🌱 Patch AM: Oak Park-born Judge Arthur Perivolidis remembered for a life of service.

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In today's newsletter:

• Oak Park-born Judge Arthur Perivolidis remembered for a life of service.
• How do Oak Park's teacher attendance rates stack up statewide?

Also on today's calendar: Healing Field and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds breaking; less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Brilliant sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 65.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Art Perivolidis, 84 (oakpark.com) — Oak Park readers are reminded that Judge Arthur C. Perivolidis, born and raised near North Boulevard and Oak Park Avenue, has died at 84. The longtime Cook County associate judge was known as the "Peacemaker of Probate," later living in Mount Prospect, and is remembered for his dedication to families, community service, and charitable causes.
   

• What was the percentage of teacher attendance during 2024-25 school year in Durand Community Unit School District 322? (rockfordsun.com) — Oak Park's District 97 posted a strong 99.2% teacher attendance rate in 2024-25, while Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 reported 55.3%, according to new state data. The report compares hundreds of Illinois districts, highlighting wide differences in teacher attendance and offering context on statewide staffing, vacancies, and enrollment trends that frame how local schools are performing.
   

📸 Around Oak Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Park

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• Healing Field →
  Sports Core Soccer Fields, 700 Oak Brook Rd., Oak Brook, IL 60523,
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Free Community Shred Event and Food Drive Sponsored by BHHS Chicago →
  7551 Quick Ave, River Forest
  9:00 am
• Fall Acting Workshop Intensive →
  LATTE Theater (Conservatory for Young Adult Creatives), 9008 Fairview Ave, Brookfield
  9:45 am
Saturday September 19
• Mint Cannabis Forest Park Grand Opening Celebration →
  7207 Roosevelt Rd, Forest Park
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• Candlelight Sound Healing →
  115 North Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park
Saturday September 12
• Outstanding Oak Park Scavenger Hunt →
  149 Forest Avenue, Oak Park
• September - 2026! Dinner + A Show - STAND UP COMEDY OAK PARK →
  7128 Roosevelt Road, Oak Park
• Fenwick High School Scholarship Fair →
  Fenwick High School, 505 Washington Blvd, Oak Park
  10:00 am
• Dinner + a Show with Comedian Jeanie Doogan →
  Salerno's Pizza & Pasta of Oak Park, 7128 Roosevelt Rd, Oak Park
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Automotive Basics: A Beginner-Friendly Class →
  240 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Illinois Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame Ceremony Comes to Chicago! →
  Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E Randolph St, Chicago
  9:00 am
• U.S. History at 250 →
  Oak Park River Forest Museum, 129 Lake St., Oak Park
  3:00 pm

📣 Oak Park Shout Outs!

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

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

• Trinity Health posted a job opening for Service Coordinator FT in Maywood. Apply here.
• CROSSMARK posted a job opening for Retail Inventory Specialist - Part Time in Melrose Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

River Forest

• All on board for OPRF girls swimming/diving (oakpark.com)
• WoF Retro Recap: October 10, 1991 (wordpress.com)

Forest Park

• Mint Cannabis Agent in Charge - Forest Park in Forest Park, IL (syracuse.com)
• Masked men rob Dunkin' Donuts at gunpoint (forestparkreview.com)
• Summer's end, 2026 (oakpark.com)

Berwyn

• Kygo on a world tour: in-ear monitoring re-defined with Sennheiser Spectera (sennheiser.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: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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