🌱 Patch AM: How a Winnetka resident lost $8,000 to a contractor scam

What's up Winnetka! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Winnetka resident lost $8,000 to a contractor scam
• Why a Winnetka designer is over the 'Color of the Year' craze

Also on today's calendar: Casino For A Cause and 10 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 71 and low of 67 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid with a shower or two, temps: high: 72, low: 65.
• Friday: Humid; breezy in the morning, with a high of 74 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police Reports: Stolen cars, bike, merchandise (therecordnorthshore.org) — Winnetka residents are warned about a recent scam in which a local resident reportedly lost more than $8,000 to someone posing as a contractor from a Lake Zurich firm. The same police roundup details thefts, car burglaries, and robberies in nearby Wilmette, Skokie, and other North Shore communities, offering a timely snapshot of crime patterns around Winnetka.
   

• Color Of The Year Fatigue Is Real (forbes.com) — A Winnetka-based interior designer, Emily Mackie of Inspired Interiors, voices strong skepticism about paint companies' annual Color of the Year campaigns, calling them more marketing ritual than real guidance for homeowners. The piece explores how constant color announcements, repetitive wellness-themed narratives, and overlapping trends may be wearing thin, even as brands insist the forecasts still resonate with consumers.
   

📸 Around Winnetka

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winnetka

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Casino For A Cause →
  Ravinia Green Country Club, 1200 Saunders Rd, Riverwoods
  6:00 pm
• Midnight Circus In The Parks →
  Tallmadge Park, 927 Noyes St, Evanston
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Midnight Circus In The Parks →
  Tallmadge Park, 927 Noyes St, Evanston
  2:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• 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

Thursday September 17
• Children of the Wolf: An Evening with Abby Geni at The Book Stall →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Saturday Storytime: Meet & Greet with Dog Man! →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  10:30 am
Sunday September 20
• Winnetka's Cultural and Civic Icons Walking Tour →
  Chestnut Court Park, Chestnut Ct, Winnetka
  1:30 pm
• Schmidt-Burnham Log House Open to Public →
  1140 Willow Rd, Winnetka
  2:00 pm
• Hollow Bones: An Afternoon with Jodi Picoult with The Book Stall →
  The Skokie School, 520 Glendale Ave, Winnetka
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Shadow Before the Flame: An Evening with Catherine Grace Katz →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Luminaries →
  Hubbard Woods Park, 939 Old Green Bay Rd, Winnetka
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Schmidt-Burnham Log House Open to Public →
  1140 Willow Rd, Winnetka
  2:00 pm

📣 Winnetka Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 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 Winnetka here.

🗞 Nearby News

Northfield

• News Briefs: Introducing Trevian Coffee Bar; US Open representation; HPHS band car wash (therecordnorthshore.org)
• coffee drinks (dairyfoods.com)

Wilmette

• Body of Naperville diver returned to Wilmette shoreline (therecordnorthshore.org)
• Monopar Therapeutics Stock Price Today (tradersunion.com)
• Daily Digest 9/15/2026 (National Hug Your IT Professional Day) (benton.org)

Glenview

• FBI Impersonation Scam, Stolen Vehicle Flees: Glenview Police Blotter (patch.com)

Ok Winnetka! 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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