🌱 Senior Health Insurance Program and 11 more events

Hello Essex! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, a few showers, with a high of 58 and low of 38 degrees.
• Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 47, low: 31.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 45 and low of 29 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Senior Health Insurance Program →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  9:00 am
• Family Lapsit →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  9:30 am
• Preschool Storytime →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  9:30 am
• CCPLD Annual Veterans Day Event →
  Berst Center, 245 S. Kankakee Street, Coal City
  11:00 am
• Wonder Kids →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  1:00 pm
• Meeting: Village Officials →
  Union Hill IL
  6:00 pm
• Tax Levy vote →
  Union Hill IL
  6:30 pm

Friday November 13

• CCMS Musical - 7:00pm at CCHS
  Coal City CUSD 1 Coal City, IL 60416

Saturday November 14

• NRA Basic Instructor Training (BIT) →
  The Range, 1589 N 7000 Rd W., Bonfield
  12:00 pm

Sunday November 15

• CCMS Musical - 2:00pm at CCHS
  Coal City CUSD 1 Coal City, IL 60416
• NRA Basic Pistol Instructor →
  The Range, 1589 N 7000 Rd W., Bonfield
  8:30 am
• Common Caliber CCL →
  The Range, 1589 N 7000 Rd W., Bonfield
  9:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Constellation Energy posted a job opening for Senior Reactor Operator in Gardner. Apply here.
• KFC posted a job opening for ShiftSupervisor in Coal City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Braidwood

• Braidwood Lions holding Christmas tree fundraiser (shawlocal.com)
• Balkema's Weekly Breakdown: Moving Forward, Grant Opportunities, Reliable Energy (senatorchrisbalkema.com)
• Braidwood Seasonal Yard Waste Collection Ends This Month (wspynews.com)

Coal City

• Coal City School Board Recognized Student-Athletes for Fall Sports Achievements (wcsjnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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