🌱 How Park Forest-raised Kim Thayil is closing Soundgarden’s chapter with Cornell

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In today's newsletter:

• How Park Forest-raised Kim Thayil is closing Soundgarden’s chapter with Cornell

Also on today's calendar: 3-Month Unlimited Yoga Membership and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunshine; breezy, less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 85, low: 61.
• Sunday: Not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Soundgarden Guitarist Kim Thayil Releases Memoir, Confirms Final Album With Chris Cornell Vocals (wmmr.com) — Park Forest gets a notable shoutout as Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil’s hometown in news about his new memoir and the band’s final album using Chris Cornell’s vocals. Thayil details Soundgarden’s history, Cornell’s life and death, and confirms the surviving members are painstakingly finishing one last record built around Cornell’s demo tracks.
   

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📸 Around Park Forest

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Park Forest

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★ Featured events ★

Monday June 15

• 3-Month Unlimited Yoga Membership →
  Serendipity Yoga, 18300 Dixie Hwy, Homewood
  12:00 pm

Saturday June 27

• Ford Driving Skills for Life Teaches Teens Hands-On Skills →
  Manheim Chicago, 20401 Cox Ave, Matteson
  7:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday June 13

• Tool Lending Library →
  Park Forest, IL Calendar, 30 N. Orchard, Park Forest
  8:00 am
• Tool Lending Library →
  Village of Park Forest Park Forest Aqua Center - 30 N. Orchard Park Forest IL 60466
  8:00 am
• DOTG Booked →
  Park Forest, IL Calendar Park Forest, IL 60466
  8:00 am

Sunday June 14

• DOTG Booked →
  Park Forest, IL Calendar Park Forest, IL 60466
  12:30 pm

Monday June 15

• Board Meeting →
  Park Forest, IL Calendar, 350 Victory Drive, Park Forest
  7:00 pm

Friday June 19

• Juneteenth (No School)
  Park Forest SD 163 Park Forest, IL 60466

Saturday June 20

• Tool Lending Library →
  Village of Park Forest - Sustainability Park Forest Aqua Center - 30 N. Orchard Park Forest IL 60466
  8:00 am
• Tool Lending Library →
  Park Forest, IL Calendar, 30 N. Orchard, Park Forest
  8:00 am

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📣 Park Forest Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• President's Golf Outing →
  Richton Park, IL Calendar Richton Park, IL 60471
  9:00 am
• 2026 Community Golf Outing →
  Frankfort Chamber of Commerce Green Garden Country Club 9551 W Manhattan-Monee Rd. Frankfort, IL 60423
  10:00 am
• Bingo and Loteria / Bingo y Lotería
  Sherman Park Branch Library 5440 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609
  12:00 pm
• Retro Movie Friday →
  Crete Public Library District, 1177 Main St, Crete
  2:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Chicago Heights

• 282 W 14th St Floor 1, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 (zillow.com)
• Sertoma Star Hosts Unique Wellness Event (southwestmessengerpress.com)
• Lake Central's Sofia Beals ‘makes everybody smile' as she lights way to state. She has reason to smile too. (bnd.com)

Matteson

• Guest Article: Revisiting an interview with Spencer Leak Jr. (hfchronicle.com)

Flossmoor

• The $19.48 Campaign: Flossmoor Veterans' Memorial Fundraiser Celebrates Women Veterans Recognition Day (patch.com)
• D161 teachers developed long friendship teaching 5th grade (hfchronicle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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