🌱 Martin Short LIVE at Comedy for Cancer and 12 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Connected for Safety: A Benefit for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Community Conversation at The Elm
• Sports Cards and More Show @ Orland Park Civic Center - Sunday, October 25, 2026 at Orland Park Civic Center
• SD104 Día de los Muertos Celebration at Summit SD 104

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What was left after the explosion at the cheese factory? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Fog will lift in the morning, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.
• Friday: Fog in the a.m.; lots of sun, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hodgkins

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 25

• Connected for Safety: A Benefit for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Community Conversation →
  The Elm, 23 W Harris Ave, La Grange
  9:00 am
• Sports Cards and More Show @ Orland Park Civic Center - Sunday, October 25, 2026 →
  Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 23

• SD104 Día de los Muertos Celebration
  Summit SD 104, 6021 S 74th Ave, Summit
  5:30 pm
• Boo Bash (4-6)
  Ogden Ave Elem School La Grange, IL 60525
  7:30 pm

Monday October 26

• Tech Class →
  Hodgkins Village Hall, 8990 Lyons St., Hodgkins
  12:00 pm
• Board of Education Meeting @ Gurrie Middle School
  Wm F Gurrie Middle School La Grange, IL 60525
  7:00 pm

Tuesday October 27

• JV Girls Basketball game 6:40pm
  Central Stickney SD 110 Chicago, IL 60638
• Varsity Girls Basketball game 7:30pm
  Central Stickney SD 110 Chicago, IL 60638

Thursday October 29

• SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCE EXCHANGE →
  Location VILLAGE OF HODGKINS (lower level conference room) 8990 Lyons St. Hodgkins IL 60525, 8990 Lyons St., Hodgkins

Friday October 30

• Halloween Dance
  Western Springs SD 101 Western Springs, IL 60558

Thursday November 5

• Martin Short LIVE at Comedy for Cancer →
  Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave, Downers Grove
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 22

• Foreign Fire Insurance Board - Special Meeting →
  Village of La Grange Calendar, 300 W Burlington Ave., La Grange
  8:00 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• Storytime Together →
  La Grange Public Library, 10 W Cossitt Ave, La Grange
  10:15 am
• Dance Class →
  Summit Park District, 5700 S. Archer Ave, Summit
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

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• I noticed over the years people are not decorating for Halloween any more.let alone why have the children stop trick or treating?
  This is on3 of the best holidays to get free candy.. and honestly nothing should be an excuse not to.. if ur on a budget just use whats there. Yea… (Nextdoor Village of Hodgkins)

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🗞 Nearby News

La Grange

• Countryside Dealer Seeks Lower Tax Bill; School Challenges Appeal (patch.com)
• Lyons Township High Calendar Not Ideal, But It Works: Officials (patch.com)
• Beloved Presbyterian hymnwriter Joy F. Patterson dies at age 95 (pcusa.org)

Western Springs

• Western Springs Man Charged With Domestic Battery In Nearby Suburb (patch.com)
• Ohio State, UCLA, Illinois and USC Claim Women's Soccer Weekly Awards (bigten.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What was left after the explosion at the cheese factory?" — da brie (Thank you Pam W. for sending it in!)
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