🌱 Will County Townhall Meeting and 11 more events

What's up Elwood! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Pop Up Outdoor Flea Market in Gardner at Parks Place, 102 S. IL Rt. 53 (next to Casey's)-Gardner, IL
• MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center at Joliet Junior College Event Center
• Family Fall Fest at Elwood, IL Calendar

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

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with rain, some heavy, with a high of 72 and low of 57 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 69, low: 47.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 47 degrees.

📸 Around Elwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elwood

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• Pop Up Outdoor Flea Market in Gardner →
  Parks Place, 102 S. IL Rt. 53 (next to Casey's)-Gardner, IL,
  9:00 am
Saturday October 17
• MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center →
  Joliet Junior College Event Center, 1215 Houbolt Rd, Joliet
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 4
• Family Fall Fest →
  Elwood, IL Calendar, 801 N Chicago Street, Elwood
  12:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Elwood Senior Fitness: Chair Yoga →
  Elwood IL
  1:30 pm
• Elwood Teen Volunteering →
  Elwood IL
  4:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Elwood International Port Authority →
  Elwood, IL Calendar, 401 East Mississippi Avenue, Elwood
  5:00 pm
• Village Board of Trustees →
  Elwood, IL Calendar, 401 East Mississippi Avenue, Elwood
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Famers Market →
  Elwood, IL Calendar, 801 N Chicago Street, Elwood
  4:00 pm
• Glow Ride →
  Elwood, IL Calendar, 801 N Chicago Street, Elwood
  6:00 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Will County Townhall Meeting →
  Silver Dollar Restaurant & Banquets Elwood, 422 Mississippi Ave, Elwood
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• đľBaby Bounce & Books / Audrey
  Community Space
  10:30 am
• Manhattan Tech Time →
  Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District, 240 Whitson Street, Manhattan
  11:15 am
• Girls Basketball @ Monge
  Chaney-Monge School District 88, 400 Elsie Ave, Crest Hill
  4:15 pm
• Yorkville at Minooka →
  301 S Wabena St, Minooka
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Allied Universal Security Services posted a job opening for Security Officer - Access Desk Services in Elwood. Apply here.
• Pilot Company posted a job opening for Cashier in Channahon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Channahon

• Naturalist at Four Rivers Environmental Center in Channahon wins regional award (shawlocal.com)
• Iowa soccer first-year Galt shows maturity early in a key role (dailyiowan.com)

Joliet

• Hip Hop duo Atmosphere, Celtic Woman, Hairball & more coming to Hollywood Casino Joliet (shawlocal.com)
• Overnight lane closures planned on I-55 near Joliet (shawlocal.com)

New Lenox

• 'For Our Boy': Nearly 2,000 Shirts Sold, Community Support Overflows For Family Of Late New Lenox Teen (patch.com)
• New Lenox Favorite 'Empty Bowls' Back, More Fall Fun At Newly Renamed 'Fallapalooza' (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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