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• How you can join Frankfort's American Discovery 250 Relay celebration

Also on today's calendar: MEN WHO COOK for the Will County Children's Advocacy Center and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 73 and low of 48 degrees.
• Friday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 71, low: 56.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• American Discovery Relay 250 travels through Chicago Southland October 13-14 (southwestregionalpublishing.com) — Frankfort residents can join the American Discovery 250 Relay celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 13, starting 8 a.m. at Breidert Green with music, speeches, and refreshments before the group departs along Old Plank Road Trail. The relay then continues through Matteson, Park Forest, Glenwood, and Lynwood, with additional themed festivities and food planned throughout the day.
   

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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
Saturday October 24
• Mission: Run 5K Run & Walk →
  St. Joseph School, 275 W North St, Manhattan
  8:00 am
• Lanterns & Legends Cemetery Walk →
  Pleasant Hill Cemetery, S Elsner Rd, Frankfort
  2:30 pm
• Eve Of Haunted Destruction →
  Dirt Oval Route 66, 3200 S Chicago St, Joliet
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Pumpkin Succulent Centerpiece Workshop →
  20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
  4:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Tails & Tales Dog Adoption Event →
  Frankfort Public Library District, 21119 S Pfeiffer Rd, Frankfort
  9:00 am
• Friends of the Frankfort Public Library Book Sale →
  Frankfort Public Library District, 21119 S Pfeiffer Rd, Frankfort
  9:00 am
• SNIP Society Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic - Frankfort, IL →
  20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
  10:00 am
Monday October 12
• Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Group →
  Frankfort Public Library District, 21119 S Pfeiffer Rd, Frankfort
  2:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Staying Mentally Fit →
  Frankfort Public Library District, 21119 S Pfeiffer Rd, Frankfort
  10:30 am
Wednesday October 14
• Workshop Wednesdays: Venus Flytrap TERRORium →
  20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• 10th Annual Pours For Parks →
  Founders Community Center, 140 Oak St, Frankfort
  4:00 pm

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• Will County Children's Advocacy Center — 815-774-4565
• Smile Obsession — 8155341779
• Dean's Greens Farmstand at Boley Farm — (708) 275-8353
• Family Focus Travel — (630) 290-7059
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🗞 Nearby News

Mokena

• Mokena Toddler Vying For $25,000 Baby Of The Year Title, Spotlight In National Ad Campaign (patch.com)

Monee

• Chicago Southland Leaders Urge Gov. Pritzker to Fast-Track South Suburban Airport (citizennewspapergroup.com)
• St. Paul UCC brings dine-in service back to pork chop dinner (southwestregionalpublishing.com)

New Lenox

• New Lenox Hog Wild Hit Again In Smash-And-Grab To Gaming Machines: NLPD (patch.com)
• Robust screening caught Lockport woman's breast cancer early (shawlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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