🌱 Ravinia Festival 2026 and 11 more events

Good morning Melrose Park! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Mint Cannabis Villa Park Grand Opening Celebration
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival
• Prairie Fest at Wolf Road Prairie

... and check out 15 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds breaking; less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny and warm, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.

📸 Around Melrose Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Melrose Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Mint Cannabis Villa Park Grand Opening Celebration →
  310 E North Ave, Villa Park
  8:00 am
• IKEA Frank Mots Int'l Kite Festival →
  Milwaukee
  9:00 am
• Prairie Fest at Wolf Road Prairie →
  11225 Constitution Dr, Westchester
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Faithful Action: Love Your Neighbor →
  Glos Memorial Park, 142 E Park Ave, Elmhurst
  11:30 am
Tuesday September 15
• Fundraising in the Age of AI →
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Mint Cannabis Forest Park Grand Opening Celebration →
  7207 Roosevelt Rd, Forest Park
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• Chamber Business After Hours | Ella's Italian Pub
  Ella's Italian Pub, 100 N. York St., Melrose Park
  3:00 pm
• Home Football
  York Comm High School Elmhurst, IL 60126
  6:00 pm
• YHS Home Football Game - Marching Band Performance
  York Comm High School Elmhurst, IL 60126
  6:30 pm
Monday September 14
• Back to School Fun - Origami Station →
  801 N Broadway, Melrose Park
• Computer Help →
  801 N Broadway, Melrose Park
  3:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Girls Volleyball @ Lindop
  Lindop Elementary School, 2400 18th Ave, Broadview
  4:00 pm
• Soccer vs Lindop
  Hillside Elementary School, 4804 Harrison St, Hillside
  4:00 pm
• Cross Country Meet @ CMS
  Churchville Middle School, 155 Victory Pkwy, Elmhurst
  4:15 pm
• Marshmallow Warfare →
  801 N Broadway, Melrose Park
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• ABC Storytime →
  801 N Broadway, Melrose Park
  10:00 am
• Play & Explore →
  801 N Broadway, Melrose Park
  10:30 am
• Ravinia Festival 2026 →
  Ravinia Festival, 200 Ravinia Park Rd, Highland Park
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CROSSMARK posted a job opening for Retail Inventory Specialist - Part Time in Melrose Park. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Maywood

• Bayside (genius.com)

River Forest

• All on board for OPRF girls swimming/diving (oakpark.com)
• WoF Retro Recap: October 10, 1991 (wordpress.com)
• Art Perivolidis, 84 (oakpark.com)

Forest Park

• Mint Cannabis Agent in Charge - Forest Park in Forest Park, IL (syracuse.com)
• Masked men rob Dunkin' Donuts at gunpoint (forestparkreview.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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