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🌱 Patch AM: Open House Rickover and 11 more events
Also check out L'Institut français d'Oak Park Fall Open House on the Chicago Heights Patch calendar
Good morning to you Chicago Heights! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Open House Rickover at Rickover Jr High School
- L'Institut français d'Oak Park Fall Open House at Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce
- Beginning Band Sign-up [virtual] at Flossmoor SD 161
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Partly sunny, a shower; hot, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: Partly sunny; hot and humid, temps: high: 92, low: 71.
- Wednesday: Hot with scorching sunshine, with a high of 96 and low of 71 degrees.
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- Open House Rickover →
Rickover Jr High School Chicago Heights, IL 60411
5:30 pm - L'Institut français d'Oak Park Fall Open House
Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce L'Institut fran ais d'Oak Park - French Institute of Oak Park 11 Harrison Street, Oak Park, IL 60304
6:00 pm - Beginning Band Sign-up [virtual]
Flossmoor SD 161 Chicago Heights, IL 60411
6:30 pm - LABOR DAY - NO CLASSES
Greene Chicago, IL 60609 - Crafting Corner
Brighton Park Branch Library 4314 South Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL 60632
4:00 pm - Beginning Orchestra Sign-up
Flossmoor SD 161 Parker Junior High School, 2810 School St, Flossmoor, IL 60422\
5:00 pm - Cancelled - City of Chicago Heights Council Meeting for Wednesday, September 2, 2026 →
Chicago Heights, IL Calendar
6:00 pm - Free Wednesday Open Mic Comedy at Comedy Plex →
Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce 1128 Lake Street (Lower Level) Oak Park, Il 60301
8:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Softball @ HOME vs Columbia
Crete-Monee Middle School Crete, IL 60417
4:15 pm - Boys Baseball Game vs CHMS →
Parker Junior High School Flossmoor, IL 60422
4:15 pm - Early Student Dismissal
Brookwood SD 167 Brookwood 167, 201 Glenwood-Dyer Rd, Glenwood, IL, 60425, United States
2:00 pm - Boys' Baseball (Home) vs Peotone
Crete-Monee Middle School Crete, IL 60417
4:15 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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- Ford Motor Company posted a job opening for Manufacturing, HR Business Partner in Chicago Heights. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Flossmoor
- Aurora Christian vs Aurora Central Catholic (maxpreps.com)
Homewood
- Homewood extends disaster declaration from tornado through Sept. 18 (hfchronicle.com)
Lansing
- Schroeder-Lauer Funeral Home in Lansing under new ownership (thelansingjournal.org)
- Fire station expansion bids, Class 8 tax incentives: Lansing Village Board agendas for Sept. 1, 2026 (thelansingjournal.org)
- Lansing School District 158 2026-27 calendar: Dates families should know (thelansingjournal.org)
Ok Chicago Heights! 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: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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