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🌱 Patch AM: Car Flips In Roadway, Driver Charged With Aggravated DUI: Des Plaines Blotter

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Greetings Des Plaines! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Overturned car, DUIs and thefts fill latest Des Plaines blotter
  • Could a reported ransomware claim disrupt this Des Plaines repair company?
  • Wrestling star found unresponsive outside Des Plaines restaurant, investigation continues

Also on today's calendar: Two Year Anniversary and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why should you never iron a 4-leaf colver? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Not as warm with rainy spells, with a high of 67 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Thursday: Humid with rain, temps: high: 69, low: 56.
  • Friday: Turning sunny; less humid, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Car Flips In Roadway, Driver Charged With Aggravated DUI: Des Plaines Blotter (patch.com) — Des Plaines residents get a detailed look at recent police activity, including an overturned car crash that led to an aggravated DUI charge for a local man and several other DUI arrests. The blotter also highlights domestic battery cases, motor vehicle thefts, hit-and-run crashes, and a notable retail theft, offering a clear snapshot of current public safety concerns in the city.
   

• Ransomware Claims Target Unique Repair Services in Illinois as Kairos Allegedly Adds New Victim + Video (undercodenews.com) — A Des Plaines–based appliance repair company, Unique Repair Services, has reportedly been named in a ransomware claim by the Kairos group, though there's still no confirmation the business was actually breached. The report explains that customers may face appointment or communication disruptions if systems were hit, but stresses that no verified evidence yet shows data theft or specific operational impacts.
   

• Patriots' Eli Raridon and Wife Anna Announce Loss of Baby: 'We Are Absolutely Devastated' (usmagazine.com) — A related section of this story notes that wrestler Benjamin Satterley, known as Pac, was found unresponsive in a vehicle outside a Des Plaines CAVA restaurant, with his cause of death still under investigation. The main article centers on New England Patriots rookie Eli Raridon and his wife Anna sharing the heartbreaking loss of their baby, explaining his fatal diagnosis and how their faith is helping them cope.
   

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  • Neighbors near Lake Opeka, coyote alert!
    If you've got cats or small dogs, keep an eye out, or keep them inside today. About an hour ago I chased a sick female coyote off the empty lot near… (Nextdoor Maine West)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Go Green Park Ridge To Hold Forest Preserve Clean-Up (journal-topics.com)
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Rosemont

  • Koh Young Smart AI Solutions at SMTA International 2026 (smttoday.com)
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Ok Des Plaines! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

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