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Coming up: Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show on the Lemont Patch calendar

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Greetings Lemont! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Lemont native turned a dating title into real help

Also on today's calendar: Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Hot and humid, with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: A thunderstorm in the area, temps: high: 91, low: 71.
  • Friday: A thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Chicago's 2026 Most Eligible Bachelorette Donates To Zelda's Kitchen Witches (patch.com) — A Lemont-born resident, Krysta Privoznik, recently earned the title of Chicago's 2026 "Most Eligible Bachelorette" and turned her $1,000 prize into a donation supporting women facing homelessness and domestic violence. Drawing on her own experience as a survivor, she chose Palos Heights–based Zelda's Kitchen Witches, which helps women and children set up new homes with essential kitchen items.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Addicted To Love: A Robert Palmer Dance Party- live on the Outdoor Rooftop —Mike Brick Read on Patch
  • Obituary: Russell D. Ruettiger —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
  • Obituary: Patricia J. Peeples —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
  • Film Screening at the Old Joliet Prison "Route 66: The Main Street of America" —Mike Brick Read on Patch
  • Obituary: Patricia Liccardi —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
  • Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Woodridge. Apply here.
  • PNC posted a job opening for Lead Teller in Lockport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lemont here.

🗞 Nearby News

Homer Glen

  • Nonprofit Thrift Center Opening In Homer Glen (patch.com)

Darien

Bolingbrook

  • Lockport man reported missing in Smoky Mountains, search ongoing (chicagotribune.com)
  • Teams going door-to-door in Will County to assess Aug. 11 storm damage to help with disaster relief (shawlocal.com)

Ok Lemont! 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: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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