🌱 Patch AM: What’s planned for this year’s Pride celebration at Flossmoor Park?

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In today's newsletter:

• What’s planned for this year’s Pride celebration at Flossmoor Park?

Also on today's calendar: Teen Summer Reading Blast Off and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the boy say when his dog fell off the cliff? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Couple of showers, t-storms, temps: high: 83, low: 66.
• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Flossmoor celebrates Pride Month, honors scholarship recipients (hfchronicle.com) — Flossmoor has officially proclaimed June 2026 as Pride Month and invited residents to a community Pride celebration on June 12 at Flossmoor Park, co-hosted by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District with support from Homewood. Village leaders also honored two Homewood-Flossmoor High School graduates who earned Lighthouse LGBTQ Foundation scholarships for their leadership and service.    

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Homewood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 6

• Homewood Art & Garden Street Fair →
  Homewood, IL Millennium Park Playground, Homewood
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday June 5

• Teen Summer Reading Blast Off →
  17917 Dixie Hwy, Homewood
  6:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• Summer Reading Kick Off →
  17917 Dixie Hwy, Homewood
  9:00 am
• Happy 250th Birthday, USA! →
  El Morro Park, 15500 Arroyo Dr, Oak Forest
  1:00 pm
• Spring Wind Chicago →
  Bottle & Bottega by Painting with a Twist, 2009 Ridge Rd, Homewood
  7:00 pm

Sunday June 7

• Juneteenth with Jewel-Osco - Homewood →
  Jewel-Osco, 17705 S Halsted St, Homewood
  12:00 pm
• Juneteenth with Jewel-Osco - Homewood →
  17705 S Halsted St, Homewood
  12:00 pm

Monday June 8

• Paint and Pop! →
  Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Hwy, Homewood
  6:30 pm
• Trivia Time →
  Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Hwy, Homewood
  7:00 pm
• Board of Education Meeting →
  HOMEWOOD SD 153 James Hart Media Center
  7:00 pm

Tuesday June 9

• Pollinator Pals →
  Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Hwy, Homewood
  2:00 pm
• Sound Medicine: A Vibrational Journey →
  Serendipity Yoga and Wellness, 18300 Dixie Hwy, Homewood
  6:30 pm

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• change is often a breath away —Liz Smith Read on Patch

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🗞 Nearby News

Flossmoor

• Flossmoor Veterans' Memorial Offers Commemorative Bench Sponsorships (patch.com)
• Flossmoor honors Dick Condon ahead of 95th birthday (hfchronicle.com)
• Future Wisconsin Badgers DL invited to Military Appreciation Bowl (usatoday.com)

Harvey

• Harvey City Council approves solar farm feasibility study (harveyworld.org)
• Harvey youth present plan to address food insecurity and repurpose vacant land (harveyworld.org)
• Anti-violence organization, Roseland Ceasefire presents Stop the Violence Showcase (chicagodefender.com)

Oak Forest

• 300 Homes Participating In Oak Forest Citywide Garage Sale (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Doggone! (Thank you Juanita B. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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