🌱 Hinckley Good Time for All Festival – Fireworks at... and 10 more events

Morning Hinckley! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Hinckley Good Time for All Festival – Fireworks at...

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, breezy and warm, temps: high: 86, low: 63. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.

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📸 Around Hinckley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hinckley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 27

• Hinckley Good Time for All Festival – Fireworks at... →
  Hinckley-Big Rock High School, 700 E Lincoln Ave, Hinckley
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

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📣 Hinckley Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday June 4

• ANNUAL DRAW DOWN
  Fox Valley Older Adult Services Sandwich, IL 60548
• Administrative/Health & Safety committee meeting →
  City of Plano Meetings City Hall Council Chambers - 17 E. Main St. Plano IL 60545
  6:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Lake Holiday Picnic
  Fox Valley Older Adult Services Lake Holiday Beach 2
• Book a Techie →
  Town & Country Public Library, 320 E North St, Elburn
  1:30 pm

Saturday June 6

• Saturday Storytime with Miss Moe (Drop In) →
  Town & Country Public Library, 320 E North St, Elburn
  10:00 am
• Summer Reading Kick-Off
  Maple Park Public Library 302 Willow Street, Maple Park, IL 60151
  11:00 am

Sunday June 7

• Zydeco Voodoo at the Pub in Maple Park →
  The Pub Maple Park, 221 Main St, Maple Park
  2:00 pm

Monday June 8

• Summer Reading Starts
  Maple Park Public Library 302 Willow Street, Maple Park, IL 60151
• Finance committee meeting →
  City of Plano Meetings City Hall Conference Room - 17 E. Main St. Plano IL 60545
  5:15 pm
• City Council meeting →
  City of Plano Meetings City Hall Council Chambers - 17 E. Main St. Plano IL 60545
  6:00 pm
• Cookbook Book Club →
  Sugar Grove Public Library District, 125 Municipal Dr, Sugar Grove
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Hinckley. Apply here.
• Grundy/Kendall HR Consortium posted a job opening for Second Shift Custodian in Plano. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hinckley here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Plano

• Inside hotshot trucking's ghost fleets (freightwaves.com)
• Rep. Jed Davis Fishing Derby June 20 (thevoice.us)

Somonauk

• National FFA names 88 teacher ambassadors for 2026-2027 (agdaily.com)

DeKalb

• DeKalb Council Reviews Restaurant Project and Ordinance Changes (1023thecoyote.net)
• Juneteenth Community Festival to unite DeKalb community with live music, food, kids' activities and more (shawlocal.com)
• Man Wielding Machete Called Victim Racial Epithets During IL Hate Crime Attack: Police (patch.com)

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Ok Hinckley! 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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