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🌱 Patch AM: How do Woodridge 68 salaries stack up against Illinois’ top-paying districts?
Happening soon: Sports Cards and More Show @ Orland Park Civic Center - Sunday, August 23, 2026 on the Woodridge Patch calendar
Cheers Woodridge! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How do Woodridge 68 salaries stack up against Illinois' top-paying districts?
Also on today's calendar: Sports Cards and More Show @ Orland Park Civic Center - Sunday, August 23, 2026 and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 82, low: 61.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 2024-25: Average administrator salary was 94.1% higher than teacher salary in Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 (lakecountygazette.com) — Woodridge School District 68 appears on a new statewide list comparing average administrator and teacher salaries, with local administrators earning about $175,000 and teachers about $88,500. The story centers on Hawthorn District 73 but gives Woodridge residents a clear benchmark against some of Illinois' largest and highest-paying districts, alongside statewide trends in pay growth, vacancies, and teacher retention. 
📸 Around Woodridge
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Woodridge
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★ Featured events ★
- Sports Cards and More Show @ Orland Park Civic Center - Sunday, August 23, 2026 →
Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park
9:00 am - Nik & Ivy Maker's Market - Summer Edition (Anniversary Events) →
Nik & Ivy Brewing Company, 1026 S State St, Lockport
12:00 pm
Sunday August 23
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Other local events
- Back-To-School Duck Dash →
, Woodridge
9:30 am - JJH Baseball @ Minooka Round Robin (Time and Opponent TBD)
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Woodridge, IL 60517
4:30 pm - Teachers' Institute Day 8/24
Downers Grove GSD 58 Downers Grove, IL 60516 - Kindergarten Meet and Greet
Downers Grove GSD 58 Downers Grove, IL 60516
4:00 pm - Teachers' Institute Day 8/25
Downers Grove GSD 58 Downers Grove, IL 60516 - Elementary School Meet and Greet
Downers Grove GSD 58 Downers Grove, IL 60516
2:45 pm - JJH Baseball @ Cass
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Woodridge, IL 60517
4:15 pm - Middle School Locker Set Up
Downers Grove GSD 58 Downers Grove, IL 60516
5:00 pm - JJH Softball vs. Summit Heritage
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School , 7200 Janes Ave, Woodridge, IL 60517, USA
4:15 pm
Saturday August 22
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
📣 Woodridge Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Teen Movie Friday
Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library - Vortex
3:00 pm - JJH Baseball @ Minooka Round Robin (Time and Opponent TBD)
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Woodridge, IL 60517
4:30 pm - Baseball Boys V vs Lisle @ JA
Jane Addams Middle School Bolingbrook, IL 60440
4:30 pm - Softball Girls vs AVM @ AVM
Jane Addams Middle School Bolingbrook, IL 60440
4:30 pm
Friday August 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Does anyone know of a reasonably priced tree company?
Comed cut down a bunch of my tree and I brought it to the parkway but the city won't take it. (Nextdoor Mending Wall)
- Cenergy posted a job opening for Material Handler (3rd Shift) in Woodridge. Apply here.
- Partners Personnel posted a job opening for Mh1- Material Handler (ID #497917) in Woodridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Woodridge here.
🗞 Nearby News
Darien
- Darien Home Invasion Suspect Upset About Grandmother's Home: Police (patch.com)
- Spotter TMS Launches First Outdoor Campaign (industrytoday.com)
Downers Grove
- State Senator John Curran Hosts Senior Fair In Downers Grove (wjol.com)
- Java Developer - IT Associates, Inc. - Hybrid in Downers Grove, IL, US (dice.com)
Bolingbrook
- Bolingbrook Rotary Holds Mini Golf Fundraiser (patch.com)
- Bolingbrook Man Hit Another Driver, Stole Items During Road Rage Incident: Police (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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