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

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Hello again Forest Park! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

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.
   

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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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