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🌱 Patch AM: 2 Loaded Handguns Recovered After Gunfire Report: Palatine Police

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Hello Palatine! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Teen faces multiple felonies after Palatine gunfire investigation
  • How Palatine will honor 9/11's 25th anniversary downtown Friday morning
  • Palatine baseball community remembers beloved longtime Pirates coach Jim Koller

Also on today's calendar: Carnival Glass ONLINE ONLY Auction September 10 and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Clouds breaking; less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Friday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 81, low: 64.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 2 Loaded Handguns Recovered After Gunfire Report: Palatine Police (patch.com) — Palatine residents are learning more about a recent gunfire investigation on East Independence Drive that led police to seize two loaded handguns, ammunition and suspected controlled-substance pills. A 17-year-old Palatine boy now faces multiple felony charges, including aggravated discharge of a firearm and weapons offenses tied to both the Sept. 2 incident and an earlier June 1 case.
   

2. Palatine To Mark 25 Years Since 9/11 With Memorial Ceremony (patch.com) — Palatine is inviting residents to a Patriot Day Memorial Ceremony this Friday morning at the Firefighters Memorial downtown, marking 25 years since the 9/11 attacks. Fire and police personnel will march from Station 85, lower the flag, place a wreath, and ring the bell in a brief, reflective program honoring victims and first responders.
   

3. Of halls of fame and a beloved coach (dailyherald.com) — Palatine readers learn of the passing of longtime Palatine High School baseball coach and alumnus Jim Koller, who led the Pirates from 1977 to 2002, the program's longest tenure. Former colleagues praise his mentorship, integrity, and insistence on classy, hard-fought competition, while the column also touches on other regional sports honors and milestones.
   

4. Bringing it on home: Retired firefighter and auto shop owner restore vintage fire truck for New York fire company (dailyherald.com) — A former Palatine volunteer firefighter and the owner of A & A Body Shop in Palatine spent two years restoring the front of a vintage New York fire truck to honor 9/11 and fire service history. Their work is deeply rooted in memories of the 1973 Ben Franklin store fire in downtown Palatine, which claimed three firefighters' lives, including the shop owner's father.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Harper College's Richard Johnson awarded Fulbright fellowship —Harper College Read on Patch
  • Gators Wing Shack to Honor Palatine First Responders with Free Wings on September 11 —Liza Crane Read on Patch
  • Is there anyone out there that can put on a garage door gasket, professionally and inexpensively?
    The rubber in the corner got damaged and I don't want mice getting into my garage. If so, how much do you charge? (Nextdoor Meadow Lake)
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  • Biaggi's Ristorante Italiano posted a job opening for Runner (7779) in Palatine. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palatine here.

Ok Palatine! 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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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