🌱 Patch AM: How a Homewood bookstore is connecting families across borders through stories

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Homewood bookstore is connecting families across borders through stories

Also on today's calendar: Cahokia and Becoming Mississippian and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 76, low: 68.
• Thursday: A couple of showers possible, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• PW Studio: PW Spotlight: Bedtime Stories Make Room for Fear (publishersweekly.com) — A new cross-border reading initiative is partnering with Beyond the Book Bookstore in Homewood, creating a space where local families can join live and virtual conversations about fear, courage, and hope in children's lives. The project grew from a physician's decades-old bedtime stories that helped his own family face illness, and now invites Homewood parents, kids, and grandparents to read together and talk through tough emotions in a supportive community setting.
   

📸 Around Homewood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Homewood

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Cahokia and Becoming Mississippian →
  Irwin Community Center & Irwin Park, 18120 Highland Ave, Homewood
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 15
• Rock Painting →
  17917 Dixie Hwy, Homewood
  5:00 pm
• Succulent Pot Painting →
  Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Hwy, Homewood
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• T-Shirt Decorating →
  Homewood Public Library, 17917 Dixie Hwy, Homewood
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 17
• Girls Golf State Tournament @ Metamora Fields →
  Parker Junior High School Flossmoor, IL 60422
  7:00 am
• Boys Baseball Regionals →
  Parker Junior High School Flossmoor, IL 60422
  4:15 pm
Friday September 18
• Boys Golf State Tournament @ Metamora Fields →
  Parker Junior High School Flossmoor, IL 60422
  7:00 am
• Starved Rock Retreat with Serendipity Yoga →
  Camp Aramoni, 818 N 2219th Rd, Tonica
  3:00 pm
Monday September 21
• America 250 Midwest Party →
  17917 Dixie Hwy, Homewood
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Rooted in Intention | A Yoga + Nidra Practice →
  Serendipity Yoga and Wellness, 18300 Dixie Hwy, Homewood
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Free Yoga For Kids →
  Homewood Outdoor Farmers Market (No Cars), 18000-18030 Martin Ave, Homewood
  11:00 am
• Get Outdoors Challenge - Fall →
  Camp Butternut Springs, 650 N 175 W, Valparaiso
  1:00 pm

📣 Homewood Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• autumn aromas —Liz Smith Read on Patch

• Dignity Home Care posted a job opening for Activities Assistant in Olympia Fields. Apply here.
• Atkore, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Electrician - 2nd Shift ($41.50/hr. + $1.00/hr. Shift Differential) in Harvey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Homewood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Harvey

• Syleena Johnson Heads the 6th Annual Englewood Music Festival in Chicago, Bringing a Grammy-Nominated R&B Star Back to Her Harvey Roots for Local Fans (chicagomusicguide.com)
• Lil Durk's dad does something unexpected after court (rollingout.com)

Chicago Heights

• Sister Mary Jo Sobieck's Viral White Sox Pitch Moment (minnesotasnewcountry.com)

Tinley Park

• Tinley's Ale Trail Trolley Will Roll Again For 'Ghouls' Night Out' (patch.com)

Ok Homewood! 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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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