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🌱 Patch AM: Wilmette Safety Committee To Discuss Flock Camera Contract Renewal
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In today's newsletter:
- Wilmette weighs future of 22 license plate reader cameras
- How Lake Avenue will change for Wilmette drivers, cyclists, and walkers
Also on today's calendar: Cancer Wellness Center - Better Together Benefit 2026 and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Hot with a stray thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, breezy and hot, temps: high: 94, low: 74.
- Thursday: Turning sunny with a t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wilmette Safety Committee To Discuss Flock Camera Contract Renewal (patch.com) — Wilmette residents will soon see village officials debate whether to renew the contract for the 22 Flock automated license plate reader cameras currently used by local police. The Public Safety Committee will review privacy safeguards, data-sharing limits, and crime-fighting benefits at meetings in September and October before making a recommendation to the Village Board in November. Officials emphasize that Wilmette's system avoids federal access, limits data retention, and is not used for traffic or reproductive health enforcement. 
• Lake Avenue project still in motion with construction still down the road (therecordnorthshore.org) — Wilmette's long-planned Lake Avenue overhaul is moving into detailed design after trustees approved more than $550,000 for Phase II engineering, building on a $5 million grant. The project will add bike lanes, safer crossings, pavement rehab, and water main work between Green Bay and Sheridan, with water infrastructure construction slated for 2028 and federally funded roadwork starting in 2029.
📸 Around Wilmette
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wilmette
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★ Featured events ★
- Cancer Wellness Center - Better Together Benefit 2026 →
Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel, 933 Skokie Blvd, Northbrook
6:30 pm
Thursday September 24
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Other local events
- Plan Commission →
Wilmette, IL Calendar, 1200 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette
7:00 pm - PICTURE DAY
Central Elementary School 910 Central Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091
8:15 am - Historic Preservation Commission →
Wilmette, IL Calendar, 1200 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette
6:00 pm - Tibetan Sound Healing Meditation with Lama Lobsang Palden →
Karma Collective Yoga, 742 12th St, Wilmette
7:00 pm - Poland Remembered - Concert by the Lincolnwood Chamber Orchestra →
Copernicus Center, 5216 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago
7:00 pm - Kids Inspire Kids Math Circle- Free →
St. John's Lutheran Church, 1235 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette
1:00 pm - Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: Politics Course →
Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
6:00 pm - Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: Art and Architecture Course →
Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
5:30 pm - Aitz Hayim High Holiday services →
Highland Park Community House, 1991 Sheridan Rd, Highland Park
6:00 pm - West African Dance & Live Drumming Lesson →
Karma Collective Yoga, 742 12th St, Wilmette
12:00 pm - Fundraising in the Age of AI →
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📣 Wilmette Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Corner Bakery Cafe posted a job opening for Front of House Team Members in Wilmette. Apply here.
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Wilmette. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wilmette here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- End notes for The Miracle Workers: Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan Macy in Evanston (evanstonroundtable.com)
- The 10 Best Colleges In Illinois, According To New 2027 Ranking (patch.com)
Glenview
- Glenview To Consider Expanding Drone First Responder Program To 4 Agencies (patch.com)
Ok Wilmette! 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: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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