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🌱 Kirkland crews join multi-town response to Sycamore house fire
Kirkland, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Kirkland! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Kirkland crews join multi-town response to Sycamore house fire
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, breezy and warm, temps: high: 87, low: 63. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Residential fire in Sycamore ruled accidental (shawlocal.com) — Kirkland firefighters were among several area departments that helped Sycamore crews contain an accidental residential fire on South Locust Street Saturday night. No one was hurt, but officials estimate about $75,000 in damage after the blaze, found inside a wall, was brought under control in roughly two hours. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Foundations of D428 Literacy PD
Coutland Elementary CORT-GYM, CORT - Classroom 109A, CORT - Classroom 109C, CORT -
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2026 Food Truck Wednesdays →
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commons - NIU MLK Commons, DeKalb
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Cricut & Heat Press a Garden Apron
Cherry Valley Public Library District 755 East State Street, Cherry Valley, IL, 61016, US
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Pickleball Open House →
Sycamore Park District Community Center, 480 Airport Rd, Sycamore
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Raptors Soccer Training
Atwood Center Mercyhealth Sportscore Two
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Raptors vs St. Croix Academy
Atwood Center Mercyhealth Sportscore Two
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Find Your Farmer →
Cherry Valley Public Library District, 755 E State St, Cherry Valley
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RPD Women's Soccer League
Atwood Center Mercyhealth Sportscore Two
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RPD Men's 50+ Softball League
Atwood Center Mercyhealth Sportscore One
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League Joe Slowpitch Draft League
Atwood Center Mercyhealth Sportscore One
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Finance & Administration Committee
Dekalb County Legislative Center – Gathertorium, 200 N. Main St., Sycamore, IL, 60178
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Ken-Rock Youth Softball League
Atwood Center Mercyhealth Sportscore One
6:30 pm
Wednesday June 3
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🗞 Nearby News
Sycamore
- Where does Sycamore get its sales tax revenue from? (shawlocal.com)
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Belvidere
- Stellantis Left This Canadian Plant Sitting Idle — Now Workers Want to Know What Happens Next (theautowire.com)
- Paratrooper Rex Brockman honors Vietnam VETS with war studies (wearegreenbay.com)
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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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