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🌱 Patch AM: See how new Metra signs are changing your Homewood commute.

Also, don't miss Dark Arts & Oddities Market on the Homewood Patch calendar

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

In today's newsletter:

  • See how new Metra signs are changing your Homewood commute.

Also on today's calendar: Dark Arts & Oddities Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why should you never iron a 4-leaf colver? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Not as warm with rain, with a high of 68 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Thursday: Rain, temps: high: 71, low: 58.
  • Friday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Metra shares details on South Side, south suburban service increase (chronicleillinois.com) — Metra has activated new real-time Metra/Pace information signs at Homewood's Metra Electric/Amtrak station, giving riders combined train and bus arrival times on one display. The agency is also planning more frequent Rock Island District service and similar integrated signs at major hubs across the region, aiming to make South Side and south suburban commuting more convenient over the next few years.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • St. Coletta's of Illinois Celebrates the Arrival of Fall with Annual Fall Fest —St. Coletta's of Illinois Read on Patch
  • slow seasonal shifts —Liz Smith Read on Patch
  • Teleperformance USA posted a job opening for Payroll Tax Processor - Remote in Chicago Heights. Apply here.
  • Elevation Individual and Family Therapy PLLC posted a job opening for Billing Specialist -Full-Time in Matteson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Homewood here.

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  • Southland Development Authority Revives Chicago Suburbs Through Community Investing (ssir.org)

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Ok Homewood! 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: You don't want to press your luck! (Thank you Tee E. for sending it in!)
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