🌱 Patch AM: 2026 Walk ALS Peoria and 11 more events

Good morning Forest Park! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 Walk ALS Peoria
• Fall Acting Workshop Intensive at LATTE Theater (Conservatory for Young Adult Creatives)

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Hot; a few morning showers, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Hot with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 94, low: 75.
• Wednesday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 94 and low of 74 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest Park

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Saturday September 12
• 2026 Walk ALS Peoria →
  730 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria
  8:30 am
• Fall Acting Workshop Intensive →
  LATTE Theater (Conservatory for Young Adult Creatives), 9008 Fairview Ave, Brookfield
  9:45 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 31
• Soccer Club Practice
  Elmhurst SD 205 Churchville Middle School, 155 Victory Pkwy, Elmhurst, IL 60126
  3:30 pm
• XC Meet @ Madison Meadows
  Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
  4:15 pm
• Girls Softball - Pennoyer @ River Grove
  River Grove SD 85-5 River Grove, IL 60171
  4:15 pm
• Adult Craft: Create a Perpetual Calendar
  Austin-Irving Branch Library 6100 West Ivring Park Road, Chicago, IL 60634
  6:00 pm
• Spice Club In-Person
  Berwyn Public Library Community Room
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Teacher Work Day - No School
  La Grange SD 102 La Grange Park, IL 60526
• 7th/8th AM Band and Orchestra Begins
  Western Springs SD 101 Western Springs, IL 60558
• Take & Make: Unicorn Bookmark
  Berwyn Public Library 2701 South Harlem Avenue, Berwyn, IL 60402
• Pep Band Rehearsal, 3:30pm
  Western Springs SD 101 Western Springs, IL 60558
  3:30 pm
• Middle School Makers (Grades 5-8)
  River Forest Public Library 735 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest, IL, 60305, US
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

River Forest

• Late 2-point conversion sends St. Rita past Glenbard West (dailyherald.com)
• Illinois ignores rules and red flags as 'servant leader' runs up $100M state tab, then closes 2 hospitals (chicagotribune.com)
• Oak Park ramping up costs for single-use bags leading to full ban in 2030 (oakpark.com)

Oak Park

• Illinois Man Indicted For Threatening Friend Of Nolan Wells (1053rnb.com)

Chicago

• 14 Shot, 1 Killed In Chicago Mass Shooting: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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