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🌱 Patch AM: Woodridge Cops Don Pink Badge Patches To Support Breast Cancer Awareness

Be sure to catch Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) on the Woodridge Patch calendar

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Good morning Woodridge! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Woodridge police turn badges pink to honor breast cancer fighters

Also on today's calendar: Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid with rain, with a high of 71 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 67, low: 51.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Woodridge Cops Don Pink Badge Patches To Support Breast Cancer Awareness (patch.com) — Woodridge police officers will wear bright pink badge patches throughout October to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month and show solidarity with those affected. The initiative, inspired by an officer with family experience of the disease, also invites village employees to display their own badges as a visible reminder that local residents facing breast cancer are not alone.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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