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In today's newsletter:

• How often could Rock Island trains soon run to Mokena?
• How you can join November's 50th pastoral jubilee banquet in Mokena

Also on today's calendar: Dark Arts & Oddities Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with rain, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 70, low: 48.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Metra shares details on South Side, south suburban service increase (chronicleillinois.com) — Metra is planning to boost Rock Island District service as far west as the Mokena area, aiming for trains at least every 30 minutes between Chicago and Tinley Park/Mokena in a future phase. The multi-step plan also includes schedule changes, new battery-powered trains, and better real-time information signs at key stations across the region.
   

• St. John Missionary Baptist Church Celebrates 50th Pastoral Golden Jubilee Honoring Rev. Dr. A. Edward Davis, Jr. (chicagodefender.com) — A major 50th pastoral anniversary banquet for Rev. Dr. A. Edward Davis Jr. will be held at Tuscany Falls Banquets on 191st Street in Mokena this November. Local residents are invited to attend the gala celebration and a special worship service in Chicago, honoring his decades of ministry and community service.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mokena

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Dark Arts & Oddities Market →
  Soundgrowler Brewing Co., 8201 183rd St, Tinley Park
  12:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show →
  Orland Park Civic Center 14750 S. Ravinia Ave.,
  9:00 am
Saturday October 17
• MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center →
  Joliet Junior College Event Center, 1215 Houbolt Rd, Joliet
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Hex & Harmony- A Witchy Sound Bath →
  19121 Wolf Rd, Mokena
  6:00 pm
• Mokena Family Fall Fest →
  Yunker Park, 10824 W La Porte Rd, Mokena
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Project Finishing Day →
  Top Shelf Quilts, 19081 Old LaGrange Road, Suite 100, Mokena
• God of Carnage Comes to Curtain Call Theatre →
  Curtain Call Theatre, 11112 Front St, Mokena
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• BEGINNING PATCHWORK & QUILTING CLASS - SESSION 4 →
  Top Shelf Quilts, 19081 Old LaGrange Road, Suite 100, Mokena
• Mokena Miracles Trivia Night - SOLD OUT →
  Veterans of Foreign Wars, 19852 Wolf Rd, Mokena
  6:00 pm
• God of Carnage Comes to Curtain Call Theatre →
  Curtain Call Theatre, 11112 Front St, Mokena
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• God of Carnage Comes to Curtain Call Theatre →
  Curtain Call Theatre, 11112 Front St, Mokena
  2:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• 'Play For Meg': Softball Tourney Fundraiser To Benefit Beloved Tinley Woman, 37, In Breast Cancer Fight (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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