🌱 Patch AM: What Channahon police found after late-night gunfire reports

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In today's newsletter:

• What Channahon police found after late-night gunfire reports
• New Channahon bridge quietly opened up a major bike connection

Also on today's calendar: Explore Nature: Join the Be a Trailblazer Experience and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two favorite words for a shark to hear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 73 and low of 46 degrees.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 50.
• Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high of 74 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Arrest Made In Reckless Discharge Of Firearm (wjol.com) — Channahon police arrested a 42-year-old resident after late-night gunshots were reported near W Essex Drive and S Kent Road, though no injuries or property damage were found. Officers later searched his home and vehicle, recovering multiple firearms and additional evidence, and he remains in Will County custody facing a reckless discharge of a firearm charge.
   

• Check out Will County's best bike trails (shawlocal.com) — A new bridge at Lake Chaminwood Preserve in Channahon now links the local loop trail to the 61.5-mile I&M Canal State Trail, expanding ride options right from town. The guide also spotlights many other Forest Preserve bike routes across Will County, with distances, access points, and hours for casual and serious cyclists alike.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Channahon

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 30
• Explore Nature: Join the Be a Trailblazer Experience →
  Forest Preserve District of Will County, Sugar Creek Administration Center, 17540 W Laraway Rd, Joliet
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 27
• Choir Boosters Car & Motorcycle Show →
  Minooka Central Community High School, 301 S Wabena Ave, Minooka
  12:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Fall Book Fair
  Morris SD 54 Morris, IL 60450
• Board Of Commissioners Regular Meeting →
  Arrowhead Community Center, 24856 W Eames Street, Channahon
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Cross Country Home Meet vs. Seneca, Elwood, & Kankakee *8th Grade →
  Nettle Creek CCSD Morris, IL 60450
  4:15 pm
Thursday October 1
• đľBaby Bounce & Books / Audrey
  Community Space
  10:30 am
Tuesday October 6
• Medicare Workshop: Important Changes for 2027 at the Timbers →
  Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N River Rd, Shorewood
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Homeschool Bowling Special Fall Series at Channahon Lanes →
  Channahon Lanes and Mini Golf, 25306 W Eames St, Channahon
  1:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Mobile Food Pantry →
  The Village Christian Church Minooka, 8965 Bell Rd, Minooka
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Craft & Vendor Fair - SHOPPERS WANTED! →
  Channahon United Methodist Church, 24751 W Eames St, Channahon
  9:00 am
• MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center →
  Joliet Junior College Event Center, 1215 Houbolt Rd, Joliet
  6:00 pm
• Willmington Comedy Show →
  626 S Kankakee St, Wilmington, IL 60481-1421, United States
  7:30 pm

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

• Meals on Wheels for Northern Illinois — (312) 207-5290
• Will County Children's Advocacy Center — 815-774-4565
• Fred C. Dames Funeral Home and Crematory — (815) 741-5500
• Kiddie Kampus Learning Center, Inc. — (815) 467-9890
• Not Another Pizza Joint — 815-828-5298

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: Shirley Jeanette Evans Lang —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Lorene Marie "Lori" Schmitt (Konte) —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Darrell R. Strong —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• Tomorrow, step inside the final chapter of Remington Woods.
  Tour our remaining collection of brand-new ranch homes, thoughtfully designed with elevated kitchens, open living spaces, beautiful primary suites… (Nextdoor McClintock)

• Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. posted a job opening for Production Supervisor 2nd Shift in Channahon. Apply here.
• J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Straight Truck Driver in Channahon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Channahon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wilmington

• Listen live: Shaw Local Radio brings you Week 6 Illinois high school football broadcasts (shawlocal.com)

Joliet

• Joliet gets $1 million federal grant for community mental health program (shawlocal.com)
• Joliet Losing 1 Starbucks Coffeeshop This Weekend As Part Of Company's Countrywide Downsizing (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "MAN OVERBOARD!" (Thank you M J. for sending it in!)
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