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🌱 Patch AM: 2026 Walk ALS Peoria and 11 more events

Happening soon: Fall Acting Workshop Intensive on the Forest Park Patch calendar

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Good morning Forest Park! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • 2026 Walk ALS Peoria
  • Fall Acting Workshop Intensive at LATTE Theater (Conservatory for Young Adult Creatives)

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Hot; a few morning showers, temps: high: 91, low: 76.
  • Tuesday: Hot with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 94 and low of 75 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Sunday August 30
  • U.S. POINTER Bingo
    Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
    12:30 pm
  • General Strike Northeastern Illinois Community Meeting
    Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
    12:30 pm
  • The Sweetest New Year: Rosh Hashanah Celebration
    Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
    1:00 pm
  • Concerts in the Park- Harmonix: Park District of Oak Park
    Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce Scoville Park (800 W Lake Street, Oak Park 60302)
    6:00 pm
  • Virtual Writer's Group →
    Berwyn Public Library 2701 South Harlem Avenue, Berwyn, IL 60402
    7:00 pm
    • Monday August 31
  • B&O meeting at McClure
    Western Springs SD 101 Western Springs, IL 60558
  • Teacher Inservice - No School
    La Grange SD 102 La Grange Park, IL 60526
  • After School Activities Begin
    Central Stickney SD 110 Chicago, IL 60638
  • iReady Testing
    Hillside District 93 Hillside, IL 60162
  • First Day for Early Learners (Ames)
    Riverside SD 96 Riverside, IL 60546

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🗞 Nearby News

River Forest

  • Oak Park and River Forest High School board OKs $140K for technology replacement (chicagotribune.com)
  • New Oak Park police station plan hits 'substantial milestone,' expected to cost $57 million (chicagotribune.com)
  • Oak Park ramping up costs for single-use bags leading to full ban in 2030 (oakpark.com)

Oak Park

Chicago

  • Chicago Home Invasion, Gunpoint Robbery Leads To Arrest: PD (patch.com)

Ok Forest 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!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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