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Hello Forest Park! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Forest Park neighbors earned laptops while conquering tech fears
  • Why OPRF gymnasts are training in Forest Park this season
  • Meet the circus daredevil whose final act ended in Forest Park

Also on today's calendar: Lunch & Learn and 3 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Find out what's happening in Forest Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny, with a high of 36 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Thursday: Windy with rain, then cooler, temps: high: 47, low: 17. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 29 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tech learners celebrate library's hands-on training (forestparkreview.com) — Forest Park residents who completed the library’s Tech Empowerment and Digital Resilience classes recently gathered to celebrate new skills and even earned laptops through a county grant. Village and library leaders stressed how digital know‑how affects everyday life, from parking apps to online safety, and promised more classes, hotspots, and tools to keep Forest Park connected.
   

• Experienced OPRF gymnasts display multifaceted talent (oakpark.com) — OPRF’s girls gymnastics team is practicing this season at Tri-Star Gymnastics in Forest Park while high school construction continues, bringing extra activity to the local facility. Led by multi-sport senior Maisie Hoerster and standout freshman Ava Kuenster, the experienced Huskies are building toward a return to sectionals after a strong showing at recent invitationals.
   

• Yes, inventor of headwalking is buried in Forest Park (forestparkreview.com) — Forest Park’s vast cemeteries hold more than 800,000 burials, including colorful performers like Baptiste Louis Goldkette, the self‑proclaimed inventor of headwalking. A volunteer with the Historical Society of Forest Park traces his globe‑trotting acrobatic career, family show-business roots, and final resting place in Jewish Waldheim, highlighting another quirky chapter of local cemetery lore.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest Park

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday January 3
  • Lunch & Learn
    West Central SDA Church, 1154 Wisconsin Ave, Oak Park
    12:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday December 17
  • Student Late Arrival - Doors open at 9:30, tardy bell rings at 9:45
    Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
    9:30 am
  • ABC Storytime
    Melrose Park Public Library , 801 Broadway Ave , Melrose Park
    10:00 am
  • Stories and Songs
    Garfield Ridge Branch Library , 6348 Archer Avenue , Chicago
    10:30 am
  • Healthcare Alternative In-Person
    Berwyn Public Library , Nora Laureto Study Room C , Berwyn
    12:00 pm
  • Dunning Walking Club
    West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
    1:00 pm
  • MPR: Giving Tree
    Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
    3:00 pm
  • Edison Singers
    Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
    3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Sylvan Learning, Inc. posted a job opening for Upper Level Math Instructor in Forest Park. Apply here.
  • Federal Bureau of Prisons posted a job opening for Correctional Officer in Maywood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

River Forest

  • Nativity scenes, art spotlight immigration (umnews.org)
  • Term limits in River Forest confirmed (oakpark.com)
  • OPRF, Fenwick hockey revel in big wins (oakpark.com)

Oak Park

  • Oak Park Conservatory A 'Hidden Gem' In The Community: Best Of 2025 (patch.com)
  • Oak Park increases funding for tourism, arts (oakpark.com)

La Grange

Ok Forest 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: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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