🌱 Patch AM: Open House Rickover and 11 more events

Good morning to you Chicago Heights! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Open House Rickover at Rickover Jr High School
• L'Institut français d'Oak Park Fall Open House at Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce
• Beginning Band Sign-up [virtual] at Flossmoor SD 161

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny, a shower; hot, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Partly sunny; hot and humid, temps: high: 92, low: 71.
• Wednesday: Hot with scorching sunshine, with a high of 96 and low of 71 degrees.

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Tuesday September 1
• Open House Rickover →
  Rickover Jr High School Chicago Heights, IL 60411
  5:30 pm
• L'Institut français d'Oak Park Fall Open House
  Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce L'Institut fran ais d'Oak Park - French Institute of Oak Park 11 Harrison Street, Oak Park, IL 60304
  6:00 pm
• Beginning Band Sign-up [virtual]
  Flossmoor SD 161 Chicago Heights, IL 60411
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• LABOR DAY - NO CLASSES
  Greene Chicago, IL 60609
• Crafting Corner
  Brighton Park Branch Library 4314 South Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL 60632
  4:00 pm
• Beginning Orchestra Sign-up
  Flossmoor SD 161 Parker Junior High School, 2810 School St, Flossmoor, IL 60422\
  5:00 pm
• Cancelled - City of Chicago Heights Council Meeting for Wednesday, September 2, 2026 →
  Chicago Heights, IL Calendar
  6:00 pm
• Free Wednesday Open Mic Comedy at Comedy Plex →
  Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce 1128 Lake Street (Lower Level) Oak Park, Il 60301
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• Softball @ HOME vs Columbia
  Crete-Monee Middle School Crete, IL 60417
  4:15 pm
• Boys Baseball Game vs CHMS →
  Parker Junior High School Flossmoor, IL 60422
  4:15 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Early Student Dismissal
  Brookwood SD 167 Brookwood 167, 201 Glenwood-Dyer Rd, Glenwood, IL, 60425, United States
  2:00 pm
• Boys' Baseball (Home) vs Peotone
  Crete-Monee Middle School Crete, IL 60417
  4:15 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Flossmoor

• Aurora Christian vs Aurora Central Catholic (maxpreps.com)

Homewood

• Homewood extends disaster declaration from tornado through Sept. 18 (hfchronicle.com)

Lansing

• Schroeder-Lauer Funeral Home in Lansing under new ownership (thelansingjournal.org)
• Fire station expansion bids, Class 8 tax incentives: Lansing Village Board agendas for Sept. 1, 2026 (thelansingjournal.org)
• Lansing School District 158 2026-27 calendar: Dates families should know (thelansingjournal.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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