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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Darien's City Council just scrapped its 39-year environmental committee
  • How Darien's new $1.2M flood project could reshape drainage
  • What a failed Springfield homelessness bill could mean for Darien next

Also on today's calendar: Ladies Day & Night Out, Schools Just Wanna Have Funds Downtown Downers Grove and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Friday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 69, low: 53.
  • Saturday: Some sun, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Disappointed': Darien Environmental Panel Axed After 39 Years (patch.com) — Darien residents should know the City Council has unanimously voted to eliminate the nearly 40-year-old Environmental Committee, saying today's issues require more professional input and other groups now cover some duties. Supporters, including a longtime chair, expressed disappointment, while officials cited lack of progress, quorum problems, and late agenda materials despite praising the committee's dedicated members.
   

• Darien Flood Work Won't Hurt Willowbrook Residents: Official (patch.com) — Darien is pursuing a $1.2 million stormwater project that officials say will not worsen flooding for nearby Willowbrook residents, despite their concerns about Sawmill Creek. The plan may route water to Lindenwood Park for temporary storage, with federal grant funding targeted to lower-income Linden and Gail areas rather than other flood-prone Darien blocks.
   

• Two DuPage Democrats Pushed Bill That Would Have Barred Suburbs From Clearing Homeless Encampments (dupagepolicyjournal.com) — Darien falls within State Rep. Anne Stava-Murray's district, and she co-sponsored a now-failed bill that would have sharply limited how Illinois cities clear homeless encampments. The proposal, framed by supporters as protecting basic dignity and opposed by municipal groups over local-control concerns, never reached a House floor vote but could resurface in future sessions.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • 2024-25: Average administrator salary was 76.6% higher than teacher salary in Brookwood School District 167 (southcooknews.com)

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  • College Swimming League Awarding $25,000 To All 4 Faculties That Make The Championship Match (fooshya.com)

Downers Grove

  • Downers Grove Man's Heart Health Journey Celebrated At Bears Home Opener (patch.com)
  • 'No mercy': Suburban man gets year in prison for threatening ICE agents online (cwbchicago.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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