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

Also check out 31st Street Antiques Opening Day on the Forest Park Patch calendar

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Greetings Forest Park! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • 31st Street Antiques Opening Day
  • 2026 Walk ALS Peoria

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny and delightful, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 64.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm possible, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday August 24
  • Village Board Meeting Click Here for Information
    Village of Melrose Park 1000 25th Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160
    1:00 pm
  • Cross Country Practice
    Elmhurst SD 205 Churchville Middle School, 155 Victory Pkwy, Elmhurst, IL 60126
    3:30 pm
  • B/O Scott Recruitment
    Mannheim SD 83 Scott School
    4:00 pm
  • Simple Stitches Crochet Club: Study Hall
    Austin-Irving Branch Library 6100 West Ivring Park Road, Chicago, IL 60634
    6:00 pm
  • Parks and Recreation Board Regular Meeting →
    Riverside, IL Calendar, 1 Burling Rd, Riverside
    6:30 pm
    • Tuesday August 25
  • MAP Testing, 2nd-5th
    Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
  • Preschool Students First Day of School!
    Greene Chicago, IL 60609
  • Open House for Sahs families 6:00 - 7:30pm
    Central Stickney SD 110 Chicago, IL 60638
  • B&O 4th grade information and registration meeting in the LLC (9:30
    Western Springs SD 101 Western Springs, IL 60558
  • Stickney Township 125th celebration - 4:30 - 5:45
    Central Stickney SD 110 Central Stickney Community Center
  • District Institute Day
    Riverside SD 96 Riverside, IL 60546

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The Ferrara Candy Company posted a job opening for Packaging Supervisor - 2nd Shift in Forest Park. Apply here.
  • Proviso Township High Schools District 209 posted a job opening for Permanent Building Substitute Teacher in Forest Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Oak Park

  • Prosecutor with colorful past back at center of controversy in US attorney's office (chicagotribune.com)
  • Rep. Mary Miller addresses border security and tax credit changes in recent tweets (chambanasun.com)

Berwyn

  • One Year Ago Today, We Lost the Last Surviving Member of the Vocal Quartet Whose No. 1 Hit Soundtracked 'Halloween,' 'Deadpool,' and 'Stranger Things' (americansongwriter.com)
  • Edward Paul Broschka (thehinsdalean.com)

Broadview

  • Five Years Later, Family and Friends Continue the Fight for Answers in the Death of Jelani Day – [your]NEWS (yournews.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: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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