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🌱 Patch AM: How will Orland Park native Pat Fitzgerald fare at Michigan State?

Also, don't miss Huge Rummage Sale at the Children's Farm at The Center on the Orland Park Patch calendar

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Good morning Orland Park! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Orland Park native Pat Fitzgerald fare at Michigan State?

Also on today's calendar: Huge Rummage Sale at the Children's Farm at The Center and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Friday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 81 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 81, low: 66.
  • Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Boom-or-Bust of Pat Fitzgerald at Michigan St Top Storyline (thesportsbank.net) — An Orland Park native, Pat Fitzgerald is taking over Michigan State's football program in what many see as a high-risk, high-reward move. The piece dissects his Big Ten Media Days remarks, his complicated Northwestern legacy, and whether he can adapt to today's NIL- and transfer-driven college football landscape.
   

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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
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  • Bedford Park Fire Department celebrates the addition of two new Fire Engines Friday —Ray Hanania Read on Patch
  • District 230 Celebrates All Three High Schools Named Among Nation's Best by U.S. News & World Report —District 230 Read on Patch
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🗞 Nearby News

Tinley Park

  • 100 Colleges, Trade Schools, Military Reps: College And Career Readiness Fair Coming To Tinley Park (patch.com)
  • Tinley Park dietitian to appear on upcoming 'The Amazing Race' season 39 (chicagotribune.com)
  • District 230 sweeps U.S. News rankings with three top schools (southwestregionalpublishing.com)

Homer Glen

  • Homer Glen Parade, Family Fun Day Set For Sept. 5 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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