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🌱 Patch AM: Orland Park mourns truck driver killed in Indiana three-semi crash

And on the Orland Park Patch calendar - The Breakfast Club

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In today's newsletter:

  • Orland Park mourns truck driver killed in Indiana three-semi crash

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Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 67 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Illinois driver dies in three-semi crash in Kosciusko County (journalgazette.net) — An Orland Park man, 65-year-old Richard L. Bacorn, was killed Sunday night when his semi struck two other semis at a U.S. 30 intersection in Kosciusko County, Indiana. Authorities say his truck hit the rear of a stopped rig, then another, while the other two drivers were uninjured. Local investigators are still reviewing the circumstances of the crash.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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