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🌱 Patch AM: Skokie Cooling Centers Open During Heat Wave

You won't want to miss Farmland Owner Conservation Connections on the Skokie Patch calendar

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Hello Skokie! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where to cool off in Skokie during this dangerous heat wave
  • See how Skokie's Ida Crown Jewish Academy ranks statewide

Also on today's calendar: Farmland Owner Conservation Connections and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 97 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Very warm with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 89, low: 74.
  • Friday: Some sun with a thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Skokie Cooling Centers Open During Heat Wave (patch.com) — Skokie residents are being urged to take precautions as a heat advisory brings dangerously hot and humid conditions to the area through Thursday, with heat indices topping 100 degrees. To help people stay safe, the village has opened multiple cooling centers, including park district facilities, the public library, Niles Township, the Cook County Courthouse, and Oakton College, and officials encourage checking on vulnerable neighbors.
   

• Best high schools in Illinois (hometownregister.com) — Ida Crown Jewish Academy in Skokie ranks 25th among Illinois high schools in a new Niche-based list, earning an A+ grade and a low 6:1 student-teacher ratio. The statewide ranking also highlights many nearby public and private schools, offering Skokie families context for how their local option compares.
   

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Ok Skokie! 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: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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