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Coming up: "Melodies and Memories" Show Will Bring Barbershop Champion Groups to Naperville on the Woodridge Patch calendar

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Greetings Woodridge! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How do Woodridge 68 administrator and teacher salaries compare statewide?

Also on today's calendar: "Melodies and Memories" Show Will Bring Barbershop Champion Groups to Naperville and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: A morning shower; very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 71.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny; hot and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Average administrator salary was 73.4% higher than teacher salary in Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 in 2024-25 (lakecountygazette.com) — Woodridge families can see how their own District 68 stacks up in a new statewide breakdown of administrator and teacher pay, which lists local averages at $174,997 and $88,565 respectively. The report centers on Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 but includes a comparison table of 50 large Illinois districts, plus statewide trends in salary growth, teacher retention, and vacancies.
   

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Other local events
    Monday August 31
  • JJH Softball vs Brooks
    Thomas Jefferson Junior High School , 7200 Janes Ave, Woodridge, IL 60517, USA
    4:30 pm
    • Tuesday September 1
  • Policy Committee
    Downers Grove GSD 58 Downers Grove, IL 60516
    7:00 am
  • JJH Baseball Home vs Eisenhower
    Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Woodridge, IL 60517
    4:15 pm
  • PTA Ice Cream Social
    El Sierra Elem School Downers Grove, IL 60516
    5:30 pm
    • Wednesday September 2
  • JJH Softball vs. Lakeview
    Thomas Jefferson Junior High School , 7200 Janes Ave, Woodridge, IL 60517, USA
    4:15 pm
  • Fairmount Curriculum Night
    Fairmount Elem School Downers Grove, IL 60516
    6:00 pm
  • Southside Elementary Curriculum Night - ES, FA, HL, IT, KG
    El Sierra Elem School Downers Grove, IL 60516
    6:00 pm
  • HL Curriculum Night
    Hillcrest Elem School Downers Grove, IL 60516
    6:00 pm
    • Friday September 11
  • World Doctors Orchestra Naperville Charity Concert at Wentz Hall →
    Wentz Concert Hall & Fine Arts Center, 171 E Chicago Ave, Naperville
    7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Sunday August 30
  • Teen Volunteering
    Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library - Vortex
    3:00 pm
    • Monday August 31
  • Library Express Van Visit: Heritage Woods
    Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library -
    10:00 am
  • Library Express Van Stop: Greenleaf Apartments
    Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library -
    1:00 pm
  • Bookmobile Stop: Springs at Lily Cache Creek
    Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library -
    3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • TruGreen posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Woodridge. Apply here.
  • The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Darien. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • See Video Of Shirtless Darien Home Invasion Suspect (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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