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🌱 Patch AM: Wilmette Board Recognizes Laura Fine After $400K State Budget Award

Be sure to catch Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: AI Course on the Wilmette Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • State funding boosts Wilmette police station and key infrastructure upgrades
  • Which Wilmette streets saw thefts in this week's police reports?

Also on today's calendar: Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: AI Course and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 67 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 66, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wilmette Board Recognizes Laura Fine After $400K State Budget Award (patch.com) — Wilmette officials publicly thanked State Senator Laura Fine for securing $400,000 in Illinois' 2027 budget to support the village's capital projects, including a major new police station. The funding, along with earlier state support, will help Wilmette tackle aging infrastructure, from water treatment upgrades and lead service line replacements to road improvements that affect residents' daily lives.
   

• Police Reports: Stolen car, benches and bikes (therecordnorthshore.org) — Recent Wilmette police reports detail an unlocked car stolen on Chestnut Avenue and a scooter and bicycle taken from a Central Avenue property, all within the past week. The roundup also highlights nearby incidents in Winnetka, Highland Park, Skokie, and other North Shore communities, offering a snapshot of regional crime trends that may affect your daily routines and sense of safety.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Mondelez International posted a job opening for Full Time / Part Time - Order Writer / Nabisco Merchandising in Wilmette. Apply here.
  • Ross Stores posted a job opening for Retail Associate in Evanston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wilmette here.

🗞 Nearby News

Winnetka

  • More than 1,000 Starbucks coffeehouses redesigned across the U.S. and Canada (starbucks.com)
  • Modernism in America Awards honor 15 winners for protecting modern heritage (bustler.net)

Evanston

  • Illinois Universities Rank Among Nation's Top Colleges In 2027 (97zokonline.com)
  • Evanston/Skokie School District 65 weighs $20M in cuts, 2 more school closures amid financial crisis (abc7chicago.com)
  • U.S. Citizen Injured in Illinois After Federal Agents Say He Resembled Fugitive They Were Seeking (latintimes.com)

Glenview

  • Glenview Students Earn Dean's List Honors At UMGC (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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