🌱 Two weekend shootings leave one East St. Louis man dead

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• Two weekend shootings leave one East St. Louis man dead

Today's riddle: Why does an elephant stand on a marshmallow? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.
• Tuesday: Nice with plenty of sun, temps: high: 88, low: 65. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• St. Clair County coroner IDs victims of weekend fatal shootings (bnd.com) — Two men, including a 29-year-old East St. Louis resident, were killed in separate shootings this weekend in East St. Louis and nearby Washington Park, according to the St. Clair County coroner. Illinois State Police are assisting local departments with the investigations, and authorities have released basic details about where and when the victims were pronounced dead.
   

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📸 Around East St. Louis

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East St. Louis

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★ Featured events ★

Monday August 17

• Diggy Graves →
  Pop's NightClub & Concert Venue, 1403 Mississippi Ave, Sauget
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 4

• Finance/Personnel Committee Meetings
  Cahokia CUSD 187 East Saint Louis, IL 62206
  6:00 pm

Wednesday August 5

• System Of A Clown at Pop's Nightclub →
  Pop's NightClub & Concert Venue, 1403 Mississippi Ave, Sauget
  7:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Celebrate America 250
  Sainte Geneviève National Park Jean Baptiste Vallé House (99 S. Main Street)
  11:00 am
• Michael B. Whit's Music Row Rebellion →
  Pop's NightClub & Concert Venue, 1403 Mississippi Ave, Sauget
  5:00 pm
• Michael B Whit →
  Pop's NightClub & Concert Venue, 1403 Mississippi Ave, Sauget
  5:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• Iconic Conversations: Peter Kastor, St. Louis' American Revolution
  Gateway Arch National Park It will be held in the rotunda.
  2:00 pm
• Joliet Slammers at Gateway Grizzlies →
  Arsenal BG Ballpark, 2301 Grizzlie Bear Blvd, Sauget
  6:59 pm

Monday August 10

• School Board Meeting
  Cahokia CUSD 187 East Saint Louis, IL 62206
  6:30 pm

Friday August 14

• DRONE SHOW NIGHTS →
  Arsenal BG Ballpark, 2301 Grizzlie Bear Blvd, Sauget
  6:00 pm
• Gateway Grizzlies vs. Ottawa Titans →
  Arsenal BG Ballpark, 2301 Grizzlie Bear Blvd, Sauget
  6:30 pm

Saturday August 15

• Sammy Arriaga →
  Pop's NightClub & Concert Venue, 1403 Mississippi Ave, Sauget
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• SBM Management posted a job opening for Custodian in Collinsville. Apply here.
• BJC HealthCare posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Belleville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East St. Louis here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sauget

• Perimeter Solutions Q2 Earnings Call Highlights (marketbeat.com)

Cahokia

• Suspect accused of Cahokia Heights weekend shooting death now in custody (bnd.com)
• Effective property tax rate in St. Clair County outpaced national average in Q2 2024 (metroeastsun.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he won’t fall in the hot chocolate (Thank you Geila P. for sending it in!)
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