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In today's newsletter:

• What will new $140K in computers mean for OPRF students' classes?
• How much more will Oak Park shoppers soon pay for store bags?

Also on today's calendar: Digital Marketing Strategy Information Session and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Periods of sun, with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.
• Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 87, low: 73. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Hot with periods of sun, with a high of 91 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Oak Park and River Forest High School board OKs $140K for technology replacement (chicagotribune.com) — Students at Oak Park and River Forest High School will see major upgrades in their multimedia and graphic design labs after the board approved $142,188 for new computers. The investment replaces outdated machines and supports classes in game design, digital art, web development, and student tech internships that prepare teens for modern creative and tech careers.
   

• Oak Park ramping up costs for single-use bags leading to full ban in 2030 (oakpark.com) — Oak Park's village board has voted 6-1 to steadily raise the single-use bag fee at major retailers starting Jan. 1, 2027, leading to a full plastic bag ban in 2030. Officials say the higher fees aim to cut bag use while maintaining sustainability funding, though one trustee warned about added costs for residents already struggling with expenses.
   

📸 Around Oak Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Park

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 10
• Digital Marketing Strategy Information Session →
  Online,
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Fundraising in the Age of AI →
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29
• "Summertime" Sip and Paint →
  Toast To Paint, 7185 W Bloomingdale Ave, Chicago
  7:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Closed on Sundays in the summer
  River Forest Public Library 735 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest, IL, 60305, US
• General Strike Northeastern Illinois Community Meeting
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  12:30 pm
• U.S. POINTER Bingo
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  12:30 pm
• The Sweetest New Year: Rosh Hashanah Celebration
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Fall Acting Workshop Intensive →
  LATTE Theater (Conservatory for Young Adult Creatives), 9008 Fairview Ave, Brookfield
  9:45 am
• Fenwick High School Scholarship Fair →
  Fenwick High School, 505 Washington Blvd, Oak Park
  10:00 am

📣 Oak Park Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 29
• OPRF Community Chess Tournament
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  9:30 am
• Project POISE Planning Committee
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  10:00 am
• Shake, Rattle & Read
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  10:00 am
• English Language Conversation Hour
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  10:00 am
• Young & Restless
  Oak Park Public Library 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL, 60301, US
  11:00 am

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

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Cook County Board of Review Opens Second Group of Townships for 2026 Property Tax Appeal Season (eldianews.net)
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Cicero

• The Hawthorne effect is named after a pattern in 1920s factory lighting data that nobody checked against the records for eighty years — when two economists finally found the originals, the famous resu (scienceblog.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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