🌱 Patch AM: Explore Nature: Join the Be a Trailblazer Experience and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• MEDICARE SEMINAR! Thurs. @ 3:30 pm
• Free Shredding Event and Food Drive!
• Fall Family Day

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 71 and low of 56 degrees.
• Friday: Clouds giving way to some sun, temps: high: 66, low: 50.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24
• MEDICARE SEMINAR! Thurs. @ 3:30 pm →
  1890 Silver Cross Blvd, New Lenox
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Free Shredding Event and Food Drive! →
  550 W North St, Manhattan
  9:30 am
• Fall Family Day →
  20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 25
• Summer Storytime →
  Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District, 240 Whitson Street, Manhattan
  10:15 am
• Stay and Play →
  Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District, 240 Whitson Street, Manhattan
  10:45 am
Saturday September 26
• Recycled Craft →
  Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District, 240 Whitson Street, Manhattan
  10:15 am
• Teen Recycle Craft →
  Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District, 240 Whitson Street, Manhattan
  12:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Boys Volleyball vs. Martino (Home)
  Manhattan Junior High School, 15414 Smith Rd, Manhattan
  4:15 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Teen Volunteering →
  Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District, 240 Whitson Street, Manhattan
  4:00 pm
• Boys Soccer vs. Troy (Away)
  Troy Middle School, 5800 Theodore St, Plainfield
  4:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• DPVC XC Conference Meet →
  Manhattan IL
• Explore Nature: Join the Be a Trailblazer Experience →
  Forest Preserve District of Will County, Sugar Creek Administration Center, 17540 W Laraway Rd, Joliet
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• FedEx posted a job opening for Shipping & Receiving Clerk in New Lenox. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

New Lenox

• New Lenox, IL: Shirt Sales, Dinners and Concerts Planned in Memory of Brennen Saele (theunionstar.com)
• Early Voting, Mail Ballots Begin Sept. 24 in Will County After Supreme Court Blocks Trump Mail-Voting Rule (thetimesweekly.com)

Frankfort

• 2026 Election Questionnaire: Marc McKirdie, Will County Board District 3 (shawlocal.com)
• What fans are misreading about Notre Dame's 'Leave No Doubt' mantra (on3.com)

Mokena

• Local Event: MASSIVE Mokena Estate Sale - ONE DAY ONLY - Boulder Ridge South Townhome (patch.com)
• Would You Pay $16k For A Like-New 2010 Chevy Cobalt LS? (gmauthority.com)

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