🌱 After Madison football shooting, families gather to honor Steve Smith

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• After Madison football shooting, families gather to honor Steve Smith

Today's riddle: What travels all around the world but stays in a corner? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Some sun; breezy, cooler, with a high of 51 and low of 33 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, temps: high: 45, low: 28.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and chilly, with a high of 48 and low of 28 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Coaches, families gather in Ferguson to honor man killed at youth football game (firstalert4.com) — The killing of 64-year-old Steve Smith at a Madison youth football game brought coaches, parents and children together Wednesday in Ferguson to honor him and discuss preventing violence. Three people have been charged in the case, which participants said has affected families well beyond Smith’s own.
   

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📸 Around Madison

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Madison

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★ Featured events ★

Friday November 13

• Wonderlights Christmas Display →
  World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison

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Other local events

Saturday November 14

• Adults Fall Craft Series (18+)
  Six Mile Regional Library District, 2001 Delmar Avenue, Granite City
  11:00 am

Tuesday November 17

• Job Search Training Session Series
  Six Mile Regional Library District, 2001 Delmar Ave, Granite Cit
  11:30 am

Wednesday November 18

• GCSD9 Board Meeting
  Granite City SD, 3200 Maryville Rd., Madison
• DIY Holiday Gifts For Tweens & Teens Teen Unwind
  Six Mile Regional Library District, 2001 Delmar Ave, Granite Cit
  5:30 pm

Saturday November 21

• All Wound Up!
  Six Mile Regional Library District - Johnson Road Branch, 2145 Jo, Madison
  11:00 am
• Adult Technology Series: Canva Basics
  Six Mile Regional Library District, 2001 Delmar Ave, Granite Cit
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday November 12

• Basketball: Girls 7th Game vs Roxana Junior High School vs. Jers
  Roxana Junior High School
  3:30 pm
• Basketball: Boys 7th Game vs Roxana Junior High School vs. Madis
  Roxana Junior High School
  4:00 pm
• Intermediate: Chior Concert
  Elementary West School, 1105 N, 1115 Hunt Club Rd, Gurnee
  4:30 pm
• Illinois Library Presents: Words, Power, and Community: Dr. Eve L
  Six Mile Regional Library District, 2001 Delmar Avenue, Granite City
  7:00 pm

Friday November 13

• PTA: Signature Chocolates Fundraiser Pickup
  Woodland Ccsd 50, 7000 W Washington St, Gurnee
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Walgreens posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Granite City. Apply here.
• Amsted Rail Company posted a job opening for Patternmaker (CNC) in Granite City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Madison here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Granite City

• Ill. hospital diverts ambulances amid staffing crisis (ems1.com)
• Granite City officials respond to Iowa Street sinkhole after Facebook post (firstalert4.com)
• Dave Glover Show Holiday Food Drive (audacy.com)

Lakeview

• Inside Ernesta's Chicago Showroom Opening Celebration (modernluxury.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What travels all around the world but stays in a corner?" — Postal stamp (Thank you Donald C. for sending it in!)
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