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'Back 2 School' Event Returns to the Oak Forest Commons

A group of Oak Forest business, in conjunction with the City, are putting on the Aug. 18 event.

Nine Oak Forest businesses are taking part in the 5th annual Back 2 School event on Aug. 18.

The free event is located at the Oak Forest Commons, near the corner of 159th Street and Central Avenue and runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Oak Forest's firefighters will host a cookout and fire truck tours. A balloon twister and face painter will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A caricaturist and a reptile show will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There also will be a magic show, sidewalk sales, store discounts and more.

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The event is sponsored by Inland Commercial Property Management, the Retailers at the Oak Forest Commons and the .

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