🌱 Patch AM: Apple Giftcard Scam: Winnetka, Glencoe Crime Blotters

Morning Winnetka! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Winnetka police flag costly Apple gift card scam
• Winnetka Community House plans $10M upgrade to historic Legacy Building
• How a New Trier golfer aced a 130-yard shot in Winnetka

Also on today's calendar: Make A Difference Day and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Turning sunny; less humid, with a high of 66 and low of 55 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 54.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Apple Giftcard Scam: Winnetka, Glencoe Crime Blotters (patch.com) — Residents in Winnetka are being warned after a local victim reported an Apple gift card scam involving $1,500 in cards, alongside another wallet theft reported the same day. The latest joint crime blotter from Winnetka and Glencoe police also details recent traffic-related arrests in neighboring Glencoe.
   

• Winnetka Community House Unveils $10M Plan To Update Historic Legacy Building (patch.com) — Winnetka residents are seeing big changes ahead as the Community House launches a $10 million Always Home Campaign to modernize its historic Legacy Building on Lincoln Avenue. With more than $7.2 million already pledged, plans include a fully updated theater, improved accessibility, new gathering spaces, and upgraded safety and mechanical systems to better serve local arts and community programs.
   

• Athlete of the Week: 10 questions with Molly Tir, New Trier golf (therecordnorthshore.org) — New Trier senior golfer Molly Tir, who recently placed second at regionals, shares how confidence rituals and a love of reading shape her game and life. She recalls a standout shot holed from 130 yards at a Winnetka course, talks about college golf hopes, and explains why mindset is key to finishing the season strong.
   

📸 Around Winnetka

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winnetka

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Make A Difference Day →
  Indian Hill Train Station, 111 North Green Bay Rd, Winnetka
  9:00 am
• First Saturday Art Events • Evanston, IL →
  822 Dempster St, Evanston
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Event: Community Sports Day →
  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Juice →
  The Winnetka Chapel, 630 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Wake up to donuts on your doorstep from Do-Rite! Order by 10pm Friday. →
  5:30 am
• The Friends of the Glencoe Public Library Used Book Sale →
  Glencoe Public Library, 320 Park Ave, Glencoe
  9:00 am
• Saturday Storytime with Ruth Spiro: Baby Loves Science 10 Year Anniversary Party! →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  10:30 am
Sunday October 4
• Schmidt-Burnham Log House Open to Public →
  1140 Willow Rd, Winnetka
  2:00 pm
Monday October 5
• The American Pope: A Discussion with Daniel Burke and Scott Detrow →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  6:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• The Vanishing Family: An Evening with Robert Kolker →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Sipsworth: An Evening with Simon Van Booy →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Tell Me About Your Apple Festival: Saturday Storytime with Meg Cappel →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  10:30 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Make A Difference Day Returns to Winnetka on October 3 —The Volunteer Center Read on Patch
• Mahjong Open Play comes to the North Suburban YMCA in Northbrook —North Suburban YMCA Read on Patch

• Hometown Coffee and Juice posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Winnetka. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Northfield

• Tunnel to Towers plans 97-unit Veterans Village in Northfield (shorelocalnews.com)
• Specialty Surfactants & Bio Surfactants Market Forecast to 2035: Sustainability Demand Fuels Expansion (indexbox.io)

Wilmette

• Uncharted - Wilmette, IL Patch (patch.com)
• Wilmette approves $40 million in bonds for police station; project budget, timing remain on target (therecordnorthshore.org)
• A New Name, a New Platform, and a Voluntary Industry Accord on What You Used to Call AI (benton.org)

Evanston

• Evanston Police Arrest Chicago Man In Starbucks Lewd Exposure Case (patch.com)
• Northwestern's New Ryan Field Opens Friday (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: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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