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07.26.2025 | What You Need To Know Today

Metra Delays. Track construction could delay trains up to 30 minutes today and Sunday. For additional information visit metra.com/constructionnotices.

Feast of the Goat Queen. From noon to 11 p.m. Rabid Brewing will host its annual festival at 17759 Bretz Drive in Homewood. There will be food, music, fae costumes, artisan market, live music and baby goats.

Homewood Outdoor Farmers Market. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Martin Square on Martin Avenue between Chestnut and Ridge roads in downtown Homewood. Vendors will offer fresh produce, baked goods, handcrafted jewelry, skincare and more. Food trucks will be on hand and ready-to-eat meals will be available.

STEM Saturday. Science play and learning from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Homewood Science Center, 18022 Dixie Highway.

Flossmoor native gives IPO benefit concert: “Dialogues In Sound: Music for Violin & Viola Duo,” a concert featuring Homewood-Flossmoor High School alumna violist Katelyn Hoag, and her husband, Bram Margoles, will be given at 3 p.m. at Flossmoor Community Church, 2218 Hutchison Road. The fundraising concert for the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra will feature works by Mozart, Augusta Read Thomas, Scott Joplin and others. Tickets are $30 and are available at IPOmusic.org or by calling the IPO box office at 708-481-7774.

Barb & Dan’s Road Ride. Riders of all experience levels can join the group which leaves at 8 a.m. from GoodSpeed Cycles, 2125 183rd St. in Homewood. There is a no-drop group that rides about 20 miles and stronger riders sometimes go farther. Helmets required, daytime lights strongly recommended.

Off-leash Ride. A leisurely just-riding-around nine-mile ride every Saturday. Route includes Butterfield Creek bike path, Rovers Run and Izaak Walton Preserve. Starts at GoodSpeed Cycles, 2125 183rd St., at 8:30 a.m. sharp, ends back at the shop 9:45ish for donuts.

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