Good morning Oak Lawn! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
Ready to hunt 130 classic monsters in an Oak Lawn yard?
Also on today's calendar: Dark Arts & Oddities Market and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 52 degrees.
Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 73, low: 52.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Chicagoland's Halloween Houses: Spirits on Sproat in Oak Lawn (wgntv.com) — A long-running Halloween home haunt, Spirits on Sproat, is welcoming visitors again this season at 9208 Sproat Avenue in Oak Lawn, with details and hours posted online. Creator Erik Martin has filled his yard and home with about 130 classic movie monsters, plus a scavenger hunt and mobile app to keep families exploring. Expect big crowds and some in-person scares from Michael Myers himself.
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
Chicago's Southeast Side Is Rewriting the Path to Homeownership CHICAGO, IL — For renters watching thousands of dollars disappear every year into housing they will never own, Harbor Point at Wolf Lake is... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Comcast Celebrates New Xfinity Store in Oak Lawn —Teddy Bailey Read on Patch
Park Lawn Queen of Hearts Rolls Over as Jackpot Climbs Past $83,775! —Mark Dynia Read on Patch
Shepard Band Students Perform in Europe During International Music Tour —Andrea Azzo Read on Patch
Crown the King Rolls Over to $13,815+ as Halloween Takes Over Birdies —Mark Dynia Read on Patch
I've been seeing a coyote every day and a fox every day. I called animal control and they told me they can't do anything about it. I live on 150 and trip (Nextdoor Lawn Manor Park)
Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Oak Lawn. Apply here.
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services posted a job opening for Warehouse Janitorial Associate in Chicago Ridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Lawn here.
🗞 Nearby News
Alsip
In 1962, A Florida Man Borrowed $5,000 From His Father To Start A Single Truck Trash Hauling Business. Four Decades Later He Had Built 3 Different Fortune 500 Companies. Here's The Story Of How Wayne Huizenga Made His $2.8 Billion Fortune (newsbreak.com)
Bridgeview
Draper and Kramer Arranges Two Loans Totaling $27.5M for Chicago-Area Multifamily, Distribution Properties (rebusinessonline.com)
High-Priced Burr Ridge Development Opposed By Neighbors (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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!) Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!