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🌱 Patch AM: How Oak Brook buyers can avoid getting stuck with a flood car
Coming up on the Oak Brook Patch calendar: Brain Fair
Hi there, Oak Brook! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Oak Brook buyers can avoid getting stuck with a flood car
Also on today's calendar: Brain Fair and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Humid, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
- Friday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• National Insurance Crime Bureau warns of flood-damaged vehicles (aftermarketmatters.com) — From its Oak Brook headquarters, the National Insurance Crime Bureau is warning residents to be extra cautious about flood-damaged used cars as flood season ramps up nationwide. Oak Brook drivers are urged to run VINs through NICB's free VINCheck tool, get full history reports, and watch for musty odors, rust, and other red flags before buying. 
📸 Around Oak Brook
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Brook
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★ Featured events ★
- Brain Fair →
Oak Brook Public Library, 600 Oak Brook Rd, Oak Brook
12:30 pm - 2026 Invisible Wounds Foundation Evening of Honor →
The Morton Arboretum, 4100 IL-53, Lisle
5:00 pm
Saturday August 22
Sunday September 13
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Other local events
- Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting - Jefferson ECC
Jefferson Early Childhood Center , 130 N Hazelton Ave, Wheaton
7:00 pm - Wheaton North Fall Curriculum Night
Cusd 200 701 W Thomas Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187, USA
7:00 pm - House Tour: Back to School in the 1890s
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Kline Creek Farm
10:00 am - Nature Photography and Journaling Hike
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Fullersburg Woods
10:00 am - Monthly Luncheon- Progressive Networking
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Abbington Banquets 3S002 IL Route 53 Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
11:30 am - Caregiver Support Group at The Wheaton Library
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce This monthly meeting will take place at the: WHEATON PUBLIC LIBRARY 225 N. Cross Street Wheaton, IL 60187
12:00 pm - Hotel Chocolat Ribbon Cutting →
Hotel Chocolat, 96 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
11:00 am - Celebrate National Pork Chop Day Thursday, August 27 at Perry's Steakhouse & Grille →
Perry's Steakhouse & Grille, 5 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
4:00 pm - Rivian Community: Back To School Celebration →
Rivian, 622 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
10:00 am - Tony Laughlin Memorial Fund 4th Annual RAD Golf Fest →
3500 Midwest Rd, Oak Brook
10:00 am
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Thursday August 27
Saturday August 29
Thursday September 3
📣 Oak Brook Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Oak Brook PatchAM possible:
- Al Basha Sweets Co — (708) 233-0826
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Rivian Community: Back to School Celebration —David Carlin Read on Patch
- Mosquito Abatement & WNV Updates
https://westmont.illinois.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/2393 (Nextdoor ) - Village of Westmont Brush Pickup Guidelines
https://westmont.illinois.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/2394 (Nextdoor )
- Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Upscale Executive Chef in Oak Brook. Apply here.
- California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. posted a job opening for Busser in Oak Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Brook here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hinsdale
- Hinsdale DUI Suspect Asleep Behind Wheel: Cops (patch.com)
- Hinsdale Conservative Claims Role In Bailey Campaign; Campaign Won't Say (patch.com)
- How much higher was average administrator pay than teacher pay in Hinsdale Township High School District 86 in 2024-25? (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
Westmont
- Village of Westmont Brush Pickup Guidelines (illinois.gov)
Ok Oak Brook! 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: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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