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🌱 Patch AM: Kenny Babich, Missing Nearly A Month, Found Safe: Family
Coming up: Pet Blessing on the Tinley Park Patch calendar

Hello Tinley Park! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Tinley Park man missing for weeks found safe after community support
Also on today's calendar: Pet Blessing and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with rain, with a high of 72 and low of 58 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 67, low: 50.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 66 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kenny Babich, Missing Nearly A Month, Found Safe: Family (patch.com) — Tinley Park residents can breathe a sigh of relief as 40-year-old Kenny Babich, reported missing since early September, has been found safe, his family shared. Loved ones and neighbors had rallied to spread the word after the Crestwood native, who had been living in Tinley Park and struggling with homelessness and substance abuse, lost contact with his family. His former wife thanked the community for its prayers and support for their children.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tinley Park
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★ Featured events ★
- Pet Blessing →
Fatih United Methodist Church 15101 S. 80th Ave., Orland Parkj, IL 60462,
10:00 am - Dark Arts & Oddities Market →
Soundgrowler Brewing Co., 8201 183rd St, Tinley Park
12:00 pm - Orland Park Coin & Stamp Show →
Orland Park Civic Center 14750 S. Ravinia Ave.,
9:00 am - HUGE, FREE HOME SHOW Returns to Tinley Park on Oct. 24th & 25th! →
Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Dr, Tinley Park
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Sunday October 25
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Other local events
- Oasis for the Visually Impaired Monthly Support Group Meeting →
P. O. Box 58, Frankfort, IL
12:00 pm - Ghostly Golf Weekend →
Tinley Junction Mini Golf, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park
4:00 pm - Fall Fest →
McCarthy Park, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park
6:00 pm - Holistic Happenings 17th Anniversary Open House →
Holistic Happenings, 7925 W 171st St, Tinley Park - Giant Garage Sale →
Tinley Park White Water Canyon Water Park Parking Lot, 8221 W 171st St, Tinley Park, IL, 60477
8:30 am - Super Bingo →
17500 S 84th Ave, Orland Park
11:30 am - Antique Appraisal Event →
Landmark Chapel 6727 174th St, Tinley Park, IL, 60477
1:00 pm - Radium Girls →
Tinley Park Performing Arts Center, 16801 S 80th Ave, Tinley Park
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Friday October 9
📣 Tinley Park Shout Outs!
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- Dean's Greens Farmstand at Boley Farm — (708) 275-8353
- RowCal - Orland Park — (630) 296-9991
- WindyCity Security — 8153413603
- Al Basha Sweets Co — (708) 233-0826
- Crumbl Tinley Park — (708) 407-9446
- Mucci World Ceramics, Arts & Crafts Studio — (708) 247-2100
- Clearway Exteriors — (866) 328-1110
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- St. Coletta's of Illinois Celebrates the Arrival of Fall with Annual Fall Fest —St. Coletta's of Illinois Read on Patch
- CarMax posted a job opening for Automotive Inventory Associate in Tinley Park. Apply here.
- Partners in Hope Psychiatry posted a job opening for Swim Instructor Womens Only Gym in Tinley Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tinley Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oak Forest
- Soccer Preview: Richards and Crete-Monee Meet with Both Looking to Rebound from Lopsided Losses (maxpreps.com)
Orland Park
- Free Recycling, Document Shredding, Electronic And Drug Take-Back Event Coming To Orland Mall: Village (patch.com)
- More Than Half of Orland Park Homes Predate 1990, Tait & Tait General Construction Explains What That Means (issuewire.com)
Matteson
- Chicago's top deals: Seller financing wraps $51.5M Inn of Chicago transaction (therealdeal.com)
Ok Tinley 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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