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🌱 Patch AM: The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. and 12 more events
Also, don't miss Merchants of the Macabre and Oddities Market on the Oak Brook Patch calendar

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:
- Merchants of the Macabre and Oddities Market at Wolfden Brewing Company
- The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet at 1521 S. Linn White Dr., Northerly Island, Chicago, IL 60605
- Camerata Chicago — Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at Union Church of Hinsdale
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 70 and low of 58 degrees.
- Saturday: High clouds and warmer, temps: high: 81, low: 57.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.
📸 Around Oak Brook
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Brook
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★ Featured events ★
- Merchants of the Macabre and Oddities Market →
Wolfden Brewing Company, 112 W Lake St, Bloomingdale
12:00 pm - The Wellness Retreat: A Festival Where Mind, Body, and Music Meet →
1521 S. Linn White Dr., Northerly Island, Chicago, IL 60605,
11:00 am - Camerata Chicago — Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' →
Union Church of Hinsdale, 137 S Garfield Ave, Hinsdale
3:00 pm
Sunday October 11
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
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Other local events
- Midwest Functional Medicine Symposium →
Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center, 3500 Midwest Road, Oak Brook
8:00 am - CAI - Illinois Family 5k →
Oak Brook IL
8:30 am - Pinstripes Kids Club - Oakbrook, IL →
Pinstripes, 7 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
10:00 am - CGSA Oak Brook Social →
Lounge at 1909 – Doubletree Hotel Oakbrook, 1909 Spring Road, Oak Brook
7:00 pm - OBC lululemon Hiring Event →
lululemon, 82 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
8:00 am - CEO Summit/Power Lunch - Oak Brook →
Maggiano's Little Italy, 240 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
12:00 pm - The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
5:30 pm - Women in the Bible: Women Theologians and Women of the Bible →
Hope Presbyterian Church, 1771 Wiesbrook Rd S, Wheaton
10:00 am - Fall Festival →
ChristFirst, A United Methodist Congregation, 920 S Swain Ave, Elmhurst, IL, 60126
11:00 am
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Monday October 12
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 25
📣 Oak Brook Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Oak Brook PatchAM possible:
- Uncharted — (630) 568-6640
- Uplift Creative Co. — 2245313531
- Al Basha Sweets Co — (708) 233-0826
- Rainier and Hawthorne, LLC — 6308281296
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Oak Brook. Apply here.
- Shake Shack posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member in Oak Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Brook here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hinsdale
- Former RTA chair and state Sen. Kirk Dillard sells Hinsdale home for $1.2 million (dailyherald.com)
- D181 students and staff participate in Hinsdale Rotary Race at Robbins Park (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
- Life lesson inspires Hinsdale woman to write first book (thehinsdalean.com)
Westmont
- EMA Looking For Volunteers (illinois.gov)
Downers Grove
- Another Jersey Mike's Location Opens In Downers Grove (patch.com)
Ok Oak Brook! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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