Community Corner
🌱 How Riverside Brookfield’s offense exploded after a tough season-opening loss
Coming up: Mint Cannabis Forest Park Grand Opening Celebration on the Brookfield Patch calendar
Greetings Brookfield! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Riverside Brookfield's offense exploded after a tough season-opening loss
Also on today's calendar: Mint Cannabis Forest Park Grand Opening Celebration and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A thunderstorm, with a high of 94 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A thunderstorm, temps: high: 95, low: 72.
- Saturday: A thunderstorm possible, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bulldogs offense finds groove in win over Hinsdale South (rblandmark.com) — Riverside Brookfield High School's Bulldogs bounced back with a big 41-34 road win over Hinsdale South, powered by quarterback Brendan Novak's four rushing touchdowns and 289 total yards. The story also highlights Lyons Township's gritty second-half comeback, giving Brookfield-area football fans a detailed look at how both nearby programs are shaping up early this season. 
📸 Around Brookfield
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookfield
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★ Featured events ★
- Mint Cannabis Forest Park Grand Opening Celebration →
7207 Roosevelt Rd, Forest Park
8:00 am
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Labor Day - District Closed
La Grange SD 102 La Grange Park, IL 60526 - Labor Day Holiday/Non-Attendance Day
Riverside SD 96 Riverside, IL 60546 - Labor Day - No School
Lyons SD 103 Lyons, IL 60534 - Sustainability Commission Meeting →
Village of La Grange Park Public Works Facility, 937 Barnsdale Rooad - Conference Room&n
6:00 pm - Village Board Meeting →
Village Hall Board Room, 447 N. Catherine Avenue, Brookfield
7:30 pm - Cross Country Meet at Pleasantdale
Walker Park, 7425 S. Wolf Road, Burr Ridge
4:15 pm - Boys Softball vs. McClure
Hanesworth Park , La Grange Park, IL 60526, USA
4:15 pm - Girls Basketball at McClure
McClure Junior High School, 4225 Wolf Rd, Western Springs
4:15 pm - Fall Acting Workshop Intensive →
LATTE Theater (Conservatory for Young Adult Creatives), 9008 Fairview Ave, Brookfield
9:45 am - 35th Annual Race Unity Rally →
La Grange Village Hall, 53 LaGrange Rd, La Grange
3:00 pm
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
Sunday September 13
📣 Brookfield Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Village Hall Delayed Opening →
Indian Head Park, IL Calendar, 201 Acacia Drive, Indian Head Park
9:00 am - Baby-Toddler Play Date
Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
10:00 am - Shake, Rattle & Read at Euclid Square Park
Oak Park Public Library, 705 Fillmore, Oak Park
10:00 am - Board of Education - Academic Success Committee Meeting
Hinsdale CCSD 181 Community Consolidated School District 181, 133 Ogden Ave., Hinsdale, IL
12:00 pm
Thursday September 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Newly Weds Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Inventory Control Clerk in Broadview. Apply here.
- Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Night Crew Stocker in Berwyn. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brookfield here.
🗞 Nearby News
Riverside
- Riverside begins 2027 budget review (rblandmark.com)
- Amanda Martinez Named USA Wrestling Athlete Of The Week (themat.com)
Lyons
- La Grange House Cleaned Up After Village Cited Owner (patch.com)
- How The Ink Alliance and Sanford Greene are creating new pathways into comics (andscape.com)
La Grange
- No grand jury issues in Border Patrol agent sexual assault case, judge says (centredaily.com)
Ok Brookfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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