🌱 Patch AM: How did Montgomery’s Massacre Haunted House scare up national recognition?

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• How did Montgomery's Massacre Haunted House scare up national recognition?

Also on today's calendar: IAMF Presents Just Jeff & Friends .

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: A morning shower in spots, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 93, low: 69.
• Wednesday: Sunny; hot and humid, with a high of 93 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 13th Hour Haunted House in Wharton makes USA TODAY's best list (nj.com subscription) — Montgomery's own Massacre Haunted House has earned a spot on USA TODAY's 10Best list of haunted attractions in America, putting the local haunt on a national stage. Residents can also vote online through Sept. 21 to help boost its final ranking.
   

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Thursday September 3
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Tuesday September 8
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Sunday September 20
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Monday August 31
• Family Knight Out-McAlister's Deli
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  10:30 am
• Softball @ Minooka →
  Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
  4:30 pm
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  Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
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Tuesday September 1
• Softball @ Seneca →
  Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
  4:30 pm
• Baseball Home vs Serena (PHS West Field) →
  Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
  4:30 pm
• Economic Development Committee →
  Yorkville, IL Calendar, 651 Prairie Pointe Drive, Yorkville
  6:00 pm
• Aurora Writing Workshop Group
  Aurora Public Library Santori Library - Quiet Reading Room 305
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• KSS Picture Day
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• Baseball @Kelvin Grove →
  Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Aurora

• Rick Armstrong's high school football rankings and Week 2 top players for the Aurora-Elgin area (chicagotribune.com)
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Batavia

• Best residential property deals the week of Aug. 17 in Kane County (shawlocal.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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