🌱 Patch AM: Which Evergreen Park star is skating for Team USA in 2026?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Evergreen Park star is skating for Team USA in 2026?

Also on today's calendar: Master Bespoke Tailor Launches Hands-On Fashion Classes at Moraine Valley College and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 28 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 32, low: 27.
• Monday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 42 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cleveland Heights native Laila Edwards named to 2026 US Olympic women's hockey team (wkyc.com) — Evergreen Park hockey fans can cheer on hometown forward Abbey Murphy, who’s been named to the 2026 U.S. Olympic women’s hockey roster. She’ll join stars like Hilary Knight and Kendall Coyne Schofield as Team USA heads to Milan-Cortina this February aiming for gold.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Evergreen Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• Master Bespoke Tailor Launches Hands-On Fashion Classes at Moraine Valley College
  9000 Old 88th Ave, Palos Hills
  9:00 am
• Vaccine Clinic
  Premier Paws Veterinary Service, 7900 Lavergne Ave, Burbank
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday January 4

• Film Screening: Paddington (2014)
  Scottsdale Branch Library , 4101 West 79th Street , Chicago
  1:30 pm

Monday January 5

• WITS Workout
  Evergreen Park Public Library , 9400 S. Troy Ave. , Evergreen Park
  10:00 am
• Pinochle
  Evergreen Park, IL Calendar , 3450 W. 97th Street , Evergreen Park
  3:00 pm
• Bad Art Night
  Evergreen Park Public Library , 9400 S. Troy Ave. , Evergreen Park
  6:00 pm
• 2026 Vision Boards with Stella
  Evergreen Park Public Library , 9400 S. Troy Ave. , Evergreen Park
  6:30 pm
• Board of Trustees Meeting
  Evergreen Park, IL Calendar , 9418 S Kedzie Avenue , Evergreen Park
  6:30 pm

Tuesday January 6

• Tuesday Story Time
  Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch Library , 8530 South Kedzie Avenue , Chicago
  10:30 am
• Tuesday Afternoon Knit and Crochet Circle
  Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch Library , 8530 South Kedzie Avenue , Chicago
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• Saturday Story Time
  Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch Library , 8530 South Kedzie Avenue , Chicago
  10:30 am
• Saturday Afternoon Games
  Oak Lawn Public Library , 9427 Raymond Ave , Oak Lawn
  12:00 pm
• KPOP Demon Hunters Karaoke for Kids
  Blue Island Public Library , 2433 York St , Blue Island
  1:00 pm
• Taylorville: An Unofficial Live Tribute - The Lyric Theater
  The Lyric Theater Blue Island , 12952 Western Ave , Blue Island
  6:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• BHHS Chicago Hosted The Sunshine Kids for Annual Teen Getaway to Chicago
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Evergreen Park. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Oak Lawn

• Place Your Bets At St. Linus Casino Night Parish Fundraised, Featuring The Hat Guys (patch.com)
• 'Isn't She Lovely:' Baby Winona First Baby Born in 2026 At Advocate Christ Medical Center (patch.com)

Chicago

• Two Chicago-area teens get rare moment on Blackhawks ice through Make-A-Wish (fox32chicago.com)
• Bally's casino jackpot winner says he got paid after story aired on CBS News Chicago (cbsnews.com)
• First babies of 2026 born in Chicago — ‘We're very, very happy and proud to be his parents' (wbez.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I kept throwing out all the W’s.
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