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🌱 HUGE TENT/GARAGE sale and 11 more events
Essex, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, Essex! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- HUGE TENT/GARAGE sale
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 84 and low of 59 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 67 degrees.
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HUGE TENT/GARAGE sale →
34928 S Center St, Braidwood
8:00 am
Saturday June 13
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- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser Team Lead in Braidwood. Apply here.
- Ridgeway Petroleum, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Kitchen Manager in Braidwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Essex here.
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- Driver Dies From Gunshot Wound After Fleeing Morris Police Along Interstate 80: State Police (patch.com)
Ok Essex! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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