🌱 Patch AM: What three words would you beam onto a Forest Park wall?

Hey there, Forest Park! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What three words would you beam onto a Forest Park wall?
• How thieves targeted Forest Park mausoleums for valuable brass doors

Also on today's calendar: 31st Street Antiques Opening Day and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
• Saturday: Periods of sun, with a high of 82 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Three-word phrases projected on Forest Park building in collaborative art project (forestparkreview.com) — An artist who has lived in Forest Park for a decade is projecting resident-submitted three-word phrases onto a building wall near the Forest Park Public Library every Monday night through Oct. 26. The collaborative project invites neighbors to submit short, uplifting or thought-provoking phrases and stumble upon them while walking through the neighborhood, turning an ordinary wall into a shared, hyper-local art experience.
   

• Pair arrested for theft of brass mausoleum doors in Forest Park (forestparkreview.com) — Forest Park police arrested two Westchester residents in July in connection with the theft of heavy brass mausoleum doors from a Forest Park cemetery, part of a pattern of cemetery metal thefts. The article explains the charges they face, the value of scrap brass, and how similar crimes have hit other Illinois communities, underscoring why local cemeteries are on alert.
   

📸 Around Forest Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• 31st Street Antiques Opening Day →
  9046 31st St, Brookfield
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• American Sign Language Conversation Hour
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  7:00 pm
• Summer Concert Series: Kaben Kafo
  River Forest Public Library 735 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest, IL, 60305, US
  7:00 pm
• Audio Booth Reservation
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Sarah's Inn Staff Retreat - Storytelling Workshop
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  9:30 am
• GNY Midwest Team Meeting
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  10:00 am
• Shake, Rattle & Read at Dole
  Oak Park Public Library 255 Augusta St., Oak Park, IL, 60302, US
  10:30 am
• Cuenta Cuentos con Kathy/Spanish Storytime With Kathy
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  11:00 am
• Knitting Group
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• 2026 Walk ALS Peoria →
  730 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria
  8:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• MAP Fall - Math
  Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
  7:30 am
• Aria Group Meeting
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  9:30 am
• Bookworms Book Group
  Oak Park Public Library 255 Augusta St., Oak Park, IL, 60302, US
  10:00 am
• Audio Booth Reservation
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Proviso Township High School District #209 posted a job opening for Custodian - Night in Forest Park. Apply here.
• Duraco Specialty Tapes And Liners – A Duraco Specialty Materials® Company posted a job opening for Production Supervisor 2nd Shift in Forest Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Maywood

• Campus clips: Kicking off a new academic year (lcms.org)
• Michael Kilmer, 77 (oakpark.com)

River Forest

• Stegemann focuses on one-on-one physical therapy care and internal team building (oakpark.com)
• Editorial: An express train from the Loop to O'Hare International Airport in 15 minutes? We're on board (chicagotribune.com)
• Walk Score Ranked: The Most Walkable City in Every State (onlyinyourstate.com)

La Grange

• Lyons Township High Fight Draws Police: School (patch.com)

Ok Forest 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 jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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