🌱 Jazzin’ with JASSAC: A Celebration of Arts & Culture and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Cinco de Mayo Artisan Market at Soundgrowler Brewing Co.
• Jazzin’ with JASSAC: A Celebration of Arts & Culture at Union Street Gallery
• Village Board of Trustees Meeting at South Chicago Heights, IL Calendar

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What gets wetter & wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 54 and low of 40 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, temps: high: 48, low: 35.
• Saturday: Cool with clouds and sun, with a high of 54 and low of 39 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Chicago Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 2

• Cinco de Mayo Artisan Market →
  Soundgrowler Brewing Co., 8201 183rd St, Tinley Park
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday May 2

• Jazzin’ with JASSAC: A Celebration of Arts & Culture →
  Union Street Gallery, 1527 Otto Blvd, Chicago Heights
  5:00 pm

Monday May 4

• Village Board of Trustees Meeting →
  South Chicago Heights, IL Calendar, 3317 Chicago Rd, South Chicago Heights
  7:00 pm

Wednesday May 6

• Seniors Card Playing →
  South Chicago Heights, IL Calendar South Chicago Heights, IL 60411
• Branch Pick Up →
  South Chicago Heights, IL Calendar South Chicago Heights, IL 60411
• Equity Unleashed Network (08052) →
  South Cook ISC 4, 253 W Joe Orr Rd, Chicago Heights
  12:30 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Workforce Wednesday - Chicago Heights | Jobseekers |05.13.2026 →
  Prairie State College, 202 S Halsted St, Chicago Heights
  11:00 am

Saturday May 16

• South Suburban Pregnancy & Community Wellness Event →
  Chicago Heights Park District, 1400 Chicago Rd, Chicago Heights
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday April 30

• BOGO Book Fair →
  Parker Junior High School Flossmoor, IL 60422
  7:45 am
• Traveling Office Hours – Park Forest →
  Park Forest Public Library, 400 Lakewood Blvd, Park Forest
  10:00 am
• Girls Soccer Game vs Kankakee →
  Parker Junior High School Flossmoor, IL 60422
  4:15 pm
• Soccer at Hart
  Hart Crete, IL 60417
  4:15 pm
• Boys Soccer Game vs Kankakee →
  Parker Junior High School Flossmoor, IL 60422
  4:15 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Chicago Heights

• Packaging Giant Closing Factory, Selling Division Amid Escalating Financial Scandal (manufacturing.net)

Flossmoor

• Flossmoor D161 Schools Earn National Recognition For Building A Culture Of Connection, Belonging (patch.com)
• Flossmoor School District 161 recognized with 2025–26 Bilingual Education Award (hfchronicle.com)
• Comeback: Young stroke survivor throws out first pitch to start Flossmoor baseball season (hfchronicle.com)

Matteson

• Capacity Crowd Attended The 2026 Rich Township State Of The Township Town Hall Meeting (citizennewspapergroup.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A towel (Thank you Beth H. for sending it in!)
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