🌱 How District 215’s new budget and repairs could affect your schools

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In today's newsletter:

• How District 215's new budget and repairs could affect your schools

Also on today's calendar: The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
• Saturday: Periods of sun, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Thornton Fractional HS District 215 proposing balanced 2026-27 budget (thelansingjournal.org) — Thornton Fractional High School District 215, based in Calumet City, is proposing a balanced 2026-27 budget with about $91.5 million in revenue and $89.6 million in spending, keeping finances stable despite rising insurance and personnel costs. Residents can review the tentative budget before the Sept. 22 hearing, while ongoing projects include major TF North classroom renovations, TF South rooftop unit replacements, and repairs to sinkholes on the football field.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Calumet City

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 30
• The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 2
• Early Dismissal
  Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 Calumet City, IL 60409
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - School Closed
  Lincoln ESD 156 Calumet City, IL 60409
• No School - Labor Day Holiday
  Center for Alternative Learning Calumet City, IL 60409
• No School - Labor Day
  Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 Calumet City, IL 60409
Tuesday September 8
• Girls Basketball Open Gym Starts Tues. Sept. 8th
  Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 Calumet City, IL 60409
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• Early Student Dismissal
  Brookwood SD 167 Brookwood 167, 201 Glenwood-Dyer Rd, Glenwood, IL, 60425, United States
  2:00 pm
• Open House/Curriculum Night | BMS
  Brookwood SD 167 Brookwood Middle School, 200 E Glenwood-Lansing Road, Glenwood, IL, 60425, United States
  5:00 pm
Friday August 28
• PreK Screening
  Sunnybrook SD 171 Lansing, IL 60438
Sunday August 30
• Robin's Nest Warblers Community Choir →
  Robin's Nest Music, 585 Williams St, Thornton
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Open House/Curriculum Night | LWS & HB
  Brookwood SD 167 Hickory Bend Elementary School, 600 E. 191st Place, Glenwood, IL, 60425, United States
  5:00 pm
• Open House Rickover →
  Rickover Jr High School Chicago Heights, IL 60411
  5:30 pm
• Beginning Band Sign-up [virtual]
  Flossmoor SD 161 Chicago Heights, IL 60411
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• American Signature, Inc. posted a job opening for Visual Merchandiser in Calumet City. Apply here.
• Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Night Crew Stocker in South Holland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Calumet City here.

🗞 Nearby News

South Holland

• Valley ready to grow in Chicago market with $247M bank acquisition (njbiz.com)
• Step-by-Step Guide: Applying for your Thornton Township tax refund (thelansingjournal.org)

Lansing

• Free Drive-Through Canine Vaccine & Microchip Clinic is Saturday in Lansing (thelansingjournal.org)
• Illinois Air Team offering vehicle emission testing in Lansing through Aug. 28 (thelansingjournal.org)
• Lansing PD promotes 3, hires 1 following deputy chief retirement (thelansingjournal.org)

Oak Lawn

• Semi Vs. Work Van Crash At 71st And Harlem Sends 7 To Area Hospitals, 2 Critical (patch.com)
• Activists Claim Oak Lawn Cops Put 14-Year-Old In Chokehold At Public Meeting, Demand Outside Investigation (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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