🌱 Camps - May - Calumet Park, IL 2026 and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Mai Fest 2026 Arts & Crafts Street Fair at Old Western Avenue & Broadway Street
• Camps - May - Calumet Park, IL 2026
• Camps - May

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a nicely dressed man on a tricycle and a poorly dressed man on a bicycle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 58 and low of 44 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 53.
• Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Calumet Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 9

• Mai Fest 2026 Arts & Crafts Street Fair
  Old Western Avenue & Broadway Street, Blue Island
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday May 4

• Camps - May - Calumet Park, IL 2026
  12426 S Loomis St , Calumet Park
  7:30 pm
• Camps - May
  12426 S Loomis St , Calumet Park
  7:30 pm

Sunday May 10

• Mother's day Brunch at Fountain Hills Golf Club
  12601 Kedzie Ave , Alsip
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 25

• Book Sale Volunteer: 18 and Older
  Evergreen Park Public Library , 9400 S. Troy , Evergreen Park
  9:00 am
• Book Sale Volunteer: 17 and Younger
  Evergreen Park Public Library , 9400 S. Troy , Evergreen Park
  9:00 am
• Saturday Story Time
  Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch Library , 8530 South Kedzie Avenue , Chicago
  10:30 am
• Public Speaking Practice With the WAO Toastmasters Club
  Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch Library , 8530 South Kedzie Avenue , Chicago
  10:30 am
• Cuentos en español--Storytime in Spanish
  Evergreen Park Public Library , 9400 S. Troy Ave. , Evergreen Park
  10:30 am
• Chicago Christian Girls Varsity Soccer @ Evergreen Park
  Evergreen Park Community High School , 9901 S Kedzie Ave , Evergreen Park
  12:00 pm
• Heart for the House
  Ophelia's Banquets ~ Entertainment & Conference Center, Inc. , 13102 Western Ave , Blue Island
  1:00 pm
• Solar System Balloon Printing
  Evergreen Park Public Library , 9400 S. Troy Ave. , Evergreen Park
  3:00 pm
• Spring Play
  Hillcrest High School Midlothian, IL 60445
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Blue Island

• Blue Island Officials Approached By Developer With Concept To Build Data Center On Hospital Property (patch.com)
• Rail News - Broe teams with OmniTRAX arm to develop multimodal hubs. For Railroad Career Professionals (progressiverailroading.com)
• 6 Things You Can Do In The Chicagoland That Are Free (patch.com)

Harvey

• Oak Brook ranks third highest in Illinois for per-household pension tax burden in FY 2024 (dupagepolicyjournal.com)

Dolton

• Interim Dolton Fire Chief Quention Curtis pushes back on safety concern allegations: EXCLUSIVE (abc7chicago.com)
• Hope meets history in Pope Leo XIV's Chicago (trentonmonitor.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A tire. (Thank you Joan B. for sending it in!)
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