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🌱 Patch AM: The Rec League Applies For Liquor License As Projected Opening Nears

Also, don't miss Wake up to donuts on your doorstep from Do-Rite! Order by 10pm Friday. on the Downers Grove Patch calendar

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

In today's newsletter:

  • New Warren Avenue hangout with patio and games moves closer
  • How a late-night traffic stop near Good Sam turned into a felony
  • Meet the Downers Grove North "Swiss Army knife" leading a stingy defense

Also on today's calendar: Wake up to donuts on your doorstep from Do-Rite! Order by 10pm Friday. and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 76, low: 66.
  • Saturday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Rec League Applies For Liquor License As Projected Opening Nears (patch.com) — Downers Grove residents may soon have a new hangout spot as The Rec League seeks a liquor license ahead of its projected late-2026 opening on Warren Avenue. Plans call for a heated outdoor patio with a fire pit, plus upstairs billiards and darts, expanding the local dining and entertainment options from the team behind Cadence Kitchen and Foxtail.
   

• Downers Grove Woman Gets 3rd DUI With 11-Year-Old In Car: Police Blotter (patch.com) — A Downers Grove woman is facing aggravated DUI and child endangerment charges after police say she drove drunk with her 11-year-old in the backseat, speeding and running a red light near Good Samaritan Hospital. Officers report she nearly hit a curb on Main Street before testing at a .211 blood alcohol level, and the child was later picked up by a grandparent.
   

• Adam Schilling, back after PCL tear, helping Wheaton North fly high at 4-0: Suburban Life football notebook (shawlocal.com) — Downers Grove readers will notice hometown standout Baker Glomb anchoring a dominant Downers Grove North defense that has allowed just 33 points in four games while also handling kicking and punting duties. The wider notebook spotlights Wheaton North's 4-0 start, a key comeback from injury, and several big passing performances shaping this fall's high school football storylines.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Camping, Cocktails, Culture, Concerts: Oak Trace Residents Are Redefining What Retirement Looks Like —Oak Trace Read on Patch
  • Walner Law Crime Statistics —Karla Sullivan Read on Patch
  • Addicted To Love: A Robert Palmer Dance Party- live on the Outdoor Rooftop —Mike Brick Read on Patch
  • Chime and Milk Bar Team Up to Help People "Get That Dough" —Karla Sullivan Read on Patch
  • This is what you get when you park in the same space daily.
    I don't know how they cling to everything, their paws and nails are so soft! (Nextdoor Fairmount/YMCA)
  • Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Downers Grove. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Westmont

  • Ottawa cross country takes team titles at Baker Lake; Streator golf clinches ICE title: Times Tuesday Roundup (shawlocal.com)

Clarendon Hills

  • Niche names the top 10 places to live in NC. Did your town make it? (shelbystar.com)

Lisle

  • Morton Arboretum's 'Green City Rising' Concept Named Co-Winner Of Design Competition (patch.com)
  • Inside a Charlotte-area manufacturer's $1B expansion to feed AI data center boom (charlotteobserver.com)
  • Fun Festivals to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage in the Midwest (midwestliving.com)

Ok Downers Grove! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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