🌱 Patch AM: Celebrate National Pork Chop Day Thursday, August 27 at Perry's Steakhouse & Grille and 14 more events

Coffee in hand, Oak Brook? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 Invisible Wounds Foundation Evening of Honor at The Morton Arboretum
• Auditions for Dare to Dream play at Monroe Middle School
• Women In Business Committee Meeting at Wheaton Chamber of Commerce

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 78, low: 64.
• Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm possible, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Brook

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 13
• 2026 Invisible Wounds Foundation Evening of Honor →
  The Morton Arboretum, 4100 IL-53, Lisle
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Auditions for Dare to Dream play
  Monroe Middle School Wheaton, IL 60189
  7:00 am
• Women In Business Committee Meeting
  Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Conference Room 301 W. Roosevelt Rd.
  8:30 am
• Wiesbrook Fall Curriculum Night
  Wheaton North High School 2160 Durfee Rd, Wheaton, IL 60189, USA
  6:00 pm
• Madison Fall Curriculum Night
  Wheaton North High School 1620 Mayo Ave, Wheaton, IL 60189, USA
  6:00 pm
• Fall Curriculum Night
  Madison Elementary School Wheaton, IL 60189
  6:00 pm
• Village Board of Trustees →
  Oak Brook, IL Calendar
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Callbacks for Dare to Dream play
  Monroe Middle School Wheaton, IL 60189
  7:00 am
• Good Morning Wheaton - Innovation DuPage
  Wheaton Chamber of Commerce St. James Farm 2S541 Winfield Rd Warrenville, IL 60555
  7:30 am
Thursday August 27
• Celebrate National Pork Chop Day Thursday, August 27 at Perry's Steakhouse & Grille →
  Perry's Steakhouse & Grille, 5 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
  4:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Rivian Community: Back To School Celebration →
  Rivian, 622 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
  10:00 am
Thursday September 3
• Tony Laughlin Memorial Fund 4th Annual RAD Golf Fest →
  3500 Midwest Rd, Oak Brook
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I've seen these ducks walking around in Westmont.
  They are Black Swedish Ducks and they don't fly. I called Animal Services, The Police, and ABC Animal Control and non of them said they could pick… (Nextdoor 38th St)

• Hersha Hospitality Management, LP posted a job opening for Room Attendant - Housekeeper in Elmhurst. Apply here.
• Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service posted a job opening for Medical Biller and Coder in Elmhurst. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Brook here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hinsdale

• One Year Ago Today, We Lost the Last Surviving Member of the Vocal Quartet Whose No. 1 Hit Soundtracked 'Halloween,' 'Deadpool,' and 'Stranger Things' (americansongwriter.com)
• Edward Paul Broschka (thehinsdalean.com)

Westmont

• Chicago Cubs news — Bregman, Happ, Busch, PCA, Palencia, Boyd (bleedcubbieblue.com)

Elmhurst

• Sexual battery reported on Illinois Prairie Path in Elmhurst (dailyherald.com)
• Two-bedroom house in Elmhurst sells for $1.37 million (shawlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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