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Coming up on the Oak Lawn Patch calendar: Huge 2-Day End-of-Summer Garage Sale – Designer, Vintage & More

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  • Oak Lawn runner sacrifices race time to carry injured rival

Also on today's calendar: Huge 2-Day End-of-Summer Garage Sale – Designer, Vintage & More and 17 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 68, low: 54.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• OLCHS Girls Cross Country Runner Stops Race To Help Opposing Injured Runner Get Medical Attention (patch.com) — Oak Lawn residents are celebrating Oak Lawn Community High School runner Valentina Villarreal, who stopped mid-race to help a collapsed competitor and carry her to medical care. Her coach and another school's staff praised the selfless act, saying she put compassion ahead of finishing time and showed the kind of character the community can be proud of.
   

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