🌱 Patch AM: Evergreen Park cemetery to host private interment for Janet Louise Murphy

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In today's newsletter:

• Evergreen Park cemetery to host private interment for Janet Louise Murphy

Also on today's calendar: Sports Cards and More Show @ Orland Park Civic Center - Sunday, September 27, 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 55 degrees.
• Monday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 55.
• Tuesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Janet Louise Murphy (villages-news.com) — Evergreen Park residents are noted as the final resting-place community for Janet Louise Murphy, whose interment will be held privately at Saint Mary Cemetery this November. Her obituary honors a life centered on family, teaching, travel work, and later years in Florida, and invites friends to a "Joyous Jubilee for Janet" gathering on October 10 in The Villages.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Evergreen Park

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• Sports Cards and More Show @ Orland Park Civic Center - Sunday, September 27, 2026 →
  Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park
  9:00 am
• Sound Bowl + Restore →
  Yoga for Self-Actualization,
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• HomeBuyer Seminar →
  Beverly/Mt. Greenwood,
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Free Adult Hearing Screening at Saint Xavier University →
  Saint Xavier University, 3700 W 103rd St, Chicago
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday September 28
• Baby Bookworms →
  Evergreen Park Public Library, 9400 S. Troy Ave., Evergreen Park
  9:30 am
• MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival →
  9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park
  10:00 am
• Manhattan Short Film Festival →
  9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park
  10:00 am
• Tech Help Drop-In →
  Evergreen Park Public Library, 9400 S. Troy Ave., Evergreen Park
  1:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Crisis Center for South Suburbia →
  9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park
  10:00 am
• Kindred Spirits Book Club →
  9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park
  1:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• The Boo-Tique Market Craft & Vendor Event →
  Oak Lawn Community Pavilion, 9401 Oak Park Ave, Oak Lawn
  12:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Holiday Witches: Folklore and Seasonal Traditions from Ireland, the UK, and Beyond →
  6:30 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

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Alsip

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Chicago Ridge

• Cook County sees lowest price for E15 gas at $3.69 in week ending Sept. 19 (southcooknews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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