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In today's newsletter:

• Why thieves are targeting Forest Park mausoleums for valuable metal doors
• How Proviso's Forest Park-based superintendent is reshaping high school culture

Also on today's calendar: Mint Cannabis Forest Park Grand Opening Celebration.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Hot with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 91 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Near-record temperatures, temps: high: 97, low: 74.
• Thursday: Some sun with a t-storm; warm, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Forest Park mausoleum doors likely stolen for scrap metal (forestparkreview.com) — Forest Park police are investigating a string of mausoleum door thefts from local cemeteries, part of a wider wave of cemetery metal thefts across the region. Two suspects have been arrested after multiple departments, including Forest Park, worked together, while experts link the crimes to soaring copper prices and vulnerable cemetery security.
   

• How a Chicago-area superintendent builds positive culture from the top (k12dive.com) — Forest Park's own Proviso Township High Schools superintendent, Krish Mohip, describes how he's trying to boost achievement and cut absenteeism in the district headquartered here. He details new accountability systems, weekly BAG reports for families, and hands-on support for struggling schools aimed at building a stronger academic culture for local teens.
   

📸 Around Forest Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest Park

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Saturday September 19
• Mint Cannabis Forest Park Grand Opening Celebration →
  7207 Roosevelt Rd, Forest Park
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Other local events

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

Tuesday September 1
• 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
• Meet the Teacher/School Supply Drop off/Bus Ride Day
  Barnsdale Road School La Grange Park, IL 60526
  4:00 pm
• Meet the Teacher / Bus Ride
  Barnsdale Road School La Grange Park, IL 60526
  4:00 pm
• Girls Softball - River Grove @ Union Ridge
  River Grove SD 85-5 River Grove, IL 60171
  4:15 pm
• Boys Softball - Union Ridge @ River Grove
  River Grove SD 85-5 River Grove, IL 60171
  4:15 pm
• Meet the Teacher Night
  Park Junior High School La Grange Park, IL 60526
  4:30 pm
• Meet the Teacher Night (School Supply Drop Off)- Elementary Schools
  Congress Park Elem School Brookfield, IL 60513
  4:30 pm
• Meet the Teacher
  Ogden Ave Elem School La Grange, IL 60525
  4:30 pm
• Meet the Teacher Night - Park Junior High School
  La Grange SD 102 La Grange Park, IL 60526
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sylvan Learning, Inc. posted a job opening for Tutor / Teacher - Part-Time in Forest Park. Apply here.
• Proviso Township High Schools District 209 posted a job opening for Girls Swimming and Diving - Assistant Coach in Forest Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Maywood

• Rita Grendze: You Don't Have to Love Me (thevisualist.org)

River Forest

• Illinois ignores rules and red flags as 'servant leader' runs up $100M state tab, then closes 2 hospitals (chicagotribune.com)
• How Well Did You Keep Up with Chicago News in August? Take Our News Quiz (wttw.com)
• Enriching a community: Meal by meal & (art) piece by piece (oakpark.com)

Oak Park

• Illinois man indicted over alleged threats in Nolan Wells case (newsnationnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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