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🌱 Why a statewide college leadership award was handed out in Lombard

Lombard, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min read

Coffee in hand, Lombard? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a statewide college leadership award was handed out in Lombard

Also on today's calendar: Friday Night Live + Elsa & Anna Downtown Downers Grove and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Saturday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 86, low: 62. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Breezy with clouds breaking, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SVCC Board Chair Receives Statewide Trustee Achievement Award (regionalmedianews.com) — Lombard recently hosted the Illinois Community College Trustees Association awards reception where Sauk Valley Community College board chair Robert “Bob” Thompson received the prestigious Ray Hartstein Trustee Achievement Award. The longtime trustee was honored for nearly three decades of leadership, advocacy for affordable education, and statewide service to Illinois community colleges.
   

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  • McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Lombard. Apply here.
  • Extended Stay America posted a job opening for Housekeeper Full Time-101010 in Lombard. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lombard here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Glen Ellyn residents say spiking encounters with volatile homeless population, lack of policing 'not a compassionate answer' from the village (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
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Elmhurst

  • See Video: Elmhurst E-Motorbiker Crashes Into Car (patch.com)
  • Chocolate Coins Help Foil $700,000 Gold Scam (ussanews.com)

Ok Lombard! 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: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lombard

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lombard

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.