🌱 Month of October: Pumpkin Fest and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Lagers For Labs Brewery Fundraiser at Alter Brewing Co.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with rain, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 67, low: 52.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 53 degrees.

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Thursday October 8
• Lagers For Labs Brewery Fundraiser →
  Alter Brewing Co., 2300 Wisconsin Ave, Downers Grove
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Month of October: Pumpkin Fest
  Cosley Zoo, 1356 North Gary Ave, Wheaton
  9:00 am
• Quilting and Sewing Group →
  Maywood Public Library District, 121 S. 5th Avenue, Maywood
  1:00 pm
• Kayak with the Library! (Families)
  River Forest Public Library, 738 Thatcher Ave, River Forest
  3:30 pm
• Teen Tasters →
  River Forest Public Library, 735 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest
  3:30 pm
• Teen Tasters (Grades 5-8)
  River Forest Public Library, 735 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest
  3:30 pm
• Girls Volleyball vs. FP
  Hillside Elementary School, 4804 Harrison St, Hillside
  4:00 pm
• Kids Bingo →
  Maywood Public Library District, 121 S. 5th Avenue, Maywood
  4:00 pm
• Soccer @ FP
  Forest Park Middle School, 925 Beloit Ave, Forest Park
  4:00 pm
• Boys Softball at Washington
  Veterans Park, 4200 Lawndale Ave, Lyons
  4:15 pm
• Boys Soccer - River Grove @ Lincoln
  River Grove SD 85-5 River Grove, IL 60171
  4:15 pm
• Cross Country Meet at McClure
  Spring Rock, 4400 Central Ave, Western Springs
  4:15 pm
• Girls Basketball at Washington
  George Washington Middle School, 8101 Ogden Ave, Lyons
  4:15 pm

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Maywood

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• RFID Making the Right Moves (foodengineeringmag.com)

River Forest

• Civic Center shows value of governmental cooperation (oakpark.com)
• Turn rail line into a bike path (oakpark.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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