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🌱 Patch AM: Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Libertyville This Fall

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Hello again Libertyville! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Plan your perfect pumpkin day trip near Libertyville this October
  • How Libertyville crews responded when I-94 turned into a rescue scene
  • What a Libertyville doctor's lawsuit could mean for end-of-life care

Also on today's calendar: Craft for a Cause - Blind Date with a Card Kit and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Clouds, then sun; less humid, with a high of 65 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 66, low: 50.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Libertyville This Fall (patch.com) — Libertyville families have several nearby pumpkin patches and farms to explore this fall, from Lincolnshire and Waukegan to Grayslake, Wadsworth and just over the Wisconsin border. Residents are also invited to Lambs Farm on Rockland Road in Libertyville for its Fall on the Farm celebration Oct. 10, featuring rides, games and crafts. The piece also shares practical tips for choosing and carving the perfect jack-o'-lantern.
   

• 2 seriously injured after car slams into 2 stopped cars on shoulder of Interstate 94 near Gurnee, leaving 1 trapped (lakemchenryscanner.com) — Libertyville's fire department and Advocate Condell Medical Center played key roles after a three-vehicle crash on I-94 near Gurnee left two pedestrians seriously injured and shut westbound lanes for hours. Crews freed a man pinned against a barrier, treated multiple victims, and transported three people to Condell, where the most seriously hurt are recovering from non-life-threatening injuries while state police investigate the cause.
   

• Illinois yields again on assisted suicide – this time for Muslim doctors (becketfund.org) — A Libertyville pulmonary specialist is among four Muslim doctors who just won temporary protection from Illinois' assisted suicide law, after a federal judge ordered the state not to enforce the mandate against them. The physicians, citing religious beliefs, argue they should not be required to discuss or facilitate life-ending drugs, and their case could shape how end-of-life rules affect local patients and providers.
   

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  • Liberty Subaru and Reach Rescue Bring Pets and People Together October 3 —Reach Rescue Read on Patch
  • O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Mundelein. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Mundelein

  • Skate Like It's 15 At These 15 Old-School Illinois Roller Rinks (newsbreak.com)
  • Grass clippings self-ignite, sparking fire that heavily engulfed detached garage near Round Lake (lakemchenryscanner.com)

Vernon Hills

  • Girls golf: Barrington's Wallace fires 29 on back 9, sets course record while winning regional title; Stevenson goes low to take team crown (dailyherald.com)
  • Suburban toy company files another lawsuit to challenge Trump's tariffs (wgntv.com)
  • Greendale Macy's, JCPenney targeted in $2.4M cross-country jewelry heists (wisn.com)

Grayslake

  • Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Grayslake This Fall (patch.com)

Ok Libertyville! 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: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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