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🌱 Patch AM: Snoopy Holiday Sip and Paint Art Class and 13 more events

Spotted on the Oak Park calendar: Enjoy a Jazzy Xmas Eve Dinner with Doug Lalli

Sunday December 21st Patch AM
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Coming up on the calendar:

  • Enjoy a Jazzy Xmas Eve Dinner with Doug Lalli
  • Lunch & Learn at West Central SDA Church
  • Snoopy Holiday Sip and Paint Art Class at Toast To Paint

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

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Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Oak Park-River Forestfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 33 and low of 28 degrees.
  • Monday: Considerable cloudiness, temps: high: 45, low: 38.
  • Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 49 and low of 32 degrees.

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šŸ—ž Nearby News

River Forest

  • UP and NS say their merger will take 2 million trucks off the highway annually (trains.com)

Forest Park

  • City to boost CTA security with new surge of cops, security teams (cwbchicago.com)
  • First-quarter spark pushes Northside over Glenn Hills in Day 1 nightcap of Holiday Hoops Classic (hhjonline.com)
  • Man sets self on fire outside Damen CTA station, CFD says; Blue Line trains delayed during morning rush (cbsnews.com)

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