🌱 Oktoberfest and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center at Joliet Junior College Event Center
• 2026 Rainbow Council Scout Olympics at Troy Middle School
• GBB @ Oak Prairie at Oak Prairie Junior High School

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 52.
• Saturday: Very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairmont

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★ Featured events ★

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 11

• 2026 Rainbow Council Scout Olympics →
  Troy Middle School, 5800 Theodore Drive, Plainfield
  1:00 pm

Tuesday October 13

• GBB @ Oak Prairie
  Oak Prairie Junior High School, 15161 Gougar Rd, Homer Glen
  4:00 pm

Wednesday October 14

• GBB @ Taft
  Taft School, 1605 S Washington St, Lockport
  4:00 pm

Friday October 16

• GBB @ Richland
  Richland Elementary School, 1919 Caton Farm Rd, Crest Hill
  4:15 pm
• 2026 Haunted Woods Walk Set Up and Scare - Set Up Weekend →
  Rainbow Scout Reservation, 2600 Winterbottom Rd, Morris
  4:30 pm

Saturday October 17

• 2026 Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) →
  Rainbow Scout Reservation, 2600 Winterbottom Rd, Morris
  10:00 am
• Oktoberfest →
  Lockport Vfw Post #5788, 1026 E 9th St, Lockport
  3:00 pm
• Fall Cosmic Shotgun Shoot →
  Rainbow Scout Reservation, 2600 Winterbottom Rd, Morris
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8

• Naloxone Rapid Response →
  Fairmont Food Pantry, 525 Barry Ave, Lockport
  9:30 am
• Pumpkin Fest →
  Siegel’s Cottonwood Farm, 17250 Weber Rd., Crest Hill
  10:00 am
• KidsWorld Storytime
  Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce Industry, 1516 Edgerton Dr., Joliet
  10:00 am
• Toddler Time →
  Lockport Branch, Lockport
  10:15 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Romeoville

• CWU Cross Country is Back in Action After a Week Off (wildcatsports.com)
• License Plate Reader Ban, Data Center Moratorium Proposals Move Forward In Will County (patch.com)
• Advanced Drainage Systems to acquire StormTrap (quadcitiesbusiness.com)

New Lenox

• 'Going To Be A Murder Scene': New Lenox Man Refused To Leave Home, Claimed He Gave Child Gun, Prosecutors Say (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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