🌱 Patch AM: How a Forest Park woman is reshaping her final chapter with help

Good day Forest Park! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Forest Park woman is reshaping her final chapter with help

Also on today's calendar: Vaccine Clinic.

Today's riddle: What did the shovel say to the dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A little rain in the morning, with a high of 48 and low of 33 degrees.
• Saturday: Colder with snow and rain, temps: high: 38, low: 24.
• Sunday: Breezy; morning snow showers, with a high of 34 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ‘Death doula' provides comfort and support to the terminally ill on their final journey (suntimes.com) — A Forest Park woman living with stage-four breast cancer is working with Oak Park death doula Tiffany Johnson to plan a more peaceful, intentional final chapter. Their conversations about clutter, legacy, and Illinois’ new right-to-die law highlight how local families can seek emotional, spiritual, and practical support when facing terminal illness.
   

📸 Around Forest Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• Vaccine Clinic
  Premier Paws Veterinary Service, 7900 Lavergne Ave, Burbank
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday January 13

• Funnies at the Friendly
  Friendly Tap , 6733 Roosevelt Rd , Berwyn
  7:30 pm

Sunday January 18

• Rembrandt Chamber Musicians: Philippe Quint plays Chausson
  Chicago Temple Building , 77 W Washington St , Chicago
  3:00 pm

📣 Forest Park Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 9

• Coffee with Mr. Toledo
  Thorp O Ole A. Thorp Elementary Scholastic Academy, 6024 W Warwick Ave, Chicago, IL 60634, USA
  8:00 am
• Homeschool Family Meet Up
  Garfield Ridge Branch Library , 6348 Archer Avenue , Chicago
  1:00 pm
• LEGO® Club
  West Belmont Branch Library 3104 North Narragansett Avenue, Chicago, IL 60634
  3:00 pm
• Boys Hodgkins Tournament
  Park Junior High School , 325 N Park Rd , La Grange Park
  5:00 pm
• Candlelight: Tribute to The Beatles
  Arts Center , 200 N Oak Park Ave , Oak Park
  6:30 pm

Saturday January 10

• Saturday Game Day
  Garfield Ridge Branch Library , 6348 Archer Avenue , Chicago
  10:00 am
• Reverse Coloring for Adults
  Garfield Ridge Branch Library , 6348 Archer Avenue , Chicago
  11:00 am
• Film Screening: Beauty and the Beast (2017)
  West Belmont Branch Library 3104 North Narragansett Avenue, Chicago, IL 60634
  1:00 pm
• Creative Drawing
  West Addison Branch Library 7536 West Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60634
  1:00 pm
• 7th/8th Canty Boy's Basketball Game at Taft Gym 2
  Canty 6530 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
  1:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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

• Oak Park Conservatory — (708) 725-2400
  Discover Oak Park’s Hidden Gem – A living world of beauty
• Laurie Christofano, Realtor | RE/MAX In The Village — (630) 248-1976
  Moving doesn’t have to be overwhelming…
• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Proviso Township High Schools District 209 posted a job opening for Special Education Teacher **2 Vacancies** in Forest Park. Apply here.
• Aerotek posted a job opening for General Production Worker in Broadview. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Maywood

• Cook County students get a crash course in elections before running the polls at their own schools (dailyherald.com)

River Forest

• Revisiting Oak Park's ban on ‘For Sale' signs (oakpark.com)
• J. Peter Dygert (springvillejournal.com)

Oak Park

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

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