🌱 Sontag Speed Supplies Car Show and 12 more events

Good morning Elwood! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Nik & Ivy Maker's Market - Summer Edition (Anniversary Events) at Nik & Ivy Brewing Company
• Preschool 4 Yr Old First Day at Elwood CCSD 203
• Preschool 3 Yr Old First Day at Elwood CCSD 203

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 82 and low of 55 degrees.
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 79, low: 63.
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.

📸 Around Elwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elwood

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 23
• Nik & Ivy Maker's Market - Summer Edition (Anniversary Events) →
  Nik & Ivy Brewing Company, 1026 S State St, Lockport
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Preschool 4 Yr Old First Day
  Elwood CCSD 203 Elwood, IL 60421
Tuesday August 25
• Preschool 3 Yr Old First Day
  Elwood CCSD 203 Elwood, IL 60421
• Finance Committee →
  Elwood, IL Calendar Elwood, IL 60421
  4:00 pm
• Planning & Zoning Committee →
  Elwood, IL Calendar, 401 East Mississippi Avenue, Elwood
  7:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Mosquito Spraying - Begins At Dusk →
  Elwood, IL Calendar Elwood, IL 60421
  7:00 am
Thursday August 27
• Digital Curriculum Night
  Elwood CCSD 203 Elwood, IL 60421
Saturday August 29
• Sontag Speed Supplies Car Show →
  Sontag Speed Supplies, 1931 Donmaur Dr, Crest Hill
  10:00 am
Tuesday September 1
• Music In The Garden →
  Elwood, IL Calendar, 801 N Chicago Street, Elwood
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Will County Townhall Meeting →
  Silver Dollar Restaurant & Banquets Elwood, 422 Mississippi Ave, Elwood
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Boys Soccer Tryouts
  Manhattan SD 114 Manhattan Junior High School, 15414 Smith Rd, Manhattan, IL 604
  2:30 pm
• Softball Practice
  Rockdale SD 84 Rockdale Village Park, Rockdale, IL 60436, USA
  3:30 pm
• Cross Country Practice →
  Nettle Creek CCSD Morris, IL 60450
  3:30 pm
• Back to School Open House
  Rockdale SD 84 Joliet, IL 60436
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• John 13:34 ESV
  [34] A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. https://bible.com… (Nextdoor Elwood/Jackson Township)

• CJ Logistics USA Corporation posted a job opening for Stand Up Forklift Operator, 1st shift (Monday -Friday) 9:00am- 5:30pm in Elwood. Apply here.
• Road & Rail Services posted a job opening for Quality Inspector in Elwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Channahon

• Louis Goode 'Was Going To Kill Her By Slitting Her Throat' After Squeezing Her Neck: Prosecutors (patch.com)
• AdventHealth Foundation Golf Tournament planned at Cog Hill in Lemont (shawlocal.com)

Wilmington

• Worker rescued after 6 hours inside 130-foot-tall sign in Wilmington shares his story: EXCLUSIVE (abc7chicago.com)
• Donna Calhoun (freepressnewspapers.com)
• Thomas R. Buban (freepressnewspapers.com)

Joliet

• Joliet West Cancels High School Classes On Campus On 2nd Day Of School Year: Surprising Reason Given (patch.com)
• Louis Goode 'Was Going To Kill Her By Slitting Her Throat' After Squeezing Her Neck: Prosecutors (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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