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🌱 Patch AM: Orland Park Trick-Or-Treat Hours Set For Halloween 2026

Also check out ⭐️Final Market at the Barn of the Season⭐️ on the Orland Park Patch calendar

Wednesday October 7th Patch AM
Wednesday October 7th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Morning Orland Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Plan your Orland Park Halloween with set trick-or-treat hours
  • Ready to declutter? See what Orland Park will take Friday.

Also on today's calendar: ⭐️Final Market at the Barn of the Season⭐️ and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Warm with high clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 48.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Orland Park Trick-Or-Treat Hours Set For Halloween 2026 (patch.com) — Families in Orland Park can plan ahead for Halloween 2026, with village trick-or-treating set for Saturday, Oct. 31 from 2 to 8 p.m. Parents are urged to keep kids in groups, stick to sidewalks, use flashlights or glowsticks, and carefully check all candy to help ensure a safe, fun evening.
   

• Village of Orland Park Hosts Clear the Clutter Event at Mall (southwestmessengerpress.com) — Orland Park residents can clear out old documents, electronics, and prescription medications for free this Friday, Oct. 9, at Orland Square Mall from 9 a.m. to noon. Village and regional officials are teaming up to offer secure shredding, electronics recycling, and drug take-back, with one television accepted per household and medications required in original containers.
   


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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Southside Playoff Pep Rally and Baseball Costume Contest at Wintrust Sports Complex Tuesday —Ray Hanania Read on Patch
  • Bedford Park to separate water and sewer lines in broader plan to address flooding —Ray Hanania Read on Patch
  • Today was the second time in 6 months I took my husband to Loyola Urgent Care on 179th & LaGrange.
    They were absolutely amazing both times. Nurses are kind and caring and he was actually treated by a physician both times. His prescription was ready… (Nextdoor Alpine Heights)
  • Mondelez International posted a job opening for Full-time Nabisco Merchandiser/Order Writer in Orland Park. Apply here.
  • Smoothie King posted a job opening for Team Member in Orland Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Orland Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tinley Park

  • Column: Steve Millar's 3 takeaways from Week 7 of the high school football season in the Southland (chicagotribune.com)

Ok Orland 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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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