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Coming up on the calendar:

• Bloom Township Flea market at Bloom Township Center
• Comics, Action Figures, Cosplay & More Market at Soundgrowler Brewing Co.
• Family Movie Watch Party Night at Richton Park Public Library

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 77, low: 62.
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 57 degrees.

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• Bloom Township Flea market →
  Bloom Township Center,
  9:00 am
Saturday August 22
• Comics, Action Figures, Cosplay & More Market →
  Soundgrowler Brewing Co., 8201 183rd St, Tinley Park
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Family Movie Watch Party Night →
  Richton Park Public Library, 22310 Latonia Ln, Richton Park
  5:00 pm
• The Crafting Studio Adult Craft Night: Tie Dye Shirts (Registration Required) →
  Richton Park Public Library, 22310 Latonia Ln, Richton Park
  6:30 pm
• Mindfulness for Turbulent Times
  Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce Friendly Coffee Lounge 6731 West Roosevelt Road Berwyn, IL 60402
  6:30 pm
• Virtual Senior Postsecondary Planning Night
  Glenbrook South High School 4000 W Lake Ave, Glenview, IL 60026
  7:00 pm
• Noche de Comedia: Live All-Spanish Stand-Up in Downtown Oak Park!
  Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce 1128 Lake Street (Lower Level) Oak Park, Il 60301
  7:30 pm
Friday August 21
• Senior Postsecondary Planning Groups
  Glenbrook South High School 4000 W Lake Ave, Glenview, IL 60026
  8:00 am
• Meet Me For Lunch at Billy Bricks Pizza!
  Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce Billy Bricks Pizza 128 N. Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, IL Parking may be found in the Village garage on the southwest corner of Oak Park Avenue and Lake Street, or on nearby side streets. Note that this block of Oak Park Avenue is closed to vehicle traf
  11:30 am
• Learn Computer Basics
  Sherman Park Branch Library 5440 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609
  12:00 pm
• Classic Movie Matinee →
  Richton Park Public Library, 22310 Latonia Ln, Richton Park
  1:30 pm
• Cold Case Club (Gr. 6-12, Registration Encouraged) →
  Richton Park Public Library, 22310 Latonia Ln, Richton Park
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Flossmoor

• Flossmoor storm cleanup could top $1 million as village seeks outside aid (hfchronicle.com)
• Delayed tax bills expected to hit mailboxes Sept. 1 (hfchronicle.com)

Homewood

• Giveaways, Treats, Live Music: Village of Homewood Hosts Senior Day At Expanded Farmers' Market (patch.com)

Lansing

• Seen Around Lansing: Finally! (thelansingjournal.org)
• Greenstone Partners Closes $12.55M Sale of Hickory Oaks Apartments in Lansing, Illinois (cremarketbeat.com)
• Sunnybrook SD 171 families make final back-to-school stops at Bonanza (thelansingjournal.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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