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🌱 Patch AM: 2026 High School Football Schedule Released For Oak Lawn Community High School

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Also on today's calendar: Wake up to donuts on your doorstep from Do-Rite! Order by 10pm Friday. and 19 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Periods of sun; less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 79, low: 66.
  • Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2026 High School Football Schedule Released For Oak Lawn Community High School (patch.com) — Oak Lawn football fans can start planning now that the full 2026 Oak Lawn Community High School Spartans schedule is set, including a home opener at Napleton Field on Aug. 28. The piece also explains expanded IHSA football playoffs and highlights key local rivals like Richards and several nearby Catholic high schools that Oak Lawn supporters will be watching closely.
   

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