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🌱 Blue Island families among those remembered in this week’s death notices

And on the Blue Island Patch calendar - 7th Annual Developmental Disability Awareness Night with the Chicago White Sox

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Good morning Blue Island! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Blue Island families among those remembered in this week's death notices

Also on today's calendar: 7th Annual Developmental Disability Awareness Night with the Chicago White Sox and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Pleasant with some sun, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 83, low: 62.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• South Suburban Death Notices, Week Of August 24 (patch.com) — Families in Blue Island are among those being served in this week's roundup of South Suburban death notices, which includes Hickey Memorial Chapel's Blue Island location. The listing shares names, ages, and brief life details of recently deceased residents from across nearby communities, along with the funeral homes handling their arrangements.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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