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🌱 Patch AM: Paper Roller Coasters Kit and 9 more events
Also check out FREE-Food For Families in Need on the Western Springs Patch calendar

Good morning Western Springs! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- FREE-Food For Families in Need at Immanuel Lutheran Church
- Camerata Chicago — Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at Union Church of Hinsdale
- Paper Roller Coasters Kit at Thomas Ford Memorial Library
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: An afternoon shower or two, with a high of 71 and low of 58 degrees.
- Saturday: High clouds and warmer, temps: high: 81, low: 58.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 72 and low of 59 degrees.
📸 Around Western Springs
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Western Springs
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★ Featured events ★
- FREE-Food For Families in Need →
Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2317 S Wolf Rd, Hillside
11:00 am - Camerata Chicago — Mendelssohn's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' →
Union Church of Hinsdale, 137 S Garfield Ave, Hinsdale
3:00 pm
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 18
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Other local events
- Paper Roller Coasters Kit →
Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St, Western Springs
9:30 am - NEWTS: Stewardship Days for New Volunteers →
Native Seed Nursery, 500 Ogden Ave, Western Springs
9:00 am - Movers and Shakers →
Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St, Western Springs
10:00 am - Movers and Shakers →
Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut Street, Western Springs
10:00 am - Fall Tree Walk →
Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St, Western Springs
1:30 pm - Goodnight, Library →
Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St, Western Springs
6:00 pm - Investment Discussion Group →
Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St, Western Springs
7:15 pm - Classroom Kitchen: Hot Honey →
Virtual Programming/Thomas Ford Memorial Library
6:30 pm - Knitting Circle →
Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St, Western Springs
1:00 pm - CRAFTernoon: The Art of the Sandwich →
Thomas Ford Memorial Library, 800 Chestnut St, Western Springs
4:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Monday October 12
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
📣 Western Springs Shout Outs!
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Western Springs PatchAM possible:
- Gleamly Exterior Cleaning — 7733440356
- Uplift Creative Co. — 2245313531
- Advanced Family Medicine — (708) 929-6099
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling posted a job opening for Cycle Counter in La Grange. Apply here.
- Cooper's Hawk posted a job opening for Prep Cook in Willowbrook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Western Springs here.
🗞 Nearby News
La Grange
- USDA Barge Grain Movements Report: Corn Tops Week 39 Volumes (indexbox.io)
Brookfield
- Brookfield Zoo brings Zoo Adventure Passport to Austin (rblandmark.com)
- RBHS girls tennis seniors celebrate their journey together (rblandmark.com)
Riverside
- Harlem Avenue will close for a week (rblandmark.com)
- Illinois Board Hears Pardon Request from Family of 'Starved Rock Killer' (b100quadcities.com)
- If the DSA Gets Its Way, American Policing Ends – By Chief Tom Weitzel (Ret.) (johnkassnews.com)
Ok Western Springs! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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