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Cheers Oak Forest! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Head to Darvin Furniture & Mattress to register to win over $186,000 in furniture prizes at Darvin Furniture & Mattress
• This week, food events delivered to you from Brindille, George's Deep Dish, Frontera Grill, & more!
• City Hall Closed at Oak Forest, IL Calendar

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Clouds and fog with mist, with a high of 43 and low of 38 degrees.
• Friday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., temps: high: 49, low: 36.
• Saturday: Some brightening, with a high of 50 and low of 45 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Forest

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 26

• Head to Darvin Furniture & Mattress to register to win over $186,000 in furniture prizes
  Darvin Furniture & Mattress, 15400 LaGrange Rd, Orland Park
  1:00 pm
• This week, food events delivered to you from Brindille, George's Deep Dish, Frontera Grill, & more!
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 1

• City Hall Closed
  Oak Forest, IL Calendar , 15440 S. Central Avenue , Oak Forest

Friday January 2

• Great American Dog and Cat Show
  Tinley Park Convention Center , 18451 Convention Center Dr , Tinley Park
  8:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• City Hall Municipal Building Closed – Christmas Day Holiday
  Chicago Heights, IL Calendar Chicago Heights, IL 60411
  8:30 am
• DOTG Booked
  Park Forest, IL Calendar Park Forest, IL 60466
  2:00 pm
• Beautification Committee Meeting
  Midlothian, IL Calendar Midlothian, IL 60445
  7:15 pm

Friday December 26

• How to Catch a Yeti Scavenger Hunt
  Evergreen Park Public Library , 9400 S. Troy Ave. , Evergreen Park
• Puzzlemania for Adults
  Chicago Bee Branch Library , 3647 South State Street , Chicago
  9:30 am
• Game Day: Retro Video Games
  Wrightwood-Ashburn Branch Library , 8530 South Kedzie Avenue , Chicago
  10:00 am
• Stay and Play
  Canaryville Branch Library , 642 West 43rd Street , Chicago
  10:00 am
• Film Screening: A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
  Back of the Yards Branch Library , 4650 South Damen Avenue , Chicago
  10:00 am
• Adult Basic Computer Skills Help
  Chicago Bee Branch Library , 3647 South State Street , Chicago
  11:00 am
• No School Matinees
  Worth Public Library District , 6917 West 111th Street , Worth
  11:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bremen High School District 228 posted a job opening for Custodian 2nd Shift Flex in Country Club Hills. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Markham

• PAWS Tinley Park Christmas Memory Tree A Tribute To Special Pets & People (patch.com)
• Christmas Eve, Christmas Day 2025 Grocery Store Hours In, Near Tinley Park (patch.com)
• Tinley Park: Single-family home sells for $445,000 (shawlocal.com)

Tinley Park

• Christmas Eve, Christmas Day 2025 Grocery Store Hours In, Near Orland Park (patch.com)
• 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 (bringatrailer.com)

Oak Lawn

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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