🌱 Parent Forum #2 and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Parent Forum #2 at Parker Junior High School

Today's riddle: What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: A p.m. shower in places, temps: high: 70, low: 49.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ford Heights

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Wednesday November 4

• Parent Forum #2
  Parker Junior High School, 2810 School St, Flossmoor
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday October 28

• OPRF Chamber Trivia Night and Costume Contest! Supporting our Community Non-Profits!
  ComedyPlex, 1128 Lake Street, Oak Park
  6:30 pm
• Open Mic Night →
  Robin's Nest Music, 585 North Williams St., Thornton
  7:00 pm
• Free Wednesday Open Mic Comedy at Comedy Plex →
  Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce, 1128 Lake Street (Lower Level), Oak Park
  8:00 pm

Thursday October 29

• Leaf Pickup (SOUTH) 30th to 34th St. →
  South Chicago Heights, IL Calendar South Chicago Heights, IL 60411

Friday October 30

• TAFT SCHOOL: Fall Harvest Celebration
  Taft School
• EISENHOWER SCHOOL: Halloween Celebration - 8:30 AM
  Eisenhower School
• Trunk-or-Treat! 3-5PM Greene School Parking Lot!
  Greene Chicago, IL 60609
  3:30 pm
• Trunk or Treat
  Wolcott School Thornton, IL 60476
  6:00 pm

Saturday October 31

• Trick-Or-Treat Costume Party →
  Robin's Nest Music, 585 North Williams St., Thornton
  9:00 am
• 2026 Trick-or-Treat Event →
  Lansing IL
  12:00 pm
• Chicago Heights Trick-or-Treat Hours →
  Chicago Heights, IL Calendar Chicago Heights, IL 60411
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Chicago Heights

• Agenda: Bloom Township to discuss tax levies, hear department reports at Tuesday meeting (thelansingjournal.org)
• Steel support system • Northwest Indiana Business Magazine (nwindianabusiness.com)

Lansing

• Unity Christian student joins Lansing Journal staff as intern (thelansingjournal.org)
• Shot put champion, longtime educator honored at Lansing School District 158 meeting (thelansingjournal.org)
• Seen Around Lansing: Summer dreaming (thelansingjournal.org)

Oak Forest

• Election 2026: 14th Senate District Candidate Brian Skala (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What word begins with and E and ends with an E and has one letter in the middle?" — Envelope (Thank you Mike C. for sending it in!)
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