🌱 How new U-46 leaders could reshape Bartlett’s school network this fall

Good day Bartlett! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How new U-46 leaders could reshape Bartlett’s school network this fall

Also on today's calendar: FREE Schaumburg Home Show Returns April 18th & 19th! Bigger & Better for 2026! and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy, with a high of 82 and low of 47 degrees.
• Saturday: Windy; a little morning rain, temps: high: 52, low: 34.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, windy and cool, with a high of 51 and low of 32 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Elgin Schools Announce New Principals for Fall (nationaltoday.com) — District U-46 has approved new executive directors for the Bartlett and high school networks, alongside a new director of plant operations, as part of a major realignment and construction push. Several Elgin-area schools will also get new principals this fall, with all leadership changes taking effect for the 2026–27 school year.
   

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📸 Around Bartlett

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bartlett

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday April 19

• FREE Schaumburg Home Show Returns April 18th & 19th! Bigger & Better for 2026!
  Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, 1551 Thoreau Dr N, Schaumburg
  10:00 am
• Elgin Master Chorale Presents That This Nation Shall Live Featuring Stacy Garrop's Terra Nostra
  1700 Spartan Dr, Elgin
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Hello Spring Market with Raising the Bahr Events — PRESTIGE CREATIVE MARKETS
  Prestige Creative Markets , 475 W Army Trail Rd , Bartlett
  10:00 am

Thursday April 23

• Bartlett Nature Center Storytime
  Bartlett Nature Center , 2054 W Stearns Rd , Bartlett
  3:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Bartlett's Little Bookworms Book Club
  Bartlett Public Library District , 800 S Bartlett Rd , Bartlett
  3:00 pm

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📣 Bartlett Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• DuPage River Sweep
  Hanover Park, IL Calendar , 1130 E. Lake St. (Rear parking lot of Time Out Wes , Hanover Park
  9:00 am

Monday April 20

• AI Spot the Bot
  Hanover Park Branch, Schaumburg Township District Library , 1266 Irving Park Rd , Hanover Park
  1:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Family Storytime
  Hanover Park Branch, Schaumburg Township District Library , 1266 Irving Park Rd , Hanover Park
  10:30 am
• Cultural Inclusion and Diversity Committee (CIDC) Meeting
  Hanover Park, IL Calendar , 2121 W. Lake Street , Hanover Park
  6:15 pm
• Clases de computación en español
  Hanover Park Branch, Schaumburg Township District Library , 1266 Irving Park Rd , Hanover Park
  6:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Firefighter's Pension Fund Board of Trustees Meeting
  Hanover Park, IL Calendar , 6850 Barrington Road , Hanover Park
  9:00 am
• Streamwood Boys JV Volleyball @ Hoffman Estates
  Hoffman Estates High School , Northwest Suburbs , Hoffman Estates
  5:00 pm
• Music Party
  Hanover Park Branch, Schaumburg Township District Library , 1266 Irving Park Rd , Hanover Park
  6:00 pm

Friday April 24

• FUN Fridays
  Streamwood Park District's Park Place Family Recreation Center , 550 S Park Blvd Room 112 , Streamwood
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fresh Express posted a job opening for Forklift Driver 2nd shift Receiving in Streamwood. Apply here.
• Cooper's Hawk posted a job opening for Porter in Bloomingdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bartlett here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Streamwood

• Historic 1888 pipe organ featured at Streamwood concert (dailyherald.com)

Hoffman Estates

• O'Hare reclaims title as world's busiest airport amid federal scrutiny over packed flight schedules (dailyherald.com)
• Note On Original Location Plans For AEW X NJPW Forbidden Door (411mania.com)
• Schaumburg Chick-fil-A employee awarded $25,000 college scholarship from chain (dailyherald.com)

St. Charles

• St. Charles Spring Shop Crawl Returns With Deals At 25 Local Stores (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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