🌱 Patch AM: How Wilmette first responders helped bring a missing diver home

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In today's newsletter:

• How Wilmette first responders helped bring a missing diver home
• What was stolen around Wilmette in this week's police reports?

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

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 72 and low of 68 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid with a shower or two, temps: high: 73, low: 65.
• Friday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 72 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Body of Naperville diver returned to Wilmette shoreline (therecordnorthshore.org) — Local emergency crews in Wilmette helped receive the body of a diver recovered offshore after he went missing during a deep-water shipwreck dive earlier this month. Police and fire officials coordinated with a nonprofit recovery team and the Coast Guard at Wilmette Harbor, where the man's family gathered as he was brought ashore.
   

• Police Reports: Stolen cars, bike, merchandise (therecordnorthshore.org) — Recent Wilmette police reports detail thefts from a Schiller Avenue home, a Sheridan Road business, a stolen bike on Green Bay Road, and a car taken from Maple Avenue later found in Chicago. The roundup also highlights scams, vandalism, burglaries, and car crimes in nearby North Shore communities, giving residents a snapshot of current safety concerns.
   

📸 Around Wilmette

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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
• Midnight Circus In The Parks →
  Tallmadge Park, 927 Noyes St, Evanston
  2:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: AI Course →
  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Zoning Board of Appeals-CANCELLED →
  Wilmette, IL Calendar, 1200 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Habitat Helpers of Mallinckrodt Park Work Day →
  Mallinckrodt Center, 1041A Ridge Rd., Wilmette
  9:00 am
• Housing Commission →
  Wilmette, IL Calendar, 1200 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette
  6:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Live at Studio5! Angel Spiccia Quartet →
  Studio5, 1934 Dempster St., Evanston, IL 60202
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Wilmette French Market, Fresh flowers, artisan foods, music →
  Wilmette Metra Parking Lot, 722 Green Bay Rd, Wilmette
  8:00 am
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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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• 2300 Sherman Condominium Yard Sale
  2300 Sherman Avenue Condominium Yard Sale.  Saturday September 19th 10AM - 4PM. Location: 2300 Sherman Avenue, Evanston. For Sale: Clothing,... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We had a great experience working with Jorge on our fence installation.
  He helped us choose the right PVC fence for our property and made sure everything was measured and planned properly before starting the work. The… (Nextdoor Greenleaf Central)

• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Delivery Driver(02781) in Winnetka. Apply here.
• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Part Time in Evanston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wilmette here.

🗞 Nearby News

Winnetka

• With PR firm, design firm and more, Winnetka park officials ready to restart beachfront plans (therecordnorthshore.org)
• Color Of The Year Fatigue Is Real (forbes.com)

Evanston

• NU moves up in campus free speech ranking (evanstonnow.com)
• ETHS board honors student athletes and post-cyberattack IT team (evanstonroundtable.com)

Skokie

• Skokie-Niles Village Crossing Changes Hands In $122M Deal (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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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