🌱 Riverfront Farmers Market and 10 more events

Good morning Millbrook! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Sunday Fun Day Fundraiser for Transformative Growth Counseling at Southbank Original Barbecue
• Riverfront Farmers Market at Bicentennial Riverfront Park
• Moonlight Outlaw Horseback Ride with Brisket Supper July 31 2026 at Millbrook Trail Rides - Rides by appointment only

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the football player hit the vending machine? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and more humid, temps: high: 79, low: 67.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 91 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📸 Around Millbrook

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Millbrook

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday July 26

• Sunday Fun Day Fundraiser for Transformative Growth Counseling →
  Southbank Original Barbecue, 129 E Hydraulic Ave, Yorkville
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday July 28

• Riverfront Farmers Market →
  Bicentennial Riverfront Park, 301 E Hydraulic Ave, Yorkville
  3:00 pm

Friday July 31

• Moonlight Outlaw Horseback Ride with Brisket Supper July 31 2026 →
  Millbrook Trail Rides - Rides by appointment only, 8078 Whitfield Rd, Newark
  7:15 pm

Monday August 3

• Dungeons and Dragons: D&D One-Shot On Horseback August 3rd 2026 →
  Millbrook Trail Rides - Rides by appointment only, 8078 Whitfield Rd, Newark
  5:00 pm

Tuesday August 4

• Threads & More →
  Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Rd, Yorkville
  10:00 am

Friday August 14

• Yorkville Pinz - Yorkville, IL - Micro One →
  Pinz Yorkville, 1211 N Bridge St, Yorkville
  8:00 pm

Monday August 17

• Healthy Cooking with Jess →
  Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Rd, Yorkville
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday July 24

• Drop In Story Time →
  Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Rd, Yorkville
  10:30 am

Saturday July 25

• Mid-Summer Showdown
  The Sandwich Fair Sandwich Fairgrounds, 1401 Suydam Road, Sandwich, IL, 60548, United States

Monday July 27

• Finance committee meeting →
  Plano, IL Calendar, 17 E. Main St., Plano
  5:15 pm
• City Council meeting →
  Plano, IL Calendar, 17 E. Main St., Plano
  6:00 pm
• Committee of the Whole meeting-immediately after the Council meetin →
  City of Plano Meetings City Hall Council Chambers - 17 E. Main St. Plano IL 60545
  7:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Millbrook PatchAM possible:

• Farmers Insurance - Reid Agency — (630) 384-1008
  New Farmers Insurance Agency Now Open

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Scooter's Coffee posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Sandwich. Apply here.
• Burger King - Dhanani Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member 11289 in Plano. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Millbrook here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sandwich

• How Do You Keep Someone Alive After They're Gone? (blogspot.com)

Plano

• Plano, Ill., had 2 scam reports for week ending July 11, 2026 (kendallcountytimes.com)

Yorkville

• Single-family home sells in Yorkville for $540,000 (shawlocal.com)
• Docs: Yorkville woman charged with first-degree murder of boyfriend (wgntv.com)
• ‘Few million dollars' annually in tax incentives for Yorkville data center no longer on the table (shawlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He wanted his quarter back. (Thank you Pat S. for sending it in!)
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