanston's Studio5 In October (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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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