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🌱 Patch AM: Could this new Harrison Street space ease your toughest mental days?

Coming up: Rembrandt Chamber Musicians: Glinka Sextet with Marta Aznavoorian on the Oak Park Patch calendar

Tuesday May 12th Patch AM

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In today's newsletter:

  • Could this new Harrison Street space ease your toughest mental days?
  • How Oak Park’s mental health chief is reshaping help in your backyard

Also on today's calendar: Rembrandt Chamber Musicians: Glinka Sextet with Marta Aznavoorian and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What's black, white, and blue? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A few showers; breezy, warmer, with a high of 75 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny; windy, cooler, temps: high: 57, low: 44.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Living Room offers ‘natural connectiveness' for those with mental health challenges (oakpark.com) — A new free mental health respite space, The Living Room in Oak Park at 816 Harrison St., is already helping neighbors like Marty find calm and support. Staffed by peers with their own recovery stories, the center offers confidential walk-in conversations, safety planning, and connections to resources as a community-based alternative to emergency rooms.    

• Delivering resources and changing narratives (oakpark.com) — Oak Park Township’s Community Mental Health Board executive director Cheryl Potts is working to expand local services and break stigma by sharing her own mental health journey. She highlights how Oak Park resources like Thrive Counseling Center, NAMI Metro Suburban, Beyond Hunger and Sarah’s Inn collaborate to support residents, while also stressing that everyday conversations between neighbors can be powerful tools for wellness.    


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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday May 12
  • Tuesday Tales (Ages 0-6)
    River Forest Public Library, 735 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest
    10:00 am
  • Arty Afternoon
    West Addison Branch Library, 7536 West Addison Street, Chicago
    3:30 pm
  • Middle School Makers (Grades 5-8)
    River Forest Public Library, 735 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest
    3:30 pm
  • Girls Soccer - Quarter Finals
    River Grove SD 85-5 River Grove, IL 60171
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • For Rent,
    4 bedrooms, 3 full bath, Forest Park. Recently rehabbed and painted. Washer/Dryer in unit, dishwasher, microwave, full appliances, large L-shaped… (Nextdoor North East Oak Park)
  • Brookdale Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Oak Park. Apply here.
  • Allied Universal Security posted a job opening for Security Officer Enhanced Part Time in Oak Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Forest Park

Berwyn

  • Sale closed in Berwyn: $450,000 for a single-family home (shawlocal.com)

La Grange

  • Westchester Firm Sued Over Fake Business Profiles, Reviews: Lawsuit (patch.com)
  • Restaurant Opening In La Grange; Liquor License Sought (patch.com)

Ok Oak Park! 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: A sad zebra (Thank you Mary K. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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