🌱 Kindergarten First Day of School and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 Strike a Chord for Hayden Benefit Concert at Memorial Park Amphitheater
• Sports Cards and More Show @ Orland Park Civic Center - Sunday, August 23, 2026 at Orland Park Civic Center
• Kindergarten First Day of School at Summit SD 104

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 76, low: 64.
• Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.

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Saturday August 22
• 2026 Strike a Chord for Hayden Benefit Concert →
  Memorial Park Amphitheater, La Grange Park
  6:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Sports Cards and More Show @ Orland Park Civic Center - Sunday, August 23, 2026 →
  Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Kindergarten First Day of School
  Summit SD 104 Summit Argo, IL 60501
• LL - Ice Cream Social
  Laidlaw Elementary Western Springs, IL 60558
  5:00 pm
Monday August 24
• 6th-8th Grade Choir AM rehearsals begin
  Western Springs SD 101 Western Springs, IL 60558
• STAR Benchmark assessments FALL
  Central Stickney SD 110 Chicago, IL 60638
Tuesday August 25
• Open House for Sahs families 6:00 - 7:30pm
  Central Stickney SD 110 Chicago, IL 60638
• Stickney Township 125th celebration - 4:30 - 5:45
  Central Stickney SD 110 Central Stickney Community Center
• B&O 4th grade information and registration meeting in the LLC (9:30
  Western Springs SD 101 Western Springs, IL 60558
• Board of Education Meeting @ MC LLC
  Forest Hills Elementary Western Springs, IL 60558
  5:15 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• New Member Breakfast August 2026 →
  Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce Brookdale Oak Park 1111 Ontario Street Oak Park, IL 60302 Parking is available at the Holley Court village-owned parking garage, or on adjoining side streets.
  8:00 am
• Senior Postsecondary Planning Groups
  Glenbrook South High School 4000 W Lake Ave, Glenview, IL 60026
  8:00 am
• Nature Photography and Journaling Hike
  Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Fullersburg Woods
  10:00 am
• House Tour: Back to School in the 1890s
  Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Kline Creek Farm
  10:00 am

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• 2026 football preview: Oak Lawn Spartans (southwestregionalpublishing.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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