🌱 Momence firefighter steps up to join Kankakee’s largest fire department

Hi Momence! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Momence firefighter steps up to join Kankakee’s largest fire department

Also on today's calendar: St. Anne Varsity Baseball @ Momence and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What is something you always have, but also leave behind? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Not as warm with a t-shower, with a high of 74 and low of 48 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 45.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 54 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Kankakee hires 2 firefighters (shawlocal.com) — A Momence native, Collyn Puddicombe, has joined the Kankakee Fire Department, bringing experience from the Momence Township Fire Department and a strong desire to serve. Hired alongside a Watseka firefighter, he fills one of the department’s 51 budgeted positions as Kankakee leaders work to replace a departing captain.
   

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📸 Around Momence

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Momence

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★ Featured events ★

Monday April 27

• Crete-Monee Girls Varsity Soccer @ Momence
  Momence High School, 101 N Franklin St, Momence
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday April 27

• HS Track - @ Central
  Momence CUSD 1 , 1134 3100 N , Clifton
  4:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• HS Track - F/S Invite @ Watseka
  Momence CUSD 1 , 138 S Belmont Ave , Watseka
  4:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• St. Anne Varsity Baseball @ Momence
  Momence High School , 101 N Franklin St , Momence
  4:30 pm

Thursday May 7

• Clifton Central Varsity Baseball @ Momence
  Momence High School , 101 N Franklin St , Momence
  4:30 pm

Monday May 11

• Beecher Girls Varsity Soccer @ Momence
  Momence High School , 101 N Franklin St , Momence
  4:30 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Watseka Varsity Baseball @ Momence
  Momence High School , 101 N Franklin St , Momence
  4:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• Beecher Varsity Baseball @ Momence
  Momence High School , 101 N Franklin St , Momence
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday May 1

• Kankakee, Illinois - May Day 2026: Workers Over Billionaires
  Kankakee County Courthouse , 450 E Court St , Kankakee
  3:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Brunch with Baddies
  Cork Wine Bar , 251 S Schuyler Ave , Kankakee
  10:30 am

Saturday May 9

• The Reunion Tour
  Ice Valley Centre Ice Arena , 1601 River Rd , Kankakee
  1:00 pm

Sunday May 10

• Mother's Day Brunch
  The Lush Vine , 150 N Schuyler Ave Ste 101 , Kankakee
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lowe's posted a job opening for Seasonal Merchandising Service Associate - Weekends Preferred in Bradley. Apply here.
• Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Cashier in Bradley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Momence here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Grant Park

• Lollapalooza 2026 Full Lineup Revealed: Charli XCX, Lorde, and Smashing Pumpkins Are Headed to Chicago This Summer (chicagomusicguide.com)

Bourbonnais

• Volunteers beautify community on Day of Action (shawlocal.com)
• Baseball: Northwestern rides offensive surge to outlast St. Thomas (insidenu.com)

Kankakee

• Free boat safety inspections coming to Kankakee Beckman Harbor on May 16 (shawlocal.com)
• Developer targets $17M senior housing complex in Kankakee (shawlocal.com)
• SIU fashion students gear up for annual fashion show (kfvs12.com)

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Ok Momence! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Footprints. (Thank you LAURIE T. for sending it in!)
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