🌱 Patch AM: Local Heritage and Folk Tunes - The Farmer is the Man and 15 more events

Cheers Orland Park! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Local Heritage and Folk Tunes - The Farmer is the Man
• Sunday, August 30 worship
• Fall Picture Day at Century Junior High School

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

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

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 80 and low of 67 degrees.
• Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 88, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Clouds and sun; hot and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Orland Park

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Saturday August 29
• Local Heritage and Folk Tunes - The Farmer is the Man →
  17701 108th Ave, Orland Park
  1:00 pm
Sunday August 30
• Sunday, August 30 worship →
  13401 Wolf Rd, Orland Park
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• Fall Picture Day
  Century Junior High School Orland Park, IL 60462
  7:40 am
• Love at First Page Book Club: The Everlasting by Alix Harrow →
  14921 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park
  7:00 pm
• Education Committee
  Carl Sandburg High School Ad Center
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Fall Pictures - HR Imaging
  High Point School Orland Park, IL 60462
  8:00 am
• One Day One - CBI Fixture Sale →
  281 Ontario St, Frankfort
  8:00 am
• Boys Softball Game @ HOME v. Simmons
  Jerling Jr. High School Jerling Junior High School, Southwest Suburbs, 8851 151st St, O
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Gconnn 2026 →
  Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park
  9:00 am
Sunday September 6
• Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show →
  Orland Park Civic Center 14750 S. Ravinia Ave. Orland Park, IL
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 9
• Village of Orland Park Blood Drive →
  14700 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park
  11:00 am
• Annual Family Classics Car Show →
  Orland Park Christian Reformed Church, 7500 Sycamore Dr, Orland Park
  5:00 pm

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

• Krapils Steakhouse and Patio — (708) 448-2012
• Orland Painting and Decorating Service LLC — (708) 415-2290
• Orland Park Crossing — (708) 923-6312
• Dean's Greens Farmstand at Boley Farm — (708) 275-8353
• Clearway Exteriors — (866) 328-1110
• Al Basha Sweets Co — (708) 233-0826
• RowCal - Orland Park — (630) 296-9991
• House of Music — (708) 403-9903
• Edward & Michael Murphy Financial Group — (708) 557-1555

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• D135 Rebrands Special Education Program to Emphasize Student Potential —Orland School District 135 Read on Patch
• A Smarter Way to Outsource Print, Chicago Business Executive Wants to Re-Invent Print Procurement —Bill Read on Patch

• Looking for new job opportunities i am 18 and have work with customer service, i worked in a kitchen for 2 years, aswell as a carwash as a detailer the job i am at currently doesn't have the work environment and management style weren't the right
  fit for me. I tried to make it work and gained some valuable experience, but ultimately I'm looking for a more positive and professional work… (Nextdoor Park)
• Does anyone know why there are no workers on 143 rd?
  I live by there and i never see no one working on beautiful days. Thanks if anyone knows. (Nextdoor North Orland Park)

• Kirkland's, Inc. posted a job opening for Stock Team Member - Kirkland's Home - Part Time in Orland Park. Apply here.
• Lifetime Fitness - Life Time, Inc. posted a job opening for Kids Team Member-Events in Orland Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orland Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tinley Park

• Stagg's Katy Zumerchik, after battling Osgood-Schlatter as freshman, turns into junior star at outside hitter (chicagotribune.com)
• High School District 230 welcomes new teachers, celebrates 'exciting start' after stormy summer (chicagotribune.com)
• 10 fall 2026 concerts skipping Wisconsin worth the road trip (jsonline.com)

Homer Glen

• Mobile DMV Visiting State Rep. Sheehan's Homer Glen Office (patch.com)

Palos Heights

• Small Colleges Face a Big Reckoning (diverseeducation.com)

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