🌱 Adult and child rescued after pickup overturns into water near Wadsworth

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• Adult and child rescued after pickup overturns into water near Wadsworth

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunshine; breezy, less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
• Saturday: Warm; a stray p.m. t-shower, temps: high: 85, low: 58.
• Sunday: A steady breeze and cooler, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Firefighters rescue adult, child trapped in truck that drove off I-94, rolled over into water near Wadsworth (lakemchenryscanner.com) — Emergency crews from Newport Township and Gurnee pulled an adult and child from a pickup that rolled into a water-filled ditch off I-94 near the Wadsworth Road toll plaza. Both occupants declined hospital transport after being evaluated on scene, and the single-vehicle crash caused no lane closures, according to authorities.
   

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📸 Around Wadsworth

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wadsworth

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★ Featured events ★

Monday June 29

• The Shanty's Summer Wine Dinner →
  The Shanty Restaurant, 38985 US-41, Wadsworth
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday June 15

• Board of Education Meeting
  Kenneth Murphy Elementary School Beach Park Middle School, 40667 N Green Bay Rd, Beach Park, IL
  6:30 pm
• Regular Board of Education Meeting
  Beach Park Middle School , 40667 N Green Bay Rd, Beach Park, IL
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Hispanic Chamber of Lake County After Hours Networking June 2026
  Lake County Chamber of Commerce TACOS EL NORTE 401 N. RIVERSIDE GURNEE
  5:30 pm
• 2026 Touch a Truck (Hutchins Athletic Field) →
  Hutchins Athletic Field, 18273 Stearns School Rd, Old Mill Creek
  5:30 pm
• Pete Correale LIVE at the Lighthouse Presented By APC
  Lake County Chamber of Commerce The Lighthouse at American Place Casino 4011 Fountain Square Place Waukegan, IL 60085
  8:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• StoryWalk at Hunt Club Park
  Warren-Newport Public Library District WNPL In the Community -
• Desayuno con un libro
  Warren-Newport Public Library District Warren-Newport Public Library - Study Room 3
  10:00 am
• The Power of Credit →
  Zion-Benton Public Library, 2400 Gabriel Ave, Zion
  11:00 am
• Machine Embroidery Burlap Placemat
  Warren-Newport Public Library District Warren-Newport Public Library - The Workshop
  1:30 pm
• Pansies & Pastels: A Floral Feast →
  The Farmstand at Tempel Farms Organics, 17970 W Millburn Rd, Old Mill Creek
  6:00 pm

Sunday June 14

• Library Closed
  Warren-Newport Public Library District Warren-Newport Public Library -

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Wadsworth. Apply here.
• Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member in Wadsworth. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wadsworth here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Gurnee

• Best Gurnee Attorneys Near Me (bestlawyers.com)

Waukegan

• Planet 13 Inventory Specialist in Waukegan, IL (masslive.com)
• Forest board expects no adverse impact from runway plan on Waukegan Savanna (dailyherald.com)
• Armenian priest from Lebanon bears witness to living under bombardment for Waukegan church (chicagotribune.com)

Grayslake

• Longtime Grayslake Fire Trustee Dies After Decades of Service (patch.com)
• Temporary Data Center Moratorium Proposal Moves Forward In Lake County (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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