🌱 4/18: Superhero 3K Fun Run and 11 more events

Hi there, Bloomingdale! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• The Table Of Grace Food Pantry at The Table Of Grace Food Pantry
• FREE Schaumburg Home Show Returns April 18th & 19th! Bigger & Better for 2026! at Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel
• 4/18: Superhero 3K Fun Run at Sensory Garden Playground

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

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 84 and low of 45 degrees.
• Saturday: Very windy; cooler, temps: high: 53, low: 36.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, windy and cool, with a high of 53 and low of 35 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bloomingdale

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• The Table Of Grace Food Pantry
  The Table Of Grace Food Pantry, 1520 Avery Ave, Wheaton
  10:00 am

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

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• 4/18: Superhero 3K Fun Run
  Sensory Garden Playground , 2751 International Dr. , Lisle
• Township Electronic Recycling
  Bloomingdale, IL Calendar , 6N030 Rosedale Ave , Bloomingdale
  8:00 am
• 2026 Feed the Need Gala
  Medinah Country Club , 6N001 Medinah Rd , Medinah
  5:30 pm

Sunday April 19

• Swing Into Spring
  Bloomingdale, IL Calendar , 181 Glen Ellyn Road , Bloomingdale
  10:00 am
• ECO EXPO Carol Stream Public Library - SD Tabling
  Carol Stream Public Library , 616 Hiawatha , Carol Stream
  1:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Branch Collection Day
  Bloomingdale, IL Calendar Bloomingdale, IL 60108
• Sunset Swing with Hadley Jr. High at Wheaton Public Library
  Monroe Middle School , 225 N Cross St , Wheaton
  5:30 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Ribbon Cutting: Stonehouse Market
  Stonehouse on Hale , 126 N. Hale Street , Wheaton
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• 4/17: Mimosas and Mahjong - SOLD OUT
  Arrowhead Golf Club , 26W151 Butterfield Rd , Wheaton
  10:00 am
• Meet the Friends of the Library
  Carol Stream Public Library , 616 Hiawatha Dr , Carol Stream
  11:30 am
• Painting Spring Birds (In-Person)
  Carol Stream Public Library , 616 Hiawatha Dr , Carol Stream
  12:00 pm
• Ribbon Cutting: Tommy's Car Wash
  Tommy's Car Wash , 2101 N Gary Ave , Wheaton
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Grecian Delight Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for 659 - Sanitation 2nd - Sanitation Lead in Glendale Heights. Apply here.
• Lucky Strike Entertainment Corporation posted a job opening for Greeter / Counter Desk Attendant in Glendale Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bloomingdale here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Carol Stream

• IHSA Daily Roundup: April 15th (prepbaseballreport.com)
• DuPage County Stormwater Management Flood Control Facilities Active Since Tuesday (positivelynaperville.com)

Itasca

• AAP program helps early career pediatricians connect, lead (aap.org)
• More than 130 organizations express alarm over proposed changes to CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices charter (acponline.org)
• Illinois Senate passes e-bike and e-scooter safety bill to regulate fast-growing devices (macon.com)

Wheaton

• Lineup Unveiled, New Carnival Location Announced For Cream Of Wheaton 2026 (patch.com)
• 4 Residents Targeted In Identity, Financial Theft Scams In Wheaton (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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