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🌱 How Coal City schools are changing after a veteran leader retires
Coal City, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Coal City! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Coal City schools are changing after a veteran leader retires
- What Coal City must do Friday to secure a playoff bye
Also on today's calendar: MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What happens when two monkeys get a divorce? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 69 and low of 59 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, temps: high: 64, low: 48.
- Friday: Strong winds subsiding, with a high of 60 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Coal City School Board honors 33-year district veteran Jason Smith (shawlocal.com) — Coal City’s school board has formally honored longtime educator and administrator Jason Smith as he prepares to retire after 33 years of service to the district. At the same meeting, board members extended the bus contract, approved new technology and cybersecurity agreements, accepted several staff changes, and highlighted strong student achievements and Coal City High School’s high state and national rankings. 
• IHSA playoff outlook for Week 9: What do Will and Grundy county teams need to do to make the field of 384? (shawlocal.com) — Coal City football heads into a huge Week 9 matchup with undefeated Wilmington, a game that could decide both the Illinois Central Eight title and whether the Coalers earn a first-round playoff bye. The broader rundown also explains how other Will and Grundy County teams, from Morris to Joliet-area programs, can secure or improve their postseason positions.
📸 Around Coal City
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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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 -
Junk in the Trunk Morris Outdoor Flea Market →
Morris Plaza, 100 West Commercial Dr.- Morris, IL,
9:00 am -
2027 Medicare Fair →
Silver Cross Hospital Pavilion A Conference Center, 1890 Silver Cross Blvd, New Lenox
10:00 am
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Sunday October 17
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Other local events
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Wilmington at Coal City →
655 W Division St, Coal City
7:00 pm -
Movie of the Month →
Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
1:00 pm -
Munchies and More →
Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
6:00 pm
Friday October 16
Friday October 23
Friday November 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Early Dismissal Fun Days →
Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
11:45 am -
GBB @ Seneca
Seneca Grade School South Campus, 410 South Main St., Seneca
4:30 pm -
5/6 GBB vs Seneca
MVK Middle School, 1013 North Street, Mazon
4:30 pm -
JJC College Fair, Dual Credit Information, & Financial Aid Presen
Joliet Junior College , Joliet Jr College, Joliet, IL 60431, US
6:00 pm -
Illinois Arborist Association UCFF Gather at the Grove →
Spring Grove Nursery, 106 E. Spring Road, Mazon
10:00 am -
GBB vs Dwight
MVK Middle School, 1013 North St., Mazon
4:30 pm -
Little Shop of Horrors
Coal City CUSD 1 Coal City, IL 60416
7:00 pm -
Leaf by Leaf Book Club: The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry →
Spring Grove Nursery, 106 E. Spring Road, Mazon
6:00 pm -
GBB 6th Grade Round Robin
MVK Middle School, 1013 North Street, Mazon
9:00 am
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
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🗞 Nearby News
Braidwood
- Will County Forest Preserve District offers fall hikes, cycling and Halloween events (shawlocal.com)
Wilmington
- Wilmington's Hunter Kaitschuck steals the show with 233 yards, 3 TDs in win over Reed-Custer (shawlocal.com)
- Wilmington volleyball continues Megan Bugg's mission to fight childhood cancer (shawlocal.com)
- Horror film shot in Kankakee comes to big screen (shawlocal.com)
Morris
- Morris Library plans Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th birthday party with storytime, craft, and movie (shawlocal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What happens when two monkeys get a divorce?" — They are banana split. (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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