🌱 How much strain can Stickney’s giant wastewater plant handle in storms?

Hello Stickney! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How much strain can Stickney’s giant wastewater plant handle in storms?

Also on today's calendar: CAMERATA CHICAGO & VAN CLIBURN WINNER EVREN OZEL perform MOZART PIANO CONCERTO #20 in D Minor, K466 and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Fog will lift in the morning, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: Clouds and sun; breezy, warm, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• #SEJ2026 LIVE — Coverage of Conference Tours (sej.org) — Stickney plays a crucial role in handling Chicago’s stormwater, as the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s massive Stickney wastewater plant struggles to keep up with increasingly intense rains that are already filling billion-gallon reservoirs. Reporting from an environmental journalism tour details how aging infrastructure, record-breaking storms, and policy choices are driving more frequent flooding across Chicago-area neighborhoods and prompting calls for bigger pipes, better storage, and closer work with affected communities.
   

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📸 Around Stickney

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stickney

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 9

• Your Fiestas Start Here at Jewel-Osco! - Stickney
  Jewel-Osco, 7122 40th St, Stickney
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Late Start for Students
  Komarek School District , 8940 W 24th Street , North Riverside
  8:00 am
• Cross Country Meet
  North Riverside Commons Park , 2401 Des Plaines Ave , North Riverside
  4:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Children's Day Parade
  Berwyn North School District Berwyn, IL 60402
  4:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Boys Volleyball Home vs Hillside
  Komarek School District , 8940 W 24th Street , North Riverside
  4:15 pm

Wednesday April 29

• Cross Country Meet
  Indian Gardens Park , 419 Fairbank Rd , Riverside
  4:30 pm

Thursday April 30

• Boys Volleyball Away @ Forest Park
  Forest Park Middle School , 925 Beloit Ave , Forest Park
  4:15 pm

Friday May 1

• CAMERATA CHICAGO & VAN CLIBURN WINNER EVREN OZEL perform MOZART PIANO CONCERTO #20 in D Minor, K466
  Fine Arts Building , 410 S Michigan Ave , Chicago
  7:30 pm

Saturday May 9

• Your Fiestas Start Here at Jewel-Osco! - Stickney
  7122 W 40th St, Stickney 60402
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Preschool Story Time
  Jefferson Park Branch Library , 5363 West Lawrence Avenue , Chicago
  10:15 am
• Come, Stay, Play / Ven, Quédate, Juega
  North Pulaski Branch Library , 4300 West North Avenue , Chicago
  10:30 am
• Stories and Songs
  Garfield Ridge Branch Library , 6348 Archer Avenue , Chicago
  10:30 am
• Baby and Toddler Story Time
  Jefferson Park Branch Library , 5363 West Lawrence Avenue , Chicago
  11:15 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Cicero

• Southwest Side's Aloha Motel To Become Homeless Shelter With 55 Private Rooms, On-Site Programs (blockclubchicago.org)

Berwyn

• Herbie the Rabbit: Oldest Living Rabbit Ever at 15+ Years! (hypefresh.com)
• Former Plainfield School District 202 teacher charged with grooming, soliciting minor (wrex.com)

Chicago

• Chicago Jesuit Academy students explore careers at Jewel-Osco (fox32chicago.com)
• Cardinal Cupich speaks on Trump's recent criticism of Pope Leo, reflects on Pope Francis' legacy (abc7chicago.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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