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🌱 Patch AM: Park Ridge-born world champion skater makes a big return to Team USA
Be sure to catch Harrer Park on the Park Ridge Patch calendar
Good day Park Ridge! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Park Ridge-born world champion skater makes a big return to Team USA
- How a Park Ridge arrest illustrates ICE's shifting national tactics
Also on today's calendar: Harrer Park and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Periods of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, temps: high: 88, low: 73. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Clouds and sun; hot and humid, with a high of 93 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• World Champion Deanna Stellato-Dudek Returns to U.S. Figure Skating (usfigureskating.org) — Park Ridge native Deanna Stellato-Dudek, a 2024 world champion and recent Olympian, is returning to represent the United States in figure skating with a new pairs partner, Danil Siianytsia. Now 43, she'll train in Colorado Springs as they aim for the 2027 U.S. Championships, extending one of skating's most remarkable comeback stories that began right here in Park Ridge. 
• How ICE is arresting soaring numbers of immigrants with no criminal record (inquirer.com) — A recent ICE arrest in Park Ridge is used as a visual example in a broader report on how federal immigration authorities are increasingly detaining people without criminal records. The story focuses on national trends under the Trump administration, including rising arrest numbers, criticism from immigration advocates and some officials, and DHS's defense of its enforcement strategy.
📸 Around Park Ridge
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Park Ridge
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★ Featured events ★
- Harrer Park →
Harrer Park and Harrer Pool, 6250 Dempster St, Morton Grove
4:00 pm
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- Novel Needles: Knit, Crochet and Stitchery Group
Roden Branch Library 6083 North Northwest Highway, Chicago, IL 60631
1:00 pm - Small Business B(AI)sics
Niles Chamber of Commerce and Industry Niles-Maine Public Libary 6960 W Oakton Niles, IL 60714
8:00 am - Mexican Train: A Domino Game
Roden Branch Library 6083 North Northwest Highway, Chicago, IL 60631
1:00 pm - Girls Basketball Tryouts
Emerson Middle School 8101 North Cumberland Avenue,, Niles, IL 60714
6:45 am - Niles Chamber Executive Connect Group
Niles Chamber of Commerce and Industry Niles Chamber of Commerce Conference Room
8:00 am - Ukulele for Beginners
Roden Branch Library 6083 North Northwest Highway, Chicago, IL 60631
4:00 pm - Boys Soccer Tryouts
Emerson Middle School 8101 North Cumberland Avenue,, Niles, IL 60714
4:00 pm - Field School Parent Night
Park Ridge Niles School District 64 164 South Prospect Avenue , Park Ridge, IL 60068
6:00 pm - Little Legends Fall Outdoor Soccer (Ages 3-7) →
Little Legends Soccer Academy, 74 Park Dr, Glenview
4:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Tuesday September 8
📣 Park Ridge Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Girls Tennis vs MW Quad (Glenbard North, Taft Wheeling)
Maine West High School 1755 South Wolf Road, Des Plains, IL 60018
8:30 am - Brick by Brick: LEGO® Library Builders
Oriole Park Branch Library 7454 West Balmoral Avenue, Chicago, IL 60656
11:00 am - Pysanka: Ukrainian Egg Decorating
Oriole Park Branch Library 7454 West Balmoral Avenue, Chicago, IL 60656
1:00 pm - ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Oriole Park Branch Library 7454 West Balmoral Avenue, Chicago, IL 60656
2:00 pm
Saturday August 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- US Foods posted a job opening for DoD SkillBridge: Transportation Manager in Des Plaines. Apply here.
- Kuehne+Nagel posted a job opening for Air Logistics Warehouse Associate - Shipping & Receiving in Schiller Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Park Ridge here.
🗞 Nearby News
Niles
- How to feed a family on $28 per day. No more impulse buys permitted. (courant.com)
Rosemont
- How can I speak to EVA Air flight representative? (yelp.com)
- Big Ten will release 4 player availability reports per week for games matching conference teams (wtop.com)
- Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for MFP Q3 Earnings (marketbeat.com)
Des Plaines
- Loaded Gun, Hydrocodone Found After High-Speed Stop: Des Plaines Blotter (patch.com)
Ok Park Ridge! 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: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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