🌱 Patch AM: Tis the season! and 11 more events

Good morning to you Oak Forest! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Flipside Bazaar: Last Chance Holiday Shopping & Burgers! at Flipside Brewing
• "Step Back into a 1950s Christmas" at 1950s Park Forest House Museum
• Disciples Church Invites Tinley Park to a Family-Friendly Christmas Eve Celebration at Disciples Church

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 32 and low of 26 degrees.
• Monday: Cloudy, temps: high: 41, low: 37.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 48 and low of 32 degrees.

📸 Around Oak Forest

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Forest

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Flipside Bazaar: Last Chance Holiday Shopping & Burgers!
  Flipside Brewing, 7144 183rd St, Tinley Park
  11:00 am
• "Step Back into a 1950s Christmas"
  1950s Park Forest House Museum, 227 Monee Rd, Park Forest
  1:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Disciples Church Invites Tinley Park to a Family-Friendly Christmas Eve Celebration
  Disciples Church, 6363 183rd St, Tinley Park
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 22

• Tis the season!
  The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association , 178 Forest Ave #1 , Oak Park
  1:15 pm

Tuesday December 23

• City Council Meeting
  Oak Forest, IL Calendar , 15440 S. Central Avenue , Oak Forest
  7:30 pm
• City Council Meeting - Canceled
  Oak Forest, IL Calendar , 15440 S. Central Avenue , Oak Forest
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• 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

Sunday December 21

• Coffee & Co-Work: Orland Park Women Entrepreneurs Meetup
  Haraz Coffee House , 13137 LaGrange Rd , Orland Park
  10:00 am
• TOPE, TITLES & TOYS - LIVE PRO WRESTLING
  Robbins Community Center , 13800 S Trumbull Ave , Robbins
  4:00 pm

Monday December 22

• No School - Winter Break
  Cook County SD 130 Blue Island, IL 60406
• No School Matinees
  Worth Public Library District , 6917 West 111th Street , Worth
  11:00 am
• Festive Wear
  Palos Heights Public Library , 12501 S 71st Ave , Palos Heights
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Scrabble Club
  Palos Heights Public Library , 12501 S 71st Ave , Palos Heights
  10:00 am
• Tech Time with Emily
  Palos Heights Public Library , 12501 S 71st Ave , Palos Heights
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Oak Forest. Apply here.
• Illinois Staffing posted a job opening for General Manager - Arbor Park School Nutrition in Oak Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Forest here.

🗞 Nearby News

Markham

• Megadeth's "Let There Be Shred" is a Nostalgic Thrash Ripper (metalsucks.net)
• This Alpine Village House in Tinley Park is Pure Holiday Magic (1440wrok.com)

Tinley Park

• Daywatch: CTA to add more officers after Feds threaten funding (chicagotribune.com)

Orland Park

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-- The Patch AM Team

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