🌱 Fried Chicken Dinner and 11 more events

Morning Blue Mound! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
• Monday: Cooler with heavy t-storms, temps: high: 67, low: 57.
• Tuesday: Cloudy with a stray shower, with a high of 67 and low of 54 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday September 20

• Fried Chicken Dinner →
  Taylorville IL
  11:00 am
• Hallelujah Hustle 5K & Fried Chicken Dinner →
  Taylorville IL
  11:00 am
• Homestead Prairie Farm Open House →
  Homestead Prairie Farm, 3939 Nearing Lane, Decatur
  1:00 pm
• Paint Nite Event-Fluffy Highland Cow →
  Golden Fox Brewing, 3025 N. Kandy Lane, Decatur
  2:00 pm
• James Millikin Homestead Jubilee 150-Year Celebration →
  James Millikin Homestead, 125 N Pine St, Decatur
  2:00 pm
• Beginners Foraging Workshop: Fruits and Seeds →
  Rock Springs Nature Center, 3939 Nearing Lane, Decatur
  2:00 pm
• Sunday Storytime →
  Rock Springs Nature Center, 3939 Nearing Lane, Decatur
  2:00 pm
• District 11 Business Meeting (In Person) →
  Prairie Avenue Recovery Club, 420 E Prairie Ave, Decatur
  3:00 pm
• CIA-YPAA BID COMMITTEE MEETING →
  Prairie Avenue Recovery Club, 420 E Prairie Ave, Decatur
  4:30 pm

Monday September 21

• King's Classic: a 5Kings Golf Outing →
  Country Club of Decatur, 135 North Country Club Road, Decatur
• Parade for Childhood & Osteosarcoma Cancer →
  Taylorville IL
  7:00 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Mt. Zion Grade Picture Day
  MT ZION CUSD 3 Mt Zion, IL 62549

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Aramark posted a job opening for Food Service Worker - Taylorville Schools in Illiopolis. Apply here.
• Sonic posted a job opening for Team Member in Taylorville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blue Mound here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Macon

• Factbox-Who is Howard Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway's new chairman? (theolympian.com)
• Illinois Arrests Spotlight Burglary Tactics and Rising Losses at Video Gaming Sites (sccgmanagement.com)
• Dozens of deaths in Illinois jails missing from state records (collinsvilledailynews.com)

Taylorville

• Taylorville Defense Shines in Rivalry Win Over Effingham (taylorvilledailynews.com)
• Heartland Bank's Taylorville Branch To Host Dunk Tank Fundraiser (taylorvilledailynews.com)
• Local Area Arrests And Crashes Reported 09/18/26 (taylorvilledailynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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