Community Corner
🌱 How District 215’s new budget and repairs could affect your schools
Happening soon: The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. on the Calumet City Patch calendar
Greetings Calumet City! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
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!)
- 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 ★
- The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
4:30 pm
Sunday August 30
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Other local events
- Early Dismissal
Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 Calumet City, IL 60409 - 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 - Girls Basketball Open Gym Starts Tues. Sept. 8th
Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 Calumet City, IL 60409
3:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - PreK Screening
Sunnybrook SD 171 Lansing, IL 60438 - Robin's Nest Warblers Community Choir →
Robin's Nest Music, 585 Williams St, Thornton
1:00 pm - 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
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Sunday August 30
Tuesday September 1
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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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