On the Aug. 15 edition of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Oak Park got a shoutout during the “Chicago’s Community Calendar” segment.
The local event mentioned was called “World Peace,” scheduled to take place Aug. 18 at the Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch at 845 Gunderson Ave.
“Unfortunately, world peace is only scheduled to go from noon to 3 [p.m.],” said actor Sean Hayes, an Illinois native who was a guest on the evening talk show. “After that, it’s back to global chaos.”
Colbert acknowledged while the big event in Chicago may be the Democratic National Convention, lots of other local gatherings are happening, too, including in Oak Park.
Hayes, who grew up in Glen Ellyn, and Colbert mentioned local events in Chicago, Lindenhurst, Yorkville, Brookfield, Mount Prospect, Grayslake and at Navy Pier.
“August 24th to 25th, the city hosts the Chicago triathlon, which, as every Chicagoan knows, is running, biking and snorkeling through a deep dish,” Colbert said.
Colbert announced his talk show would be live from Aug. 19 to 22 in Chicago.
“As we say in Illinois, we hate to see you Chica-go,” Hayes said. “But we love to watch you Chica-leave.”