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Happening soon: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet on the Des Plaines Patch calendar

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Good morning Des Plaines! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Des Plaines police reported in this week's incident roundup
  • How a downtown Des Plaines drinking complaint led to a warrant arrest
  • Former Des Plaines resident sentenced in tragic Navy Pier drowning case

Also on today's calendar: The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 69, low: 59.
  • Monday: A couple of showers, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Child Endangerment, Necklace Theft Schemes: Des Plaines Police Blotter (patch.com) — Police in Des Plaines recently handled a child endangerment arrest involving an allegedly intoxicated caregiver and several theft and burglary reports at local businesses and parking lots. Residents should be aware of necklace theft schemes at Jewel-Osco stores and recent vehicle and property thefts around Oakton, Higgins, Lee, and Elmhurst, as officers continue investigating.
   

• Drinking At Downtown Train Stations Leads Cops To Make Arrest (journal-topics.com) — An evening check on people drinking near the downtown Des Plaines train station led police to a man wanted on a Cook County warrant. Officers arrested the Mount Prospect resident at the Miner Street station and brought him to the Des Plaines police station before a detention hearing, underscoring how routine patrols can uncover more serious issues.
   

• Des Plaines Woman Gets 40 Years For Killing 3-Year-Old Nephew (patch.com) — A former Des Plaines resident has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree murder for pushing her 3-year-old nephew into Lake Michigan near Navy Pier in 2022. Cook County prosecutors and a judge found her guilty but mentally ill, closing a years-long case that has drawn attention from many families across the northwest suburbs.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • What it's like in behavioral neurology: Shadowing Dr. Gitelman (ama-assn.org)

Rosemont

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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!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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