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🌱 Patch AM: Sports Court Scam: Winnetka, Glencoe Crime Blotters
Coming up: Casino For A Cause on the Winnetka Patch calendar
Good morning Winnetka! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Winnetka resident loses over $5,000 in sports court scam
Also on today's calendar: Casino For A Cause and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A couple of showers; humid, with a high of 71 and low of 65 degrees.
- Friday: Some sunshine, temps: high: 71, low: 65.
- Saturday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sports Court Scam: Winnetka, Glencoe Crime Blotters (patch.com) — Winnetka residents are being warned after a local resident reported losing more than $5,000 to a scammer posing as a representative of a sports court construction company. The latest joint crime blotter from Winnetka and Glencoe police also details a Glencoe traffic arrest involving multiple alleged violations. 
📸 Around Winnetka
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winnetka
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★ Featured events ★
- Casino For A Cause →
Ravinia Green Country Club, 1200 Saunders Rd, Riverwoods
6:00 pm - Midnight Circus In The Parks →
Tallmadge Park, 927 Noyes St, Evanston
7:00 pm - Midnight Circus In The Parks →
Tallmadge Park, 927 Noyes St, Evanston
2:00 pm - Midnight Circus In The Parks →
Tallmadge Park, 927 Noyes St, Evanston
2:00 pm - Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: AI Course →
Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
6:00 pm
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Thursday October 15
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Other local events
- Children of the Wolf: An Evening with Abby Geni at The Book Stall →
The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
6:30 pm - Saturday Storytime: Meet & Greet with Dog Man! →
The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
10:30 am - Winnetka's Cultural and Civic Icons Walking Tour →
Chestnut Court Park, Chestnut Ct, Winnetka
1:30 pm - Hollow Bones: An Afternoon with Jodi Picoult with The Book Stall →
The Skokie School, 520 Glendale Ave, Winnetka
2:00 pm - Schmidt-Burnham Log House Open to Public →
1140 Willow Rd, Winnetka
2:00 pm - Shadow Before the Flame: An Evening with Catherine Grace Katz →
The Book Stall, 811 Elm St, Winnetka
7:00 pm - Luminaries →
Hubbard Woods Park, 939 Old Green Bay Rd, Winnetka
6:00 pm - Schmidt-Burnham Log House Open to Public →
1140 Willow Rd, Winnetka
2:00 pm
Thursday September 17
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
Tuesday September 22
Thursday September 24
Sunday September 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Popeyes posted a job opening for Popeyes Team Member - Glenview, IL in Glenview. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Northfield
- Northfield Township Road District Approves 4.6% Levy Reduction, First Tax Cut in Three Decades (suburbanchicagoland.com)
- Rose Pest Solutions continues literary project (mypmp.net)
Wilmette
- Body of Naperville diver returned to Wilmette shoreline (therecordnorthshore.org)
- 725 Green Bay Rd #306, Wilmette, IL 60091 (redfin.com)
- Daily Digest 9/15/2026 (National Hug Your IT Professional Day) (benton.org)
Glencoe
- 2026 Spooktacular Halloween happenings for kids in Chicago (chicagoparent.com)
Ok Winnetka! 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: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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