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Help fill Lemont's Scarecrow Trail with patriotic creations this fall Also on today's calendar: The Breakfast Club and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 64 degrees. Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 81, low: 59. Sunday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees. 📰 News we're reading • Scarecrow Trail 2026 Returns Sept. 26 (patch.com ) — Lemont families, businesses and organizations are invited to design scarecrows for the returning Scarecrow Trail at the Lemont Township Community Center, opening Sept. 26. Displays will run through Nov. 1, with community voting on favorites due by Oct. 18 under the patriotic theme "Stars, Stripes and Scarecrows: Scarecrows Salute America's 250."
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★ Featured events ★ Friday August 21 The Breakfast Club → Saturday August 22 Comics, Action Figures, Cosplay & More Market → Sunday August 23 Sports Cards and More Show @ Orland Park Civic Center - Sunday, August 23, 2026 → Nik & Ivy Maker's Market - Summer Edition (Anniversary Events) → Monday August 24 Free Yoga Classes → Want to see your event featured? Click here!
Other local events
Friday August 21 Grunge Night: Tributes To Pearl Jam And Nirvana → Saturday August 22 The Crown Jewels: A Queen Tribute → Sunday August 23 Route 66 Roadshow → Thursday August 27 Lemont VFW Bingo → Friday August 28 Trippin' Billies: Dave Matthews Band Tribute → Saturday August 29 Hatch Chile with Jewel-Osco - Lemont → One Of These Nights: Eagles Tribute → Friday September 4 Escape: Journey Tribute → 📣 Lemont Shout Outs! Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!
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Obituary: Antonio Martinez —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch Rosebud Lemont Is A Destination —Chris Lanuti Read on Patch Appeals Window for Lemont Township Now Open —Lemont Township Read on Patch Obituary: Anita C. Bottomley —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch Win $500 Per day in September! —Lauren Raspanti Read on Patch Partners Personnel posted a job opening for Mh1- Material Handler (ID #497917) in Woodridge. Apply here. Giesecke+Devrient posted a job opening for Machine Operator 3rd shift EMV in Bolingbrook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lemont here. 🗞 Nearby News Homer Glen
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)Submit it here!
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