🌱 Patch AM: Channahon Woman, 48, Used Furniture Inside Her Home To Attack, Harm Other Family Members: Police

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In today's newsletter:

• String of serious arrests puts Channahon crime in sharp focus

Also on today's calendar: Avenue Q: The Broadway Musical and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Turning sunny; less humid, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 47.
• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Channahon Woman, 48, Used Furniture Inside Her Home To Attack, Harm Other Family Members: Police (patch.com) — Channahon residents are learning more about a recent domestic battery case in which police say a 48-year-old woman struck a family member with a chair and interfered with a 911 call at a home on South Donna Avenue. The report also recaps two other recent Channahon arrests, including an alleged reckless firearm discharge and a separate aggravated battery case involving a teen, underscoring a string of serious local incidents.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Channahon

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Avenue Q: The Broadway Musical →
  Joliet Drama Guild, Joliet
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Junk in the Trunk →
  2500 Arbeiter Rd, Joliet
  9:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Pop Up Outdoor Flea Market in Gardner →
  Parks Place, 102 S. IL Rt. 53 (next to Casey's)-Gardner, IL,
  9:00 am
Tuesday October 6
• Medicare Workshop: Important Changes for 2027 at the Timbers →
  Timbers of Shorewood, 1100 N River Rd, Shorewood
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center →
  Joliet Junior College Event Center, 1215 Houbolt Rd, Joliet
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Village Board Meeting →
  Channahon, IL Calendar, 24555 S. NAVAJO Drive, Channahon
  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
• Willmington Comedy Show →
  626 S Kankakee St, Wilmington, IL 60481-1421, United States
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Candy Palooza →
  The Village Christian Church Minooka, 8965 Bell Rd, Minooka
  11:30 am
Sunday October 25
• Audi Club Chicagoland: Fall Drive - Starved Rock →
  Channahon IL
  11:00 am

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

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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: Kenneth F. Doherty —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• ZZ Top & Genesis Tribute Concert —Mike Brick Read on Patch
• Obituary: Ann Reiter-Emlund —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Shelley Forbess Marek —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Everette W. Andrus —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Channahon. Apply here.
• The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician - 2nd Shift in Channahon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Channahon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Minooka

• Two Bucks Infielders Awarded Finest in the Field Trophies (oursportscentral.com)

Shorewood

• Overnight lane closures planned on I-55 near Joliet (shawlocal.com)

Wilmington

• Water Rescue On Kankakee River In Wilmington: Person On Paddleboard Struck Rock, Needed Help (patch.com)
• Streator, Ottawa, Marquette, Dwight, FCW all at home: The Times Week 7 IHSA/I8FA football preview (shawlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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