🌱 Our Voices, Our Minds: Bipoc Youth Navigating Discrimination In Education and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Free Shredding Event and Food Drive!
• Our Voices, Our Minds: Bipoc Youth Navigating Discrimination In Education at North Central College
• Creation Station One-on-One

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A morning shower in places, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 51.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Peotone

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Free Shredding Event and Food Drive! →
  550 W North St, Manhattan
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• Our Voices, Our Minds: Bipoc Youth Navigating Discrimination In Education →
  North Central College, 131 S Loomis St, Naperville
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• Creation Station One-on-One →
  Peotone Public Library District, 515 N 1st St, Peotone
  5:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Peotone Coin Show →
  Will County Fairgrounds, 710 S West St, Peotone
Thursday October 8
• Creation Station One-on-One →
  Peotone Public Library District, 515 N 1st St, Peotone
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 22
• Beecher Faith Family Market →
  Beecher Location, 201 E Church Road, Beecher
  4:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Magic Class - Sept. →
  Firemen's Park Building & Pavilion, 5218 W. Court Street, Monee
  6:00 pm
• Fall Basketball Camp →
  Village of Park Forest - Recreation, Park & Community Health, 215 Wilson St, Park Forest
  6:00 pm
• Village Board Meeting →
  5130 W. Court Street, Monee
  6:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Manteno Oktoberfest →
  Manteno IL
• Crocheting 101 2026 Aug-Oct →
  Parks and Recreation Admin Building, 5130 W. Court St, Monee
  6:00 pm
• Crocheting Intermediate 2026 Aug-Oct →
  Parks and Recreation Admin Building, 5130 W. Court St, Monee
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Youth Cooking: Cheese Stuffed Strawberries 2026 →
  Firemen's Park Building & Pavilion, 5218 W. Court Street, Monee
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Monee

• Tornadoes, Floods, and Heat Waves: Get Ready for Chicago's Extreme Weather (chicagomaroon.com)

Beecher

• Vedette sports report: Cancer survivor Luis Maldonado back on the soccer pitch (southwestregionalpublishing.com)

Frankfort

• Titans lead pack at IWU Fall Classic (herald-review.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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