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🌱 Patch AM: The First Official BBQ Authority Warehouse Sale and 5 more events
Also, don't miss Naperville Artisan Market at CityGate Centre (This Sat-Sun, Sep 19-20) on the Oak Brook Patch calendar

Good morning to you Oak Brook! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Naperville Artisan Market at CityGate Centre (This Sat-Sun, Sep 19-20)
- The BBQ Authority First Ever Warehouse Sale 09/21-09/25 at 2141 Internationale Pkwy, Suite 150, Woodridge, IL, 60517
- Our Voices, Our Minds: Bipoc Youth Navigating Discrimination In Education at North Central College
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.
- Monday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 64, low: 56.
- Tuesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 64 and low of 55 degrees.
📸 Around Oak Brook
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Brook
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★ Featured events ★
- Naperville Artisan Market at CityGate Centre (This Sat-Sun, Sep 19-20) →
2135 City Gate Ln, Naperville
10:00 am - The BBQ Authority First Ever Warehouse Sale 09/21-09/25 →
2141 Internationale Pkwy, Suite 150, Woodridge, IL, 60517,
9:00 am - Our Voices, Our Minds: Bipoc Youth Navigating Discrimination In Education →
North Central College, 131 S Loomis St, Naperville
5:00 pm - First Congregational Church of Downers Grove Garage Sale →
1047 Curtiss St, Downers Grove
8:00 am - Christopher Biggar Book Signing: Fraud Aspect →
Barbara's Bookstore, 120 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard
2:00 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
Sunday September 20
Monday September 21
Wednesday September 23
Saturday September 26
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
- House Tour: Back to School in the 1890s
Kline Creek Farm
10:00 am - Butterfield Country Club Golf Tournament →
Butterfield Country Club, 2800 Midwest Road, Oak Brook - The First Official BBQ Authority Warehouse Sale →
2141 Internationale Pkwy, Suite 150, Woodridge, IL, 60517
9:00 am - Illinois Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame Induction →
Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E Randolph St, Chicago
9:00 am - "From Chair to Boss, Live!" Coming to Oak Brook! →
Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center, 3500 Midwest Rd, Oak Brook
8:30 am - Lagers For Labs Brewery Fundraiser →
Alter Brewing Co., 2300 Wisconsin Ave, Downers Grove
5:30 pm
Monday September 21
Tuesday September 22
Friday September 25
Sunday September 27
Monday September 28
Thursday October 8
📣 Oak Brook Shout Outs!
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- Rainier and Hawthorne, LLC — 6308281296
- Al Basha Sweets Co — (708) 233-0826
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lewis Bakeries posted a job opening for Part Time Store Merchandiser in Oak Brook. Apply here.
- Brinker International posted a job opening for Dishwasher - Oak Brook Maggiano's in Oak Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Brook here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hinsdale
- 18.8% of Hinsdale South graduates at Illinois community colleges took remedial courses in 2024-25 (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
- 2025: Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 administrators rank 159th highest in state for average salary (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
- Winter Juniors Qualifier Karina Miller To Swim For Pitt Beginning In The Fall Of 2027 (swimswam.com)
Elmhurst
- Snow Load Requirements: How Elmhurst Deck Builders Engineer for Illinois Winters (centralfloridalifestyle.com)
- Chicago Bears Football History Comes To Illinois Museum (q985online.com)
- What police records say about armed robbery, sex assault at Bergen spa (northjersey.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: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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