🌱 Patch AM: Meet the Oak Park student winning a national jewelry design scholarship

Hey there, Oak Park! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Oak Park student winning a national jewelry design scholarship
• How an Oak Park salon is shaping Illinois foster care hair rules

Also on today's calendar: Saxophonist Tim Warfield: Appearing Aug 20th - 23rd, at the Jazz Showcase. and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 77, low: 65.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• MJSA Education Foundation Awards Five 'Future of Jewelry Making' Scholarships Totaling $10,000 (instoremag.com) — An Oak Park student, Lauren Edwards, has earned a share of $10,000 in national "Future of Jewelry Making" scholarships as she finishes her jewelry design degree at Savannah College of Art and Design. The awards, given by the MJSA Education Foundation, support five emerging jewelry makers training at schools across the country.
   

• Illinois law requires culturally competent hair care plans for foster children (abc7chicago.com) — A new Illinois law now requires foster parents to create culturally competent hair care plans, and an Oak Park nonprofit, Styles 4 Kidz, is helping families learn how. At the Oak Park salon, staff teach techniques and product choices that support children's confidence, identity, and well-being, while DCFS prepares added oversight and a statewide support hotline.
   

📸 Around Oak Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Park

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 20
• Saxophonist Tim Warfield: Appearing Aug 20th - 23rd, at the Jazz Showcase. →
  Jazz Showcase, 806 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago
  8:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Week 2 of the "Magical Musical Moving Sale" →
  853 Washington Blvd, Oak Park
  11:00 am
• Oak Park Microbrew Review 2026 →
  1115 North Blvd, Oak Park
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• Cricut Workshop: Summer Reading T-Shirt B.Y.O.S. (Bring Your Own Shirt)
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  6:30 pm
• Oak Park Writers Group
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  7:00 pm
Friday August 21
• Audio Booth Reservation
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  9:00 am
• Shake, Rattle & Read at Dole
  Oak Park Public Library 255 Augusta St., Oak Park, IL, 60302, US
  10:30 am
• Cuenta Cuentos con Kathy/Spanish Storytime With Kathy
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  11:00 am
• Meet Me For Lunch at Billy Bricks Pizza!
  Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce Billy Bricks Pizza 128 N. Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, IL Parking may be found in the Village garage on the southwest corner of Oak Park Avenue and Lake Street, or on nearby side streets. Note that this block of Oak Park Avenue is closed to vehicle traf
  11:30 am
Saturday August 22
• "La Luna" Sip and Paint →
  Toast To Paint, 7185 W Bloomingdale Ave, Chicago
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Voices of Hope Community Chorus is Seeking Experienced Singers →
  St Lukes Lutheran Church, 205 N Prospect Ave, Park Ridge
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Ladies Night "Red Bottoms" Sip and Paint →
  Toast To Paint, 7185 W Bloomingdale Ave, Chicago
  7:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Oak Park PatchAM possible:

• Oak Park Conservatory — (708) 725-2400
• British International School of Chicago, South Loop — (773) 312-3956
• Cathy Yanda | Baird & Warner | Oak Park & River Forest — (773) 315-7005
• RowCal - Arlington Heights — (630) 296-9991
• Nickola Wells — 7736422454
• Art Studio 928 - Oak Park, IL — (312) 371-9526
• Cathy Yanda | Baird & Warner | Oak Park & River Forest — (773) 315-7005

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Caught Off Guards To Perform Outdoor Concert Friday At Oak Park Arms —Andy Richardson Read on Patch

• Proviso Township High Schools District 209 posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher in Forest Park. Apply here.
• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Maywood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

River Forest

• River Forest village board barely passes Madison Street development with 4-3 vote (oakpark.com)
• William Alistair Bernard (leesburg-news.com)
• Sweeney, Vattana lead local girls golfers (oakpark.com)

Forest Park

• Thrills in police blotters of yesteryear (forestparkreview.com)
• Mint Cannabis Security Guard - Forest Park in Forest Park, IL (masslive.com)

Chicago

• Pritzker Declares 'BTS Days' Coinciding With Group's Sold-Out Shows At Soldier Field (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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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