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Morning Evergreen Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How an Evergreen Park couple ended up at the scandal's center

Also on today's calendar: Free Restorative Sound Bath and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Hot and humid with a t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A thunderstorm, temps: high: 93, low: 72.
  • Saturday: Some sun, a t-storm possible, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Failed inspections, bodies parked on a suburban street — the troubled history behind South Chicago Chapel (suntimes.com) — An Evergreen Park couple at the center of a South Chicago funeral home scandal has a long record of tax liens, license troubles, and a prior police encounter on their Evergreen Park block involving bodies in a minivan. The investigation highlights gaps in Illinois' oversight of funeral homes and crematories, raising questions about how regulators missed repeated warning signs.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Soph Maksym Kolodziejczyk Ready To Go The Distance For Oak Lawn Boys Cross Country (patch.com)

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  • Saying 'that's my shot,' Kris Caravantes curls in another trick goal as St. Laurence tops Lincoln-Way East (bnd.com)

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Ok Evergreen Park! 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!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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