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🌱 HIKE YOU!: Six Years of Photographs and Haiku from the Heart of Rockford and 10 more events

Machesney Park, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello Machesney Park! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Pig Minds Brewing Co.
  • Public Hearing/Budget at Harlem School District, Administration Center
  • HIKE YOU!: Six Years of Photographs and Haiku from the Heart of Rockford at RevHaus LLC

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Occasional rain and a t-storm, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Monday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 64, low: 51.
  • Tuesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 61 and low of 50 degrees.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Target posted a job opening for GM and Food (General Merchandise, Closing, Fulfillment, Inbound, Food and Beverage , Starbucks) (T1799) in Machesney Park. Apply here.
  • Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Machesney Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Machesney Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Loves Park

  • Winnebago County Veterans Association holds National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony (mystateline.com)
  • Who are the Rockford Metro area high school alumni in action on Saturday, Sept. 19? (rockfordsun.com)

Rockton

  • Rockton Public Works employees, police, and fire recognized for taking measures to save a life (roscoenews.com)
  • WoF Recap: September 18, 2026 (SPOILERS) (wordpress.com)
  • Teenage Rock Band Opens Day Three of Riot Fest (southsideweekly.com)

Ok Machesney Park! 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: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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