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🌱 Dining with Dewey Cookbook Club and 11 more events
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Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Clouds and sun; breezy, warm, with a high of 83 and low of 46 degrees.
- Saturday: Very windy; cooler, temps: high: 53, low: 36.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 54 and low of 36 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Dining with Dewey Cookbook Club
Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
6:00 pm -
Herscher Varsity Softball @ Coal City
Coal city High School , Northeast Illinois , Coal City
4:30 pm -
Academic Awards Night
GSW Gymnasium
5:30 pm -
Lisle Varsity Softball @ Coal City
Coal city High School , Northeast Illinois , Coal City
4:30 pm -
Kids Can Cook-Cozy Pigs in a Blanket & Oatmeal Balls
Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
5:30 pm -
Will/Grundy R.O.S.C monthly council meeting
Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
11:00 am -
SWGS Mobile Library Visit
Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
9:30 am -
Dixon Varsity Baseball @ Coal City
Coal city High School , Northeast Illinois , Coal City
2:00 pm -
Versiti Blood Drive of Illinois
Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
3:00 pm -
Reed-Custer Varsity Baseball @ Coal City
Coal city High School , Northeast Illinois , Coal City
4:30 pm -
CCPLD Board Meeting
Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
6:30 pm -
Early Dismissal Fun Days
Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Ridgeway Petroleum, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager $19.50HR in Braidwood. Apply here.
- Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Manager - Braidwood, IL in Braidwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wilmington
- THIS is pizza?! (inquirer.com)
- Will County Board OKs solar farm near Crete, reverses rejection on six farms (chicagotribune.com)
- Stormy Sizzle Slams Columbus Before Weekend Cooldown (hoodline.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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