🌱 Brunch with Baddies and 10 more events

Good morning to you Aroma Park! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Kankakee, Illinois - May Day 2026: Workers Over Billionaires at Kankakee County Courthouse
• Mass for Bill Cox at St. John Paul II Catholic Parish
• Baptism-Spanish (Torres, Ramirez, Reyes, Zavala) at St. John Paul II Catholic Parish

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is something you always have, but also leave behind? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Not as warm; a p.m. t-shower, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 45.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.

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📸 Around Aroma Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Aroma Park

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 1

• Kankakee, Illinois - May Day 2026: Workers Over Billionaires
  Kankakee County Courthouse, 450 E Court St, Kankakee
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 25

• Mass for Bill Cox
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish , 361 St Joseph Ave , Kankakee
  10:00 am
• Baptism-Spanish (Torres, Ramirez, Reyes, Zavala)
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish , 907 S 9th St , Kankakee
  11:00 am

Tuesday April 28

• First Communion Practice w/ Parents
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish , 907 S 9th St , Kankakee
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Brunch with Baddies
  Cork Wine Bar , 251 S Schuyler Ave , Kankakee
  10:30 am

Sunday May 17

• 36th Annual Rhubarb Fest
  Kankakee County Museum , 801 S 8th Ave , Kankakee
  10:00 am
• 36th Annual Rhubarb Festival
  Kankakee County Museum , 801 S 8th Ave , Kankakee
  10:00 am
• Kankakee County Museum's Annual Rhubarb Festival
  Kankakee County Museum , 801 S 8th Ave , Kankakee
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 24

• Lisieux-gym-Rogers engagement pty
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish , 956 S 10th Ave , Kankakee
  3:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• Mass for Bill Cox
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish , 361 St Joseph Ave , Kankakee
  10:00 am
• Baptism-Spanish (Torres, Ramirez, Reyes, Zavala)
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish , 907 S 9th St , Kankakee
  11:00 am

Tuesday April 28

• First Communion Practice w/ Parents
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish , 907 S 9th St , Kankakee
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Kankakee. Apply here.
• QualiTech, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician in Kankakee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Aroma Park here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Kankakee

• Free boat safety inspections coming to Kankakee Beckman Harbor on May 16 (shawlocal.com)
• Developer targets $17M senior housing complex in Kankakee (shawlocal.com)
• Volunteers beautify community on Day of Action (shawlocal.com)

Bradley

• Baseball: Northwestern rides offensive surge to outlast St. Thomas (insidenu.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Footprints. (Thank you LAURIE T. for sending it in!)
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