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🌱 Patch AM: August New & Prospective Member Breakfast and 13 more events
Happening soon: Kitties For Keeps Rescue Adoption Event and Donation Drive on the Oak Lawn Patch calendar

Hi there, Oak Lawn! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Kitties For Keeps Rescue Adoption Event and Donation Drive
- 7th Annual Developmental Disability Awareness Night with the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field
- August New & Prospective Member Breakfast at Stony Creek Golf Course, Restaurant & Banquet Facility
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 64 degrees.
- Thursday: Periods of sun; less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 66 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Lawn
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★ Featured events ★
- Kitties For Keeps Rescue Adoption Event and Donation Drive →
6220 W 95th St, Oak Lawn
1:00 pm - 7th Annual Developmental Disability Awareness Night with the Chicago White Sox →
Rate Field, 333 W 35th St, Chicago
5:30 pm
Saturday August 22
Tuesday August 25
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Other local events
- August New & Prospective Member Breakfast →
Stony Creek Golf Course, Restaurant & Banquet Facility, 5850 W 103rd St, Oak Lawn
8:30 am - Word Advanced at OLPL →
Oak Lawn Public Library, 9427 Raymond Ave, Oak Lawn
11:00 am - Personal Safety for Older Adults at OLPL →
Oak Lawn Public Library, 9427 Raymond Ave, Oak Lawn
2:00 pm - Teen Game Master Workshop at OLPL →
Oak Lawn Public Library, 9427 Raymond Ave, Oak Lawn
4:00 pm - Oak Lawn Bank & Trust Business After Hours →
Oak Lawn Bank & Trust, 5300 W 95th St, Oak Lawn
5:30 pm - Teen Movie Night at OLPL →
Oak Lawn Public Library, 9427 Raymond Ave, Oak Lawn
6:00 pm - Preschool First Day of School
Ridgeland SD 122 Oak Lawn, IL 60453 - First Day of School-1:30pm Early Dismissal
Chicago Ridge SD 127-5 Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 - Sage Stories Culture Club at OLPL →
Oak Lawn Public Library, 9427 Raymond Ave, Oak Lawn
10:00 am - Yoga for Adults 60 and Over at OLPL →
Oak Lawn Public Library, 9427 Raymond Ave, Oak Lawn
1:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
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- Jenny's Steak and Banquets — (708) 229-2272
- Premier Paws at Burbank — (708) 581-1000
- Al Basha Sweets Co — (708) 233-0826
- Orland Painting and Decorating Service LLC — (708) 415-2290
- Krapils Steakhouse and Patio — (708) 448-2012
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💬 Chatter
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- 143 Golfers, One Mission: Creating Possibilities —St. Coletta's of Illinois Read on Patch
- Target posted a job opening for General Merchandise Sales Executive Team Leader in Oak Lawn. Apply here.
- Whitsons Culinary Group posted a job opening for Food Service Worker - CHSD 218 ATP Polaris School Nutrition in Oak Lawn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Lawn here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- 2026 football preview: Oak Lawn Spartans (southwestregionalpublishing.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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