🌱 Patch AM: How Route 6 bridge repairs could slow your Channahon commute

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In today's newsletter:

• How Route 6 bridge repairs could slow your Channahon commute
• See the latest big-ticket commercial sale on Channahon's Eames Street

Also on today's calendar: Free Brain Health Presentation For Seniors at Timbers of Shorewood and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, warm and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
• Thursday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Repairs on U.S. Route 6 bridge in Channahon begin this week (shawlocal.com) — Drivers in Channahon should prepare for intermittent daytime lane closures on the U.S. Route 6 bridge over the DuPage River starting Thursday, as IDOT begins repair work expected to last through year's end. The project will replace expansion joints and fix abutments and a culvert, so residents are urged to allow extra travel time and watch for workers and signs.
   

• See all commercial properties sold in Will County, Aug. 1 to 31 (shawlocal.com) — Will County's latest commercial property report includes a notable Channahon sale: a general commercial building on West Eames Street that changed hands for $1.89 million. The roundup also highlights other sizable transactions across nearby communities, giving Channahon residents a sense of current commercial values and development activity in the broader area.
   

📸 Around Channahon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Channahon

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday September 8
• Free Brain Health Presentation For Seniors at Timbers of Shorewood →
  Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N River Rd, Shorewood
  11:00 am
Friday September 11
• In Memory of our Fallen Heroes 5K →
  801 N Chicago St, Elwood
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 9
• Arts & Culture Commission Meeting →
  Channahon, IL Calendar, 24555 S. NAVAJO Drive, Channahon
  4:00 pm
• Tree Board Meeting →
  Channahon, IL Calendar, 24555 S. NAVAJO Drive, Channahon
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Tech Guru - Nancy L
  Morris Area Public Library, 604 Liberty Street, Morris
  10:30 am
• Books on Tap/ Diane
  Clayton's Tap, 122 W Washington St, Morris
  6:00 pm
• Rock On Channahon - Concert in the Park →
  Central Park, 24856 W Eames Street, Channahon
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 12
• IAM Coffee →
  Brick & Ivy Coffee Co., 27754 Bluegrass Dr, Channahon
  2:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Flotsam Floating Circus →
  Channahon, IL Calendar, 25055. W. Walnut Lane, off of, S Blackberry Ln, Channahon
  5:00 pm
• Bark In The Park →
  Veteran's Dog Park, E Wapella St, Minooka
  5:00 pm
• Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting →
  Channahon, IL Calendar, 24555 S. NAVAJO Drive, Channahon
  6:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Sights, Sips & Sounds →
  Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, S Blackberry Ln, Channahon
  9:00 am

📣 Channahon Shout Outs!

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Channahon PatchAM possible:

• Not Another Pizza Joint — 815-828-5298
• Meals on Wheels for Northern Illinois — (312) 207-5290
• Kiddie Kampus Learning Center, Inc. — (815) 467-9890
• Fred C. Dames Funeral Home and Crematory
• Will County Children's Advocacy Center — 815-774-4565

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: Lisa N. Lopez —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Michael K. St. Germain —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: John Sheridan, Sr. —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Retail Sales and Store Support in Minooka. Apply here.
• University of St. Francis posted a job opening for Security Officer - Part Time Weekends in Joliet. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Channahon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Minooka

• Illinois ARDC Accuses Attorney Andrew Joseph Holton of Dishonesty, Lack of Diligence, and Failure to Return Unearned Fee (alabnews.com)

Wilmington

• CCL football: Here are 10 notable individual performers from Week 3 of the 2026 IHSA football season (shawlocal.com)
• Cornerstone Services in Joliet to showcase artwork by people with disabilities (shawlocal.com)
• Iconic ballet 'Swan Lake' comes to Rialto Square Theatre Oct. 1 (shawlocal.com)

Joliet

• 8th Floor Shooter On Western Avenue Captured By Joliet Police, This Is What Led To His Arrest: Cops (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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