🌱 SWGS Mobile Library Visit and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy and cooler, with a high of 67 and low of 40 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 52.
• Friday: A few morning showers, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• SWGS Mobile Library Visit →
  Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W Kennedy Rd, Braidwood
  9:30 am
• Early Dismissal Fun Days →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  11:45 am

Thursday May 14

• Kankakee Varsity Baseball @ Coal City →
  Coal city High School, Northeast Illinois, Coal City
  4:30 pm
• BES Graduation GSW Gym
  Gardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73 Gardner, IL 60424
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Rochester Varsity Baseball @ Coal City →
  Coal city High School, Northeast Illinois, Coal City
  2:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• Graduation Day
  Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S Gardner, IL 60424
  12:00 pm

Monday May 18

• Bradley-Bourbonnais Varsity Softball @ Coal City →
  Coal city High School, Northeast Illinois, Coal City
  4:30 pm
• Dining with Dewey Cookbook Club →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  6:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Tech Tuesdays →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  5:00 pm

Thursday May 21

• Seneca Varsity Baseball @ Coal City →
  Coal city High School, Northeast Illinois, Coal City
  4:30 pm

Wednesday May 27

• Spamalot Bus Trip →
  Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W Kennedy Rd, Braidwood
  4:00 pm

Monday June 8

• Well- Read Book Club →
  Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W Kennedy Rd, Braidwood
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• NFI Industries posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Elwood. Apply here.
• CJ Logistics USA Corporation posted a job opening for Inventory Clerk W/Stand Up Forklift 1st shift Monday - Friday 5:30am -2:00pm in Elwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Braidwood

• Constellation Energy rallies as results beat estimates, with Calpine acquisition boosting growth (sherwood.news)

Wilmington

• Will County seeks public input on "Guide Will" Planning Initiative, it's not too late to be heard (thetimesweekly.com)
• Wilmington Auto Thief Cuts Off Ankle Monitor Leaves It Inside Mailbox: Prosecutors (patch.com)
• Free boat tours show off Port of LA, in honor of World Trade Week (dailybreeze.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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