🌱 Patch AM: Grandparents' Day Crafting Event and 13 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Grandparents' Day Crafting Event at Chicago Heights Public Library
• Teen Makers: DIY Acrylic Magnetic Locker Frames at Chicago Heights Public Library
• Senior Computer Basics Class at Chicago Heights Public Library

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

Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Very warm with some sun, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 74, low: 53.
• Monday: A p.m. t-storm possible, with a high of 71 and low of 65 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chicago Heights

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Saturday September 12
• Grandparents' Day Crafting Event →
  Chicago Heights Public Library, 25 W 15th St, Chicago Heights
  11:00 am
Monday September 14
• Teen Makers: DIY Acrylic Magnetic Locker Frames →
  Chicago Heights Public Library, 25 W 15th St, Chicago Heights
  3:30 pm
• Senior Computer Basics Class →
  Chicago Heights Public Library, 25 W 15th St, Chicago Heights
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• 2025 Extended Tax Filing Deadline: S Corporations and Partnerships
  Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce, 143 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park
• Q3 2026 Estimated Tax Deadline
  Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce, 143 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park
• Adult Spades/Bid-Whist Club →
  Chicago Heights Public Library, 25 W 15th St, Chicago Heights
  1:00 pm
• Senior Chair Yoga →
  Chicago Heights Public Library, 25 W 15th St, Chicago Heights
  3:30 pm
• Business After Hours hosted by Oak Park Bank with Housing Forward - September 2026 →
  Oak Park Bank Scoville Square, 151 N Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park
  5:00 pm
• Elementary School Open Houses
  Flossmoor SD 161 Chicago Heights, IL 60411
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Beginners Knitting Class →
  Chicago Heights Public Library, 25 W 15th St, Chicago Heights
  11:00 am
Thursday September 17
• Virtual Book Club →
  Chicago Heights Public Library, 25 W 15th St, Chicago Heights
  10:30 am
Friday September 18
• Cookies and Canvas →
  Chicago Heights Public Library, 25 W 15th St, Chicago Heights
  3:30 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Chicago Heights. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Flossmoor

• Cowboys Make Intriguing $6 Million Move Before Season Opener (yardbarker.com)

Park Forest

• Cocaine, $80K, Illegal Guns Found Inside Park Forest Home: Police (patch.com)

Homewood

• Homewood's Dixie Highway viaduct now to close Sept. 22 for flood mitigation work after delays (chicagotribune.com)
• Weeks after Illinois tornado, family says holes, mold remain as FEMA aid hangs in limbo (thecooldown.com)

Ok Chicago Heights! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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