🌱 Patch AM: Evergreen Park native Patricia “Pat” Martin remembered for a life of service

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• Evergreen Park native Patricia “Pat” Martin remembered for a life of service

Also on today's calendar: New Year's Eve Gospel Party and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 47 and low of 45 degrees.
• Sunday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 57, low: 19. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Flurries, mainly early; windy, with a high of 23 and low of 13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Patricia ‘Pat' A. Martin (wgil.com) — Evergreen Park readers are remembering Patricia “Pat” Martin, born in the village in 1941, who went on to a long career as an interior designer and educator. She later lived in Western Springs and Galesburg, was deeply involved in church and volunteer work, and is survived by a close-knit extended family. Visitation and funeral Mass are set for December 30 in Western Springs, with burial in Alsip.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Evergreen Park

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve Gospel Party
  4501 W 127th St, Alsip
  10:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 28

• Film Screening: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
  Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch Library , 8530 South Kedzie Avenue , Chicago
  1:00 pm
• Film Screening: Ghost Busters II (1989)
  Scottsdale Branch Library , 4101 West 79th Street , Chicago
  1:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Pinochle
  Evergreen Park, IL Calendar , 3450 W. 97th Street , Evergreen Park
  3:00 pm
• Create Like the Masters
  Evergreen Park Public Library , 9400 S. Troy Ave. , Evergreen Park
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• New Year's Eve Eve Party
  Evergreen Park Public Library , 9400 S. Troy Ave. , Evergreen Park
  11:00 am
• Canasta
  Evergreen Park, IL Calendar , 3450 W. 97th Street , Evergreen Park
  2:00 pm
• Yak & Yarn Hangout
  Evergreen Park Public Library , 9400 S. Troy Ave. , Evergreen Park
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• PTO Ice Skating Party
  Morgan Park Sports Center , 11505 S Western Ave , Chicago
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Eisenhower Cardinals Boys Varsity Mega Dual
  Dwight D Eisenhower High School , 12700 Sacramento Ave , Blue Island
  9:00 am
• Oak Lawn Writers' Group
  Oak Lawn Public Library , 9427 Raymond Ave , Oak Lawn
  10:00 am
• Public Speaking Practice With the WAO Toastmasters Club
  Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch Library , 8530 South Kedzie Avenue , Chicago
  10:30 am

Sunday December 28

• Sensory Friendly Play Session
  Children's Museum in Oak Lawn , 5100 Museum Dr , Oak Lawn
  9:00 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Evergreen Park PatchAM possible:

• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
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• Encore Car Wash — (331) 302-0947
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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Diane Crook, Age 80 (southwestregionalpublishing.com)

Palos Hills

• New Year's Eve 2025 In Palos: Noon Year's Eve At The Palos Heights Rec Center, Cherry Bomb (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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