🌱 Author Event: Our Lady of the World's Fair - Bringing Michelangelo's Pieta to Queens in 1964 and 11 more events
River Grove, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning River Grove! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Sunny Fun Artisan Market at More Brewing in Villa Park! at More Brewing Company
- 30 Months of Deals - Mark Ainley
- Independence Day Holiday ~ CLOSED at River Grove, IL Calendar
... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: It takes longer to run from 2nd to 3rd base than between the other bases,why? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the a.m., temps: high: 88, low: 76. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: Mostly sunny, hot and humid, with a high of 93 and low of 79 degrees.
📸 Around River Grove
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Sunny Fun Artisan Market at More Brewing in Villa Park! →
More Brewing Company, 126 S Villa Ave, Villa Park
12:00 pm -
30 Months of Deals - Mark Ainley →
7128 Roosevelt Rd, Oak Park
6:30 pm
Sunday June 28
Tuesday June 30
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Other local events
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Independence Day Holiday ~ CLOSED →
River Grove, IL Calendar, 2621 N. Thatcher Avenue, River Grove -
Independence Day ~ CLOSED →
River Grove, IL Calendar, 2621 N. Thatcher Avenue, River Grove -
FINANCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING →
River Grove, IL Calendar, 2621 N. Thatcher Avenue, River Grove
10:00 am -
Author Event: Our Lady of the World's Fair - Bringing Michelangelo's Pieta to Queens in 1964 →
Roden Branch, Chicago Public Library, 6083 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago
4:00 pm -
Monthly Kundalini + Gong Workshop: Ignite Your Inner Power →
2725 N Thatcher
12:00 pm
Friday July 3
Saturday July 4
Monday July 6
Saturday July 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Chalk the Library
Oriole Park Branch Library 7454 West Balmoral Avenue, Chicago, IL 60656
10:00 am -
"Try-It" Mental & Behavioral Health Fair
Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce West 40 415 Lexington St. in Maywood, Illinois.
10:00 am -
ESL Practice: English Conversation Group
Oriole Park Branch Library 7454 West Balmoral Avenue, Chicago, IL 60656
2:00 pm -
“Bone” Appetit →
Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 Thatcher Ave, River Forest
3:00 pm -
Family Game Night / Noche de Juegos en Familia
Sherman Park Branch Library 5440 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609
5:00 pm -
After-Hours (Interactive!) Jurassic Park Movie Night →
Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
6:00 pm -
Patriotic Pops Concert
Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce 7400 Augusta St. River Forest, IL 60305 "Triangle"
6:30 pm
Saturday June 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lightning over Chicagoland.
Photos taken from Elmwood Park. These strikes were associated with a warned severe thunderstorm around 7:00 p.m. (Nextdoor River Grove East)
- Dominican University posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Design (Fall 2026) in River Forest. Apply here.
- Newly Weds Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for 1st Shift Machine Operator in Broadview. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near River Grove here.
🗞 Nearby News
Franklin Park
- Metra's new America 250 locomotive a tribute to ‘people working together' (chicagotribune.com)
- Michael Taylor for Baker Klismos Mid Century Cane Dining Chairs (1stdibs.com)
Oak Park
- Barnes & Noble Opens New Bookstore in Oak Park's Historic Marshall Field's Building (cremarketbeat.com)
- Artist builds an art-adjacent career (oakpark.com)
- Oak Park, Triton College launch free masterclass for workers who interact with customers (chicagotribune.com)
Elmhurst
- Elmhurst Store Has Illegal Gambling Machines: Cops (patch.com)
Ok River Grove! 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: There is a Short-Stop in the middle (Thank you Dave L. for sending it in!)
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