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🌱 Veterans Acrylic Paint & Sip Nights and 11 more events
Coming up: IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival on the Cicero Patch calendar

Cheers Cicero! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival
- Mint Cannabis Forest Park Grand Opening Celebration
- Veterans Acrylic Paint & Sip Nights at American Legion Cicero Post 96
... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 86 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 79, low: 66.
- Thursday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 61 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cicero
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★ Featured events ★
- IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
Milwaukee
9:00 am - Mint Cannabis Forest Park Grand Opening Celebration →
7207 Roosevelt Rd, Forest Park
8:00 am
Saturday September 12
Saturday September 19
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Other local events
- Veterans Acrylic Paint & Sip Nights →
American Legion Cicero Post 96, 5820 W 35th St, Cicero
6:30 pm - Take & Make: Wizard Gnomes
Berwyn Public Library, 2701 South Harlem Avenue, Berwyn - Provider Summit 2026: Resilient Educators, Resilient Children →
The Town Of Cicero Community Center, 2250 South 49th Avenue, Cicero - International Houby Fest And Parade →
Cicero Fairgrounds, 34th Street and Laramie Avenue, Cicero
6:00 pm - Reigning on High Conference →
4836 West 13th Street, Cicero
Wednesday September 9
Tuesday September 15
Saturday September 26
Saturday October 3
Thursday October 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
- OP* - Prayers: Liberation from Sorrow
Kadampa Meditation Center Chicago, 13 Harrison Street, Oak Park
8:15 am - BDC Board of Directors Meeting →
Berwyn IL
8:30 am - Flyway City: Architecture for a Flourishing Ecosystem →
Chicago Architecture Center, 111 E. Wacker Dr., Chicago
10:00 am - Shake, Rattle & Read at Lindberg Park
Oak Park Public Library, 1150 N. Marion, Oak Park
10:00 am - Tuesday Tales (Ages 0-6)
River Forest Public Library, 735 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest
10:00 am - Castle →
Chicago Children's Museum, 700 E. Grand Ave., Chicago
10:00 am - Tangible Sound: Arrival to a Higher Ground →
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St, Chicago
10:00 am
Tuesday September 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- anyone know where i can sell a bike.
I was gifted a pretty nice cycling bike but it's too high for me. New it's worth around $600 rather sell it to a bike store than have it sit on… (Nextdoor Lombard Ave/59th Ave)
- LIDS Corporation posted a job opening for 8328 - Assistant Store Manager FT in Riverside. Apply here.
- Gap posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Shops Dwntn Oak Park in Oak Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cicero here.
🗞 Nearby News
Chicago
- Latest Super Bowl simulation would give Lions their easiest path to a championship (sidelionreport.com)
- Ken Krimstein Sells Rights To His Graphic Novel Biography Of Yoko Ono (bleedingcool.com)
- 60 Years Ago Today NBC Launched STAR TREK!! (aintitcool.com)
Ok Cicero! 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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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