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🌱 Patch AM: Los Gallos y Los Muchachos Holiday Spectacular and 11 more events
You won't want to miss Lunch & Learn on the Forest Park Patch calendar
Hello Forest Park! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Lunch & Learn at West Central SDA Church
- Los Gallos y Los Muchachos Holiday Spectacular at Robert's Westside
- Kid-Prov! Improv for the Kiddos!
... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!
Find out what's happening in Forest Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Forest Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 26 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, temps: high: 38, low: 32.
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 39 and low of 33 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest Park
★ Featured events ★
- Lunch & Learn
West Central SDA Church, 1154 Wisconsin Ave, Oak Park
12:30 pm
Saturday January 3
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Other local events
- Los Gallos y Los Muchachos Holiday Spectacular
Robert's Westside , 7321 Madison St , Forest Park
6:30 pm - Kid-Prov! Improv for the Kiddos!
BABS Comedy Club , 7316 Madison St , Forest Park
3:00 pm - The Heartwreckers: A Tribute To Tom Petty & The Hearbreakers @ Robert's Westside
Robert's Westside , 7321 Madison St , Forest Park
6:30 pm - Tis the season!
The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association , 178 Forest Ave #1 , Oak Park
1:15 pm - NYE COMEDY SHOW, LIVE DJ & COUNTDOWN Sean Bair-Flannery & Warren B. Hall W/ DJ RAMON SMITH
Comedy Plex Comedy Club , 1128 Lake St Lower Level , Oak Park
10:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
Wednesday December 31
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Audio Booth Reservation
Oak Park Public Library , 834 Lake St. , Oak Park
9:30 am - Shake, Rattle & Read at Maze
Oak Park Public Library , 845 Gunderson Ave. , Oak Park
10:30 am - Family Story Time
West Belmont Branch Library , 3104 North Narragansett Avenue , Chicago
10:45 am - Beading Club - 4th & 5th Grade
Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
11:30 am - Creative Studio Media Stations Reservation
Oak Park Public Library , 834 Lake St. , Oak Park
1:00 pm - Film Screening: Last Christmas (2019)
West Belmont Branch Library , 3104 North Narragansett Avenue , Chicago
1:00 pm - Monday Afternoon Book Club In-Person
Berwyn Public Library , Community Room , Berwyn
2:00 pm
Monday December 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A missing firefighter was located during a 2-11 alarm fire at 1136 North Lawndale Avenue in Chicago.
12:21AM on Dec 14: Still & Box Alarm fire reported at 1136 N Lawndale in Chicago. (Nextdoor ) - All lanes on Illinois SB Bishop Ford at 159th St. are open following the clearance of an earlier vehicle fire.
1:14AM on Dec 14: A vehicle fire is blocking all lanes on Illinois SB Bishop Ford at 159th St., with motorists using the 159th St. exit and entrance… (Nextdoor )
- Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Maywood. Apply here.
- Dominican University posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty, Art History (Spring 2026) in River Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
Maywood
- Chronicle TV: Fall 2025 graduates reflect on their Columbia experience (columbiachronicle.com)
Oak Park
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