🌱 Patch AM: Can OPRF cool Glenbard West after their loss to West Aurora?

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In today's newsletter:

• Can OPRF cool Glenbard West after their loss to West Aurora?

Also on today's calendar: Threading Community and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one elevator say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 43 and low of 35 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mainly cloudy and breezy, temps: high: 47, low: 30.
• Wednesday: A bit of snow; breezy, colder, with a high of 35 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Basketball Recap: West Aurora's Win on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to Three (maxpreps.com) — Oak Park-River Forest hoops fans will want to circle January 20, when the Huskies visit Glenbard West for their next matchup. Glenbard West is regrouping after a 65-52 loss to West Aurora, whose win stretched the Blackhawks’ streak to three straight and evened their record at 9-9.
   

📸 Around Oak Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Park

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Monday January 12

• Threading Community
  The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association , 178 Forest Ave , Oak Park
  1:15 pm

Tuesday January 13

• Tuesday Tales (Ages 0-6)
  River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
  10:00 am
• Middle School Makers (Grades 5-8)
  River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
  3:30 pm
• Los Amigos Que Hablan EspaĂąol
  Oak Park Public Library , 834 Lake St. , Oak Park
  3:30 pm

Friday January 16

• Jazz Prayer - Where Jazz Meets Spirit
  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church , 611 Randolph St , Oak Park
  7:10 pm
• Dinner + a Show with Comedian Joe Kilgallon
  Salerno's Pizza & Pasta of Oak Park , 7128 Roosevelt Rd , Oak Park
  8:00 pm
• Dinner + a Show with Comedian Adam Burke
  Salerno's Pizza & Pasta of Oak Park , 7128 Roosevelt Rd , Oak Park
  8:00 pm

Saturday January 17

• Dixon's Violin LIVE!
  Belle's Lounge by Valentine Distilling Co. , 161 Vester Ave , Ferndale
  4:00 pm
• Abstract Mystical Forest Sip and Paint 🎨
  Toast To Paint , 7185 W Bloomingdale Ave , Chicago
  7:00 pm

Sunday January 18

• Create Your 2026 Vision: A heart-centered vision board + visualization workshop
  Unity Oak Park Spiritual & Family Center , 405 N Euclid Ave , Oak Park
  11:00 am

Wednesday January 21

• Kindergarten Readiness: Returning to Routines through Movement and Mindfulness
  St. Catherine - St. Lucy Catholic School , 27 Washington Blvd , Oak Park
  5:00 pm

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• Doug Lalli - Jazz Musician, Composer and Teacher — (708) 228-7150
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  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!
• Oak Park Conservatory — (708) 725-2400
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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• BHHS Chicago’s Kindness Foundation Granted $35,000 to Philanthropic Organizations in 2025
  The Kindness Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Chicago real estate brokerage Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago, made 2025 year-end grants... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Brookdale Senior Living posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Oak Park. Apply here.
• Orangetheory Fitness posted a job opening for Head Coach in Oak Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Nationwide Protests Erupt After Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis, Demonstrators Demand Accountability – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)

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• Former Peoria restaurant building near busy shopping center has sold (pjstar.com)
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