🌱 Independence Day Celebration 2026 and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Make Us Laugh Comedy Showcase!
• Independence Day Celebration 2026

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 59 degrees.
• Thursday: Warm with sun and some clouds, temps: high: 86, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Windy, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.

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📸 Around Chenoa

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chenoa

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• Make Us Laugh Comedy Showcase! →
  Analytical Brewing, 510 W Main St, Lexington
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday June 27

• Independence Day Celebration 2026 →
  The Oaks At River's Edge, 429 Elks Club Rd, Pontiac
  4:30 pm

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📣 Chenoa Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
  Pontiac CCSD 429 Pontiac, IL 61764
  2:15 pm

Thursday June 4

• TIME TBD- Baseball-V Boys @ IHSA Sectional (Game) →
  Prairie Central CUSD 8 Away - Ihsa Sectional
• Rockin' At The River Presents: Southtown Soul & Groove →
  Pontiac, IL Calendar, 400 W. Water St., Pontiac
  6:30 pm

Friday June 5

• TIME TBD- Softball-V Girls @ IHSA State Finals (Game) →
  Prairie Central CUSD 8 Away - Peoria Louisville Slugger
• Bass Fishing State @ Lake Shelbyville
  El Paso-Gridley Jr High School Gridley, IL 61744
  6:00 am
• Pontiac Municipal Band Concert →
  Pontiac, IL Calendar, 400 W. Water St., Pontiac
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• TIME TBD- Baseball-V Boys @ IHSA Sectional Championship (Game) →
  Prairie Central CUSD 8 Away - Ihsa Sectional Championship
• Downtown Pontiac Farmers Market →
  Pontiac, IL Calendar Pontiac, IL 61764
  8:00 am

Monday June 8

• TIME TBD- Baseball-V Boys @ IHSA Super-Sectional (Game) →
  Prairie Central CUSD 8 Away - Ihsa Super-sectional
• One Hour Early Out School Improvement
  Prairie Central CUSD 8 Fairbury, IL 61739

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Retail Odyssey Company posted a job opening for Now Hiring: Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Chenoa. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Hourly Shift Manager in Chenoa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chenoa here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Fairbury

• Horse racing was a fair highlight (fairburynews.net)

Pontiac

• Pontiac RV Strengthens Midwest Presence with Expanded Operations (kdhnews.com)
• Powerball winning numbers last night, June 1. Next Powerball drawing? Lottery jackpot results (pontiacdailyleader.com)
• Toronto Blue Jays at Atlanta Braves odds, picks and predictions (pontiacdailyleader.com)

Normal

• The Child's Play Fundstival is ready to take center stage in the Sam's Club parking lot (wglt.org)
• Normal council votes to ban sale or distribution of kratom (wglt.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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