🌱 Patch AM: How could 15 new Harlem townhomes change your block?

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In today's newsletter:

• How could 15 new Harlem townhomes change your block?
• What did Forest Park neighbors demand about the O'Hare Flyer plan?

Also on today's calendar: Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 53 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, temps: high: 73, low: 50.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 15 new townhomes on Harlem approved by zoning commission (forestparkreview.com) — Fifteen new three-story townhomes may soon rise at 939–949 S. Harlem Avenue, after Forest Park's Planning and Zoning Commission backed a zoning change now headed to the village council. Neighbors raised concerns about building height, density, flooding, and traffic, prompting conditions like permeable pavers and a shadow study, while officials emphasized stormwater review and the benefits of redeveloping a long-vacant site.
   

• West Suburban Residents Demand Answers on Proposed O'Hare Flyer Express Train (internewscast.com) — Forest Park residents and officials packed a local meeting to grill backers of the proposed privately funded O'Hare Flyer express train about noise, home impacts, traffic, and property values. Supporters touted jobs and economic growth, while a coalition from 11 suburbs warned of frequent trains running close to dense residential areas, ensuring this debate will stay active in Forest Park and beyond.
   

📸 Around Forest Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) →
  100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Oak Brook Artisan Market - Oakbrook Center (Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4) →
  100 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
  11:00 am
• America 250 →
  Concordia University Chicago, 7400 Augusta St, River Forest
  4:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism →
  The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association, 178 Forest Ave, Oak Park
  1:15 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Freedom to Read Button-Making →
  Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
• Tai Chi →
  Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
  9:30 am
• Beginning Tai Chi →
  Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
  10:30 am
• Breaking Up with AI →
  7555 Jackson Boulevard, Forest Park
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 8
• Democracy Doesn't Defend Itself →
  The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association, 178 Forest Ave, Oak Park
  9:30 am
Saturday October 10
• Free Downsizing Seminar →
  Oak Park Public Library - Maze Branch, 845 Gunderson Ave, Oak Park
  10:30 am
Wednesday October 14
• Not Fine, But That's Fine: Depression 101 →
  7555 Jackson Boulevard, Forest Park
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• President Harmon Live at Robert's Westside →
  Robert's Westside, 7321 Madison St, Forest Park
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Forest Park. Apply here.
• Oak Park Public Library posted a job opening for Materials Handling Clerk in Oak Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

River Forest

• Oak Park panel discusses history of single-family zoning (oakpark.com)

Oak Park

• Oak Park Neighbors United opposes Israel boycott referendum question (oakpark.com)
• These 8 Illinois Pie Shops Bake Fruit Pies So Good Locals Order Them By The Whole (newsbreak.com)
• Chicago Is Lit: October Literary Events In and Around Chicago (thirdcoastreview.com)

Broadview

• Judge Calls for Fact-Finding in Chicago 'Broadview Six' Scandal (bgov.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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