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🌱 Patch AM: Romeoville Plans 20th Annual Autumn Colors Craft Show

Coming up: Bling Bling Sale & Fundraiser on the Romeoville Patch calendar

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Hi there, Romeoville! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Romeoville's Autumn Colors Craft Show returns with 100 vendors and pancakes
  • Romeoville officers assist in tense Plainfield standoff after reported stabbings.

Also on today's calendar: Bling Bling Sale & Fundraiser and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 68, low: 54.
  • Friday: Sunshine and a few clouds, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Romeoville Plans 20th Annual Autumn Colors Craft Show (patch.com) — Romeoville residents can look forward to the 20th annual Autumn Colors Craft Show on Oct. 3 at the Romeoville Recreation Center, featuring 100 indoor and outdoor vendor booths. With free admission, parking, a wheelchair-accessible shuttle, and an American Legion pancake breakfast, the event offers a full morning and afternoon of local shopping and community fun.
   

• Plainfield Man Blockades Himself In A Home After Allegedly Stabbing Two (wjol.com) — Romeoville police were among several departments assisting Plainfield officers after a domestic incident where a man allegedly stabbed an adult and juvenile female, then barricaded himself in a home. Both victims fled to the roadway with lacerations before officers secured the scene, negotiated for several hours, and took the suspect into custody. The investigation continues and charges are pending.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Bolingbrook

  • Naperville News Digest: Fall trout fishing to kick off at Hidden Lakes; tix on sale for KidsMatter's annual Empower Gala (chicagotribune.com)
  • Trucking's Silent Toll: 16 Carriers File for Bankruptcy in Weeks as Fuel Costs and Weak Demand Bite (webpronews.com)
  • Friday Night Highlights: Carson White Runs for 203 Yards in Blowout Win (pistolsfiringblog.com)

Lemont

  • Lemont Catholic School Sees 20 Percent Enrollment Spike As New Programs Added (patch.com)

Plainfield

  • Plainfield names grand marshal for 74th annual Community Homecoming Parade on Saturday (shawlocal.com)
  • Cawley CRE Arranges Sale of 340,000 SF Industrial Property in Plainfield, Illinois (rebusinessonline.com)

Ok Romeoville! 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: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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