🌱 Dinner and Dancing and 11 more events

Morning Merrionette Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Labor Day Holiday - No School at Delta Learning Center
• Dinner and Dancing at Jenny's Steak and Banquets

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
• Saturday: Nice with clouds and sun, temps: high: 80, low: 67.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Merrionette Park

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Monday September 7

• Labor Day Holiday - No School
  Delta Learning Center CRESTWOOD, IL 60418

Friday September 11

• Dinner and Dancing →
  Jenny's Steak and Banquets, 11041 Menard Ave, Chicago Ridge
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28

• HMT - Fall Picture Day
  Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 Hometown School-1-HMT-MPR (100)
  9:00 am
• Stories in the Park
  Evergreen Park Public Library 9400 S. Troy Ave., Evergreen Park, IL, 60805, US
  10:30 am
• Scrabble →
  Evergreen Park, IL Calendar, 3450 W. 97th Street, Evergreen Park
  2:00 pm
• Football-F/S Boys @ T. F. North High School (Game) →
  Evergreen Park High School Evergreen Park, IL 60805
  4:30 pm
• Cheerleading Sideline-JV Girls @ (Event)
  Evergreen Park CHSD 231 Evergreen Park, IL 60805
  4:30 pm
• SWD Back to School Block Party 2026
  Oak Lawn-Hometown SD 123 Oak Lawn, IL 60453
  5:00 pm
• Football-V Boys - VS Longwood (Game) →
  Evergreen Park High School Evergreen Park, IL 60805
  6:00 pm
• Lindsey Devereaux & Friends →
  The Lyric Theater Blue Island, 12952 Western Ave, Blue Island
  8:00 pm

Saturday August 29

• Butterfly Release
  Evergreen Park Public Library 9400 S. Troy Ave., Evergreen Park, IL, 60805, US
  11:00 am
• Nintendo Switch Gaming
  Evergreen Park Public Library 9400 S. Troy Ave., Evergreen Park, IL, 60805, US
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Blue Island

• Ravyn Lenae Postpones 2026 North American Tour │ Exclaim! (exclaim.ca)

Alsip

• Obituary-Edward Henry Katzberg (theradar.online)

Evergreen Park

• 2025: Evergreen Park Community High School District 231 administrators rank 60th highest in state for average salary (southcooknews.com)
• Former Blue Demon Max Strus hosts pickleball fundraiser (depauliaonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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