🌱 Patch AM: How an Evergreen Park couple ended up at the scandal’s center

Morning Evergreen Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How an Evergreen Park couple ended up at the scandal's center

Also on today's calendar: Free Restorative Sound Bath and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Hot and humid with a t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A thunderstorm, temps: high: 93, low: 72.
• Saturday: Some sun, a t-storm possible, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Failed inspections, bodies parked on a suburban street — the troubled history behind South Chicago Chapel (suntimes.com) — An Evergreen Park couple at the center of a South Chicago funeral home scandal has a long record of tax liens, license troubles, and a prior police encounter on their Evergreen Park block involving bodies in a minivan. The investigation highlights gaps in Illinois' oversight of funeral homes and crematories, raising questions about how regulators missed repeated warning signs.
   

📸 Around Evergreen Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Evergreen Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Free Restorative Sound Bath →
  James J. Sexton Park, Evergreen Park
  9:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Germazing Parking Lot Pop-Up →
  St. Germaine School, 9735 S Kolin Ave, Oak Lawn
  9:00 am
Saturday September 19
• Fall Family Fest →
  Harold L. Richards High School, 10601 S Central Ave, Oak Lawn
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• 30th Annual Dutch Festival →
  Elim Christian Services, 13020 Central Ave, Crestwood
  7:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• Art Workshop with Joy Joshua →
  9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park
  12:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Build Your Financial Future →
  9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park
  1:30 pm
• Build Your Financial Future →
  9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park
  1:30 pm
Friday September 11
• Intro to Northstar Digital Literacy →
  9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park
  10:00 am
• Strength & Flexibility Class →
  9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park
  11:00 am
Saturday September 12
• Germazing Parking Lot Pop-Up →
  St. Germaine School, 9735 S Kolin Ave, Oak Lawn
  9:00 am
• "Memories To Go" →
  Yukich Fields, 89th Kedzie Ave
  9:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Sunday Concert: Acoustic Guitar →
  2:30 pm

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• Premier Paws at Burbank — (708) 581-1000
• Krapils Steakhouse and Patio — (708) 448-2012
• Step-by-Step: The Spa for Your Mind — (708) 800-1138

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• New Studio, New Library Cards and Complete Care —Chris Lanuti Read on Patch

• White Castle posted a job opening for Team Member in Evergreen Park. Apply here.
• Verizon posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Spanish Bilingual in Burbank. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Evergreen Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oak Lawn

• Soph Maksym Kolodziejczyk Ready To Go The Distance For Oak Lawn Boys Cross Country (patch.com)

Burbank

• Saying 'that's my shot,' Kris Caravantes curls in another trick goal as St. Laurence tops Lincoln-Way East (bnd.com)

Alsip

• Chicago Ridge community partnership brings local organizations to the same table (southwestregionalpublishing.com)

Ok Evergreen Park! 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: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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