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🌱 How Herscher’s late push fell short in Manteno’s 10-8 comeback

Herscher, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good day Herscher! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Herscher’s late push fell short in Manteno’s 10-8 comeback

Also on today's calendar: Intro to Red Dot - Pistol (Spring 2026).

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 66 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 53.
  • Friday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maddy Delya hunkers down in circle, delivers go-ahead hit in Manteno's comeback win over Herscher (shawlocal.com) — Herscher’s softball team fell just short in a 10-8 road battle at Manteno on Tuesday, despite jumping out to an early four-run lead. The Tigers’ bats stayed hot, with multiple players collecting multi-hit games, but Manteno’s late-inning surge, led by pitcher-hitter Maddy Delya, completed a conference sweep as both teams tune up for next week’s postseason.
   

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Kankakee

  • Kankakee AD Ronnie Wilcox taking new role at Lake Forest (shawlocal.com)
  • Kankakee Kiwanis Club announces five $1,000 scholarship recipients (shawlocal.com)
  • 3-year-old with rare disease helps raise $500K for inclusive playground (goodmorningamerica.com)

Bourbonnais

  • Bourbonnais officials looking into future land use in the village (shawlocal.com)

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