🌱 Patch AM: Alsip cemetery will be Edward Henry Katzberg’s final resting place

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• Alsip cemetery will be Edward Henry Katzberg's final resting place

Also on today's calendar: Huge Rummage Sale at the Children's Farm at The Center and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
• Saturday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
• Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Obituary-Edward Henry Katzberg (theradar.online) — Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Alsip will be the future resting place of Edward Henry Katzberg, whose burial will take place there at a later date. Katzberg, born in Chicago and remembered for his humor and love of family, is honored with services in Amboy while relatives and friends look ahead to his eventual interment in Alsip.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Alsip

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Huge Rummage Sale at the Children's Farm at The Center →
  The Children's Farm at The Center, 12700 SW Hwy, Palos Park, IL, 60464 East Side of SW Hwy,
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• Southtown Dahlia Club 89th Annual Dahlia Show →
  Crestwood Civic Center, 13820 S Cicero Ave, Crestwood
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Southtown Dahlia Club 89th Annual Dahlia Show →
  Crestwood Civic Center, 13820 S Cicero Ave, Crestwood
  10:00 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day Holiday - No School
  Delta Learning Center CRESTWOOD, IL 60418
Saturday September 12
• Germazing Parking Lot Pop-Up →
  St. Germaine School, 9735 S Kolin Ave, Oak Lawn
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28
• HMT - Fall Picture Day
  Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 Hometown School-1-HMT-MPR (100)
  9:00 am
• Stories in the Park
  Evergreen Park Public Library 9400 S. Troy Ave., Evergreen Park, IL, 60805, US
  10:30 am
• Scrabble →
  Evergreen Park, IL Calendar, 3450 W. 97th Street, Evergreen Park
  2:00 pm
• Cheerleading Sideline-JV Girls @ (Event)
  Evergreen Park CHSD 231 Evergreen Park, IL 60805
  4:30 pm
• Football-F/S Boys @ T. F. North High School (Game) →
  Evergreen Park High School Evergreen Park, IL 60805
  4:30 pm
• SWD Back to School Block Party 2026
  Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 Oak Lawn, IL 60453
  5:00 pm
• Football-V Boys - VS Longwood (Game) →
  Evergreen Park High School Evergreen Park, IL 60805
  6:00 pm
• Lindsey Devereaux & Friends →
  The Lyric Theater Blue Island, 12952 Western Ave, Blue Island
  8:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Blue Island

• Ravyn Lenae Postpones 2026 North American Tour │ Exclaim! (exclaim.ca)

Palos Heights

• Jenny Bednarz wins Palos Heights classic car show raffle (southwestregionalpublishing.com)
• Palos Heights will try again on rained out concerts, to hold 9/11 remembrance (southwestregionalpublishing.com)
• Small Colleges Face a Big Reckoning (diverseeducation.com)

Oak Lawn

• Wienermobile Swings By Fresh Tony's Stores In Bridgeview And Burbank (patch.com)
• Man Accused Of Exposing Himself To Woman In Oak Lawn Elementary School Parking Lot (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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