🌱 ABC Storytime and 11 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• Lucha Libre At The Edge 2 — Presented by Village of Bensenville & GALLI Lucha Libre at Edge Arena on John
• Q2 2026 Estimated Tax Deadline at Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce
• Find Your Balance: Gentle Tai Chi and Qigong at Back of the Yards Branch Library

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the 9V battery get kicked out of church? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Not as warm, becoming breezy, with a high of 72 and low of 55 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 59.
• Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Melrose Park

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday July 12

• Lucha Libre At The Edge 2 — Presented by Village of Bensenville & GALLI Lucha Libre →
  Edge Arena on John, 545 John St, Bensenville
  5:45 pm

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Other local events

Monday June 15

• Q2 2026 Estimated Tax Deadline
  Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce 143 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park, IL 60632
• Find Your Balance: Gentle Tai Chi and Qigong
  Back of the Yards Branch Library 4650 South Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609
  10:30 am
• Family Story Time
  Gage Park Branch Library 2807 West 55th Street, Chicago, IL 60632
  11:00 am

Tuesday June 16

• Preschool Summer Screening
  Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 906 Walton St, Melrose Park, IL 60160, USA
  1:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• ABC Storytime →
  Melrose Park Public Library, 801 Broadway Ave, Melrose Park
  10:00 am
• Kindergarten Playdate at Eldridge Park
  Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
  4:30 pm
• Park Place Business After Hours
  Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce 1050 S. Euclid Ave. Elmhurst, IL 60126
  5:00 pm
• Village Board Meeting
  Village of Bellwood Village Hall, 3200 Washington Boulevard, Bellwood, IL, 60805, United States
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday June 14

• Flag Day →
  Schiller Park, IL Calendar Schiller Park, IL 60176
  8:00 am
• Trailside Summer Bluegrass Jam →
  Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 Thatcher Ave, River Forest
  1:00 pm
• Film Screening: Queen Christina (1933)
  Oriole Park Branch Library 7454 West Balmoral Avenue, Chicago, IL 60656
  2:00 pm
• Concerts in the Park: The Prissillas →
  Scoville Park, 800 W. Lake Street, Oak Park
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper / Sanitation in Melrose Park. Apply here.
• The Ferrara Candy Company posted a job opening for Packaging Machine Operator-Overnight Shift in Bellwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Melrose Park here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Maywood

• Lightford passes sweeping hemp, cannabis, CBD legislation (chicagodefender.com)
• ACS Geriatric Surgery Verification Hospitals Screen Nearly All Older Surgical Patients for Delirium, Study Finds (biznewsdesk.com)

River Forest

• Folk jam at the Friendly in Berwyn June 25 hosted by Mark Dvorak presented by Music & Potlucks (patch.com)
• Garden Walk offers access to local gardens of all sizes (oakpark.com)

Forest Park

• Mint Cannabis Agent in Charge-Retail Lead in Forest Park, IL (pennlive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they were holding an AA Meeting (Thank you Francie H. for sending it in!)
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