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- Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 48 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Some sun; breezy, much colder, temps: high: 27, low: 25.
- Saturday: Breezy with periods of sun, with a high of 43 and low of 18 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- BOOKED
Park Forest, IL Calendar Park Forest, IL 60466
8:00 am - Puzzlemania for Adults
Chicago Bee Branch Library , 3647 South State Street , Chicago
10:30 am - Stay and Play
Canaryville Branch Library , 642 West 43rd Street , Chicago
10:30 am - Parker Junior High Sixth - Eighth Grade Choir Concert
Flossmoor SD 161 Parker Junior High School, 2810 School St, Flossmoor, IL 60422, USA
6:30 pm - Winter Choir Concert @ GSU
Matteson 162 SD Richton Park, IL 60471
7:00 pm - PreK Screening
Flossmoor SD 161 Chicago Heights, IL 60411
9:00 am - Basic Computer Skills Workshop – Prairie State College
South Suburban Cook County American Job Center at Prairie State College , Chicago Heights
10:00 am - The Actor Monologues
Theater 47 , 371 Artists Walk (In GPS , 350 Victory Dr , Park Forest
7:00 pm - Tool Lending Library
Park Forest, IL Calendar , 30 N. Orchard , Park Forest
8:00 am - Winter Break
Flossmoor SD 161 Chicago Heights, IL 60411 - DOTG Booked
Park Forest, IL Calendar Park Forest, IL 60466
3:00 pm
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Tuesday December 23
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🗞 Nearby News
Park Forest
- Former Park Forest Mayor Ostenburg Implores Chicago Cardinal Cupich to Care for St. Irenaeus Property (enewspf.com)
- Chicago Man Says 'Right Here' When Officer Asks if He Knew Where He Was, Charges Him with DUI: Police (enewspf.com)
Beecher
- Man facing child pornography charges fails to have evidence suppressed (reviewonline.com)
Frankfort
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