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🌱 Patch AM: Oak Lawn Community High School Offers Free Breakfast And Lunch For Students 18 And Under During Summer

Be sure to catch Post-Memorial Day Garage Sale – Oak Lawn, IL | Fri-Sun May 29-31 | Everything $1 & Up! on the Oak Lawn Patch calendar

Thursday May 28th Patch AM

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In today's newsletter:

  • Free summer meals for kids at Oak Lawn Community High School
  • Lane closures on 95th Street bring delays through Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn mourns longtime Teamsters Local 710 member Cathy Heckla

Also on today's calendar: Post-Memorial Day Garage Sale – Oak Lawn, IL | Fri-Sun May 29-31 | Everything $1 & Up! and 21 more events.

Today's riddle: What's a good time to go to the dentist? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Breezy and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Friday: Sunny and warmer, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oak Lawn Community High School Offers Free Breakfast And Lunch For Students 18 And Under During Summer (patch.com) — Families in Oak Lawn can rely on free summer breakfasts and lunches for all children 18 and under at Oak Lawn Community High School, thanks to the Seamless Summer Option program. Meals are served Monday through Thursday from June 8 to July 16 in the school cafeteria and must be eaten on site, with community members welcome to enter at door 7 on Southwest Highway.    

• Westbound 95th Street Lane Closure Begins Through Bridgeview, Chicago Ridge, Oak Lawn As Road Work Resumes (patch.com) — Drivers in Oak Lawn should prepare for significant delays as westbound 95th Street is reduced to one lane and a key Harlem Avenue ramp closes for sewer and drainage work tied to a major bridge rehabilitation project. The construction spans Bridgeview, Chicago Ridge and Oak Lawn, runs through mid-June for the ramp closure, and is part of a $43.3 million upgrade expected to finish by year’s end.    

• Teamsters Local 710 Remembers Sister Cathy Heckla (teamsters710.com) — Oak Lawn residents are invited to honor longtime Teamsters Local 710 member Catherine “Cathy” Heckla at a funeral Mass this Saturday, May 30, 11:30 a.m., at St. Catherine of Alexandria Church on Kedvale Avenue. Visitation will be held Friday in nearby Chicago Ridge, and memorial donations to a charity of your choice are encouraged in lieu of flowers.    


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  • Vehicles Stolen, Vandalized In Community Parking Lots: Palos Hills PD (patch.com)
  • 'Movie In The Moonlight' Summer Series Returns To Moraine Valley Community College (patch.com)

Ok Oak Lawn! 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: 2:30 (tooth hurty) (Thank you Pat A. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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