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🌱 Trunk - N - Treat and 11 more events
Make time for Annual Meatloaf Dinner on the Crystal Lawns Patch calendar

Hey there, Crystal Lawns! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Annual Meatloaf Dinner at Hope United Methodist Church
- Let the Mountains Move Ministries presents...Our Praise & Worship Nite Fundraiser at Crosswinds Church
- Witching Hour Masquerade Ball at Renaissance Center
... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 48 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, temps: high: 75, low: 54.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Crystal Lawns
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★ Featured events ★
- Annual Meatloaf Dinner →
Hope United Methodist Church, 2506 Caton Farm Rd, Joliet
4:00 pm - Let the Mountains Move Ministries presents...Our Praise & Worship Nite Fundraiser →
Crosswinds Church, 14360 Rte 59, Plainfield
4:00 pm - Witching Hour Masquerade Ball →
Renaissance Center, 214 N Ottawa St, Joliet
6:00 pm - MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center →
Joliet Junior College Event Center, 1215 Houbolt Rd, Joliet
6:00 pm - Eve Of Haunted Destruction →
Dirt Oval Route 66, 3200 S Chicago St, Joliet
3:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Saturday October 24
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Other local events
- 2026 Morris Cruise Night benefiting CASA of River Valley
CASA of River Valley, 3200 W McDonough St, Joliet
4:00 pm - Betty Mahone Joliet Area Black College & Career Fair
Joliet West High School, 1502 E Mills Road, Joliet
7:00 pm - Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2026
CASA of River Valley, 3200 W McDonough St, Joliet
7:00 am - Becoming Queen and Becoming King Community Event
Joliet West High School, 150 N. Ottawa St, Crystal Lawns
4:00 pm - Trunk - N - Treat →
First Presbyterian Church, 805 Western Ave, Joliet
6:00 pm - Free Halloween Fun for Kids at Joliet Area Historical Museum Oct. 24 →
Joliet Area Historical Museum, 204 N Ottawa St, Joliet
11:00 am
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Saturday October 17
Wednesday October 21
Saturday October 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Trimble Layout Best Practices for Building Trades and MEP →
BuildingPoint, 12360 South Industrial Drive East, Plainfield
9:00 am - Trimble Layout Best Practices for Building Trades and MEP Oct. 8 →
BuildingPoint, 12360 South Industrial Drive East, Plainfield
9:00 am - New to English →
Plainfield Area Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield
9:15 am - Ticketed Baby Storytime →
Plainfield Area Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield
9:30 am - Pumpkin Fest →
Siegel's Cottonwood Farm, 17250 Weber Rd., Crest Hill
10:00 am - KidsWorld Storytime
Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce Industry, 1516 Edgerton Dr., Joliet
10:00 am
Thursday October 8
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- Will County Children's Advocacy Center — 815-774-4565
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🗞 Nearby News
Plainfield
- Plainfield extends its moratorium on data centers (shawlocal.com)
Bolingbrook
- IKEA Leaving Bolingbrook, Moving To New Naperville Location (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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