🌱 Patch AM: 2026 Craig Bachman Fixture Sale and 14 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show at Orland Park Civic Center 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. Orland Park, IL
• 911 Commission Meeting at Oak Forest, IL Calendar
• Economic Advisory Council Meeting at Oak Forest, IL Calendar

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

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

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Hot; a shower in the morning, with a high of 93 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, hot and humid, temps: high: 91, low: 72.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 94 and low of 71 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Forest

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 6
• Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show →
  Orland Park Civic Center 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. Orland Park, IL,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• 911 Commission Meeting →
  Oak Forest, IL Calendar, 15440 S. Central Avenue, Oak Forest
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• Economic Advisory Council Meeting →
  Oak Forest, IL Calendar, 15440 S. Central Avenue, Oak Forest
  12:00 pm
• Farmers Market →
  Oak Forest, IL Calendar, 157th Street and Cicero Avenue, Oak Forest
  4:00 pm
• Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting →
  Oak Forest, IL Calendar, 15440 S. Central Avenue, Oak Forest
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• 2026 Craig Bachman Fixture Sale →
  281 Ontario St, Frankfort
  8:00 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - No School
  Forest Ridge SD 142 Oak Forest, IL 60452
Thursday September 10
• Turning 65? Medicare Presentation →
  Midlothian Public Library, 14701 Kenton Ave, Midlothian
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• Friends of the Library Book Sale →
  Midlothian Public Library, 14701 Kenton Ave, Midlothian
  9:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Gaelic Park Book Clun 2026 -2027 begins September 13 →
  Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 147th St, Oak Forest
  1:00 pm
Friday September 18
• Four C Notes Dinner & a Show →
  Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 147th St, Oak Forest
  6:30 pm
Sunday September 20
• Children's Irish Language Class →
  Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 147th St, Oak Forest
  1:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Oak Forest PatchAM possible:

• Krapils Steakhouse and Patio — (708) 448-2012
• Meals on Wheels for Northern Illinois — (312) 207-5290
• Dean's Greens Farmstand at Boley Farm — (708) 275-8353
• Crumbl Tinley Park — (708) 407-9446
• Clearway Exteriors — (866) 328-1110

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Oak Forest completes clean sweep —Howard Huckleberry Read on Patch

• PSG Global Solutions posted a job opening for 1st Shift Full-Time Office Cleaners in Tinley Park, IL $15 hr in Tinley Park. Apply here.
• Burger King - Dhanani Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager 8581 in Tinley Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Forest here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tinley Park

• R&B Duo Majid Jordan Releases Fifth Studio Album 'Two Roads' (imprintent.org)
• High school football results and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County (chicagotribune.com)

Orland Park

• Homewood extends disaster declaration from tornado through Sept. 18 (hfchronicle.com)
• Homewood sees $2,645 in Medicaid payments for vision services in 2024 (southcooknews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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