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Hello Plainfield! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What led Plainfield police to stack multiple charges on one driver?
  • How is Plainfield's state rep marking the 25th 9/11 anniversary?

Also on today's calendar: Meet the Author and 9 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

• Drunken Driver Caught After Speeding, Using Wrong Lane: Plainfield Police (patch.com) — Plainfield police recently arrested a driver accused of speeding, using the wrong lane and driving under the influence near Lincoln Highway and Boulevard Place, then found cannabis in his vehicle. The Michigan man faces multiple DUI, speeding, insurance and cannabis-related charges, and the Jeep was towed, highlighting ongoing enforcement of traffic and impaired driving laws in Plainfield.
   

• Dixon Heitman Honors Lives Lost in September 11, 2001 Attacks on the 25th Anniversary (ilhousedems.com) — Plainfield-based State Rep. Jessica Dixon Heitman is urging residents to remember both the lives lost and the unity felt after the September 11 attacks, on the 25th anniversary of that day. Her statement honors first responders, victims' families and everyday acts of courage, and calls on communities like Plainfield to recapture the sense of shared purpose that followed 2001.
   

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    A little trip down memory lane. My wife and that old telephone, two things I'm grateful I got to share so many years with. Funny how one old picture… (Nextdoor Wesmere)
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🗞 Nearby News

Romeoville

  • Will County Board Member Destinee Ortiz to Host Community Town Hall in Romeoville (wjol.com)
  • StormTrap's New SurgeSettler™ High-Flow Stormwater Treatment Device Earns NJDEP Certification (businesswire.com)

Crest Hill

  • Fight Breaks Out, Punches Thrown As Man, Woman Arrested Inside Will County Courthouse: Police (patch.com)

Shorewood

  • 'It May Be Necessary' To Raise Insanity Defense After Gunfire Hits Senator Meg Cappel's House: Defense Lawyer (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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