🌱 Patch AM: Winnetka's North Shore Country Day Honors ‘Family Guy’ Showrunner Richard Appel At Homecoming Reunion

Hello Winnetka! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Family Guy showrunner returns to Winnetka for special alumni honor
• Will Winnetka add a flashing beacon to this risky school crossing?

Also on today's calendar: We Do Estate Sales classic elegant everything sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Warmer with high clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
• Sunday: Clouds giving way to sun, temps: high: 71, low: 64.
• Monday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Winnetka's North Shore Country Day Honors 'Family Guy' Showrunner Richard Appel At Homecoming Reunion (patch.com) — Winnetka residents can celebrate a hometown connection to television as North Shore Country Day honored alumnus and Family Guy co-showrunner Richard Appel with its 2026 Francis R. Stanton Alumni Recognition during Homecoming Reunion Weekend. Appel returned to the Winnetka campus to meet with students about creativity, risk-taking, and unconventional career paths, while reflecting on how the school shaped his life and ongoing commitment to mentoring young writers.
   

• Winnetka residents demand safer Hibbard Road crossing (therecordnorthshore.org) — Winnetka parents are pressing village officials to add a flashing pedestrian beacon at the dangerous Hibbard Road and Westmoor Trail crossing used daily by Hubbard Woods and other local students. After recent close calls involving children, cyclists, and neighbors, residents packed the Oct. 6 Village Council meeting, where leaders promised short-term and long-term safety solutions for this key route.
   

📸 Around Winnetka

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winnetka

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• We Do Estate Sales classic elegant everything sale →
  2070 Clavey Rd, Highland Park
  9:30 am
Wednesday October 14
• Sherlock Holmes discussion group →
  Highwood Public Library,
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 29
• 31st Annual Auction & Taste of the North Shore →
  Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel, 933 Skokie Blvd, Northbrook
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Tell Me About Your Apple Festival: Saturday Storytime with Meg Cappel →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  10:30 am
Sunday October 11
• Coffee and Conversations →
  Church House, Prevost Cloister, 784 Sheridan Road, Winnetka
  10:45 am
• Schmidt-Burnham Log House Open to Public →
  1140 Willow Rd, Winnetka
  2:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Hubbard Woods' Historic Structures Walking Tour →
  271 Scott Ave, Winnetka
  4:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Preppy Kitchen Everyday Baking: An Evening with John Kanell →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  6:30 pm
• "Klezmer Night" with Maxwell Street Klezmer Band and Friends →
  Sabor A Café Niles - Steakhouse & Live Music Venue, 6873 N Milwaukee Ave, Niles
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Gold & Silver Buying Event →
  North Shore Exchange Glencoe, 372 Hazel Ave, Glencoe
  11:00 am
• An Evening with Fiona Davis →
  The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Winnetka Congregational Church FALL RUMMAGE SALE →
  Wcc Rummage, 630 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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Evanston

• Evanston Apartment Tower Sold, Rebranded as Eva Under New Ownership (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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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