🌱 LaSalle-Peru Freshman Baseball @ Kaneland and 11 more events

Good morning Maple Park! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• The VIKINGS are COMING! at Good Templar Park Association
• LaSalle-Peru Freshman Baseball @ Kaneland
• KHS Senior Honors Night at KHS Auditorium

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds and sun; windy, cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 38 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 69, low: 51.
• Friday: A shower in the a.m.; windy, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maple Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• The VIKINGS are COMING! →
  Good Templar Park Association, 528 East Side Dr, Geneva
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• LaSalle-Peru Freshman Baseball @ Kaneland →
  Kaneland High School, 47w326 Keslinger Rd, Maple Park
  4:30 pm
• KHS Senior Honors Night
  KHS Auditorium
  6:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Oswego Varsity Baseball @ Kaneland →
  Kaneland High School, 47w326 Keslinger Rd, Maple Park
  4:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Kaneland Varsity Softball @ DeKalb →
  Dekalb High School, 501 W Dresser Rd, DeKalb
  12:00 pm
• Central Education Foundation (CEF) Barn Dance Fundraiser
  Lily Lake Grade School Maple Park, IL 60151
  6:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• KHS Graduation
  NIU Convocation Center, 1525 W Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb
  5:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Crystal Lake South Varsity Baseball @ Kaneland →
  Kaneland High School, 47w326 Keslinger Rd, Maple Park
  4:30 pm
• Illinois Libraries Present Virtual Program
  Maple Park Public Library, 302 Willow Street, Maple Park
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• 2026 Food Truck Wednesdays →
  The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commons - NIU MLK Commons, DeKalb
  11:00 am
• Kids' Crochet Series: Granny Square @ 4:30 pm →
  Town & Country Public Library, 320 E North St, Elburn
  4:30 pm
• Sip & Snack Social - Special Needs PTA
  Sugar Grove Public Library District, 125 Municipal Dr, Sugar Gro
  6:30 pm
• Jazz Showcase
  Arcada Theatre
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Advastar, Inc posted a job opening for Cycle Counter in Sycamore. Apply here.
• Portillo Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Cashier - $15.25/hr. in Sycamore. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maple Park here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sycamore

• Farmers markets returning soon to DeKalb County (shawlocal.com)
• Celebrate National Burger Month at these northern Illinois restaurants (shawlocal.com)
• Fighting Scots Baseball Rallies Past Beloit but Season Ends with Loss to IC (977wmoi.com)

DeKalb

• DeKalb City Council Approves Downtown Parking Lot Plan (1023thecoyote.net)
• Cole Latimer homers in DeKalb win: Tuesday's Daily Chronicle sports roundup (shawlocal.com)
• Illegal alien charged with human smuggling, kidnapping 7-month-old in DeKalb County (1819news.com)

Aurora

• Aurora Police Will Take To Dunkin' Roofs In Fundraising Effort (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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