🌱 Reaching for the Stars Gala and 11 more events

Morning Thornton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Free Film Festival: A Taste of Theatre International Film Festival 2026 at South Holland Public Library, 16250 Wausau Ave, South Holland, IL, 60473 in the Community Room
• Reaching for the Stars Gala at Wind Creek Chicago Southland

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Fog in the a.m., then breezy, with a high of 82 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Windy and cooler, temps: high: 57, low: 35.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 53 and low of 31 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Thornton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Free Film Festival: A Taste of Theatre International Film Festival 2026
  South Holland Public Library, 16250 Wausau Ave, South Holland, IL, 60473 in the Community Room,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Reaching for the Stars Gala
  Wind Creek Chicago Southland , 17300 Halsted St. , East Hazel Crest
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• TF South's Got Talent!
  Henry Hertz Auditorium ; doors open at 5:30 pm.
  6:00 pm
• PreSchool Prom
  Parker Junior High School , 2810 School St , Flossmoor
  6:00 pm
• Cosmic Love
  Bottle & Bottega by Painting with a Twist , 2009 Ridge Rd , Homewood
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Flossmoor Baseball & Softball Parade & Opening Day
  Flossmoor, IL Calendar , Flossmoor Park , Flossmoor
  9:30 am
• Book Brunch
  Homewood Public Library , 17917 Dixie Hwy , Homewood
  10:30 am
• Brother Rice Varsity Baseball @ Homewood-Flossmoor
  Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School , 999 Kedzie Ave , Flossmoor
  11:00 am
• Mountain Sunset
  Bottle & Bottega by Painting with a Twist , 2009 Ridge Rd , Homewood
  2:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• Men’s Baseball Home Doubleheader vs Bryant & Stratton College
  South Suburban College , 15800 State St , South Holland
  12:00 pm
• Paris in the Springtime
  Bottle & Bottega by Painting with a Twist , 2009 Ridge Rd , Homewood
  2:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Board of Education Meeting
  BLOOM TWP HSD 206 , 100 W 10th St , Chicago Heights
  12:00 pm
• Track Meet - Memorial
  Parker Junior High School Flossmoor, IL 60422
  4:15 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Harvey

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Dolton

• Man Barricades Himself Inside Car, Dolton Residents Asked To Avoid Area Of 'Active Incident': Village (patch.com)
• Americans continue to feel drawn to Pope Leo, first American pontiff, a year after election (detroitcatholic.com)
• Officials Investigate Bomb Threat at Home of Pope's Brother (nytimes.com)

Flossmoor

• Flossmoor's award-winning Hidden Gem half marathon sells out in hours (hfchronicle.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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