After Hours Business Energizer With the Oak Lawn and Alsip Chambers

Energize your business at “Business After Hours,” hosted by the Oak Lawn and Alsip Chambers of Commerce tonight starting at 5 p.m. at Las Fuentes Restaurant, at 11501 S. Pulaski Road, in Alsip.

Meet, mingle and mix it up with other local businesses, while enjoying a delicious Mexican buffet. Cost to attend is $7.

Things To Do Today

Oak Lawn Farmers Market -- Only two more farmers markets are left after after today. Pick up some fall apples and veggies. The farmers market runs every Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cook and Dumke.

D123 Tuition Preschool Open House -- If you’re the parent of a three- or four-year-old, Dist. 123 is holding an open house for its tuition preschool for the 2014-15 school year. The open house will be held at Kolmar School, where the preschool is currently housed.

Community Blogs

Bean Counting for Fun and Profit -- Oak Lawn CPA Joe Skibinski writes about the Affordable Health Care Act and what small businesses need to do to notify their employees of health care options.

A Crash Course in Being Catholic -- Frequent Patch contributor Dana Pyzik discusses what being a “great Catholic” means in 2013, thanks to the new pastor at St. Linus.

Richards High School Blog -- D218 public information officer Bob McParland reports on the results of ‘Running With the Bulldogs’ 5K race.

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