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🌱 Millbrooke Horse-Lover's Renaissance Faire September 12 2026 and 10 more events
Make time for Back to School Bash at Autumn Creek Park on the Millbrook Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Millbrooke Horse-Lover's Renaissance Faire September 12 2026 at Millbrook Trail Rides - Rides by appointment only
- Back to School Bash at Autumn Creek Park at Autumn Creek Elementary School
- Board of Education Meeting at Yorkville Community Unit School District
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.
- Wednesday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 80, low: 56.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Millbrook
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★ Featured events ★
- Millbrooke Horse-Lover's Renaissance Faire September 12 2026 →
Millbrook Trail Rides - Rides by appointment only, 8078 Whitfield Rd, Newark
9:00 am
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Back to School Bash at Autumn Creek Park
Autumn Creek Elementary School Yorkville, IL 60560
5:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting
Yorkville Community Unit School District Yorkville High School, 797 Game Farm Rd, Yorkville, IL 60560
7:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Monday August 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Softball Home vs Coal City (Reaper Softball Field) →
Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
4:30 pm - School Board Meeting @ SMS Library, 2nd Floor
SANDWICH CUSD 430 Sandwich, IL 60548
7:00 pm - Soccer @ Ottawa Shepherd →
Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
4:30 pm - Softball Home vs Minooka (Reaper Softball Diamond) →
Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
4:30 pm - Baseball Home vs. Kelvin Grove (PHS West Field) →
Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
4:30 pm - Midweek Music from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Lathrop Park. →
City of Plano Meetings Lathrop Park - Hale Street and North Street Plano IL 60545
6:00 pm - Understanding Credit @ Plano Library →
Plano Community Library District, 15 W North St, Plano
6:30 pm - Cub Scout Committee meeting
Fox Valley Older Adult Services lounge - Baseball Home vs Indian Creek (PHS West Field) →
Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
4:30 pm
Tuesday August 18
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for USPS Mail Clerk in Plano. Apply here.
- Helia Healthcare posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Yorkville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Millbrook here.
🗞 Nearby News
Plano
- Historic Farnsworth House celebrates milestone anniversary (chronicleillinois.com)
Yorkville
- Yorkville District 115 going for $159 million bond referendum on November ballot (shawlocal.com)
- Yorkville: Single-family home sells for $420,000 (shawlocal.com)
- How Does a Series LLC Protect Illinois Real Estate Investors? (shawlocal.com)
Oswego
- JVM Realty Acquires 280-Unit Multifamily Community in Oswego, Illinois (businesswire.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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