🌱 Patch AM: How decades of plans led to Forest Park’s new Guard hub.

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In today's newsletter:

• How decades of plans led to Forest Park's new Guard hub.

Also on today's calendar: Free Downsizing Seminar and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Very warm with high clouds, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.
• Sunday: Clouds breaking and warm, temps: high: 76, low: 63.
• Monday: Very warm, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Illinois National Guard ready for move into Roosevelt Rd. site (forestparkreview.com) — Forest Park's long-vacant military reserve building on Roosevelt Road is now an active Illinois National Guard site, with soldiers already working and drilling there and plans to stay for decades. Recent in-house renovations saved significant costs and upgraded the facility, while village leaders see the Guard's presence as a positive, long-term partnership that shapes future possibilities for the property and surrounding area.
   

📸 Around Forest Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Free Downsizing Seminar →
  Oak Park Public Library - Maze Branch, 845 Gunderson Ave, Oak Park
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• Sock Drive →
  Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
Monday October 12
• Mini Spooky Casket Kit →
  Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
• Mini Spooky Casket Kit *KIT AVAILABLE* →
  Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
• Tai Chi →
  Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
  9:30 am
• NAMI Drop In →
  Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
  10:30 am
• Beginning Tai Chi →
  Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
  10:45 am
• Bilingual Storytime →
  Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
  11:00 am
• Pokémon Club's Pokémon Go Walk →
  Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
  4:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Meet with an Employment Specialist →
  Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
  10:00 am
• Cozy Family Read-In →
  Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 25
• Fenwick High School Open House →
  Fenwick High School, 505 Washington Blvd, Oak Park
  12:00 pm

📣 Forest Park Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Forest Park PatchAM possible:

• Cathy Yanda | Baird & Warner | Oak Park & River Forest — (773) 315-7005
• British International School of Chicago, South Loop — (773) 599-2472
• Oak Park Conservatory — (708) 725-2400

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Oak Park. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager - Temporary in Oak Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Maywood

• Chicago Marks John Prine's 80th Birthday With Sold Out Tributes, a New Film Preview and Maywood Gatherings Across a Week of Concerts and Screenings (chicagomusicguide.com)
• ASTRO: Low-Dose Radiotherapy Shows Potential in Early Knee Osteoarthritis (drugs.com)

River Forest

• Oscar Mayer Wienermobile visits Oak Park and River Forest (oakpark.com)
• Housing Forward launches $18M renovation of Write Inn (oakpark.com)

Oak Park

• Despite petition, Oak Park and River Forest High School renews school bus exemption (chicagotribune.com)
• Illinois State Police closed Eisenhower to investigate shooting (oakpark.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: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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