🌱 Summer Concerts in the Circle and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Lincoln Square Greek Fest
• Summer Concerts in the Circle
• A Taste of Dunning at West Addison Branch Library

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 87, low: 63. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 72 and low of 57 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elmwood Park

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday June 14

• Lincoln Square Greek Fest →
  2727 W Winona St, Chicago
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday June 12

• Summer Concerts in the Circle →
  Village of Elmwood Park, 11 Conti Pkwy, Elmwood Park
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• A Taste of Dunning
  West Addison Branch Library 7536 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60634
  12:30 pm

Monday June 15

• Explorers Club
  West Addison Branch Library 7536 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60634
  2:00 pm
• Bingo for Adults
  Austin-Irving Branch Library 6100 West Ivring Park Road, Chicago, IL 60634
  2:00 pm
• Teen Crafts: Toast Trinket Dish
  West Addison Branch Library 7536 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60634
  3:00 pm
• Adult Book Discussion: The Little Liar
  West Addison Branch Library 7536 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60634
  6:30 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Arty Afternoons: LEGO Painting
  West Addison Branch Library 7536 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60634
  1:00 pm
• Cookbook Club
  West Belmont Branch Library 3104 North Narragansett Avenue, Chicago, IL 60634
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Leyden Student Summit
  Leyden High School District E-LTHEATER, East Leyden-2-D200-Student Cafeteria Mezzanine (150), East Leyden-1-D111-Student Cafeteria (450), District-Events, E-AUD
  7:30 am
• Women in Business | Continuum of Care: From Readiness to a Dignified End →
  Sunrise of River Forest, 800 N Harlem Ave, River Forest
  9:00 am
• Family Movie at the Library (Families)
  River Forest Public Library 735 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest, IL, 60305, US
  10:00 am
• Donuts with Dads →
  Eisenhower Public Library, 4613 N Oketo Ave, Harwood Heights
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

River Forest

• River Forest township taking names for next supervisor (oakpark.com)
• Centenarian Rosemary Zahringer Passes Away Peacefully (myrye.com)

Oak Park

• Pedaling literacy: Libraries hit the streets this summer with book bikes (dailyherald.com)
• As final elevator fails, Oak Park closes West Sub campus (oakpark.com)
• Oak Park woman accused of defrauding state out of $30,000 in childcare benefits (wgntv.com)

Elmhurst

• Man Caught In Elmhurst With Illegal Weapon: Police (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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