🌱 Patch AM: What Oak Forest residents should do after two rabid bats found

Morning Oak Forest! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Oak Forest residents should do after two rabid bats found

Also on today's calendar: Halal Fest Fall Edition and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.
• Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 69, low: 58.
• Monday: Breezy with showers around, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Another Rabid Bat Found In Oak Forest: Cook County (patch.com) — Oak Forest residents are being warned after a second bat in 30 days, most recently found near the 15300 block of Kilpatrick, tested positive for rabies. Officials urge pet owners to keep animals leashed and vaccinated, avoid handling bats or skunks, and call Cook County Animal and Rabies Control if these animals are found on or near their property.
   

📸 Around Oak Forest

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Forest

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Halal Fest Fall Edition →
  Hometown Mercy Mosque, 8925 S Kostner Ave, Hometown
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• This Sunday - Chicagoland Record & CD Collectors Show →
  Countryside Banquets & Conference Center - 6200 Joliet Rd, Countryside, IL, 60525,
  10:00 am
• Flipside Bazaar: Beers, Burgers & Shopping! →
  Flipside Brewing, 7144 183rd St, Tinley Park
  11:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Bootanical Bash - Bingo & Costume Contest →
  20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday September 20
• Children's Irish Language Class →
  Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 147th St, Oak Forest
  1:00 pm
Monday September 21
• Friends of the Library Fundraiser at Oak Forest Culver's →
  Midlothian Public Library
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Women's Club Annual Fall Craft/Vendor Fair and Car Show →
  St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church, 9300 W 167th St, Orland Hills
  9:00 am
• Family Fest →
  The Bradford Barn - Olympia Fields, 20712 Western Ave, Olympia Fields
  1:00 pm
• 52nd Street Concert - Music of Billy Joel →
  Chicago Gaelic Park, 6119 147th St, Oak Forest
  7:30 pm
Sunday September 27
• Illinois Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame Induction →
  Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E Randolph St, Chicago
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 29
• 2026 Craig Bachman Fall Warehouse Sale →
  281 Ontario St, Frankfort
  8:00 am
• Community Blood Drive →
  Midlothian Public Library, 14701 Kenton Ave, Midlothian
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Oak Forest High School Interact Club Helps Preserve Historic Paul Harris Home —Bremen High School District 228 Read on Patch
• Oak Forest High School Celebrates National Arts in Education Week with Student Showcase —Bremen High School District 228 Read on Patch

• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Oak Forest. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Cake Decorator in Oak Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Forest here.

🗞 Nearby News

Markham

• Trimac bolsters ISO tank network with Houston-area facility (bulktransporter.com)

Tinley Park

• 'The nicest situation I could ask for': Why young some adults are opting to live at home (uniondemocrat.com)
• 9/16 Through the 1960s: Moose Bellows, Big Bob Gem, Kiner #40, Duel, Rizzo Rocks, Suhr Streak, Buccos Dozen, Game Days, HBD John, Mark, Scott, Chuck, Con & Sam (blogspot.com)
• Around the Southland: PAWS gets donated sprinkler system; bonfire season events, more (chicagotribune.com)

Palos Heights

• Jacob Spiers earns spot on 2026 UW-Whitewater football team (monroecountyherald.com)

Ok Oak Forest! 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: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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