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🌱 How two July scams suddenly cost Plano residents nearly $4,000
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- How two July scams suddenly cost Plano residents nearly $4,000
Also on today's calendar: Healthy Cooking with Jess and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Plano records 2 scam reports, one of 70 cities tied for 58th in Illinois in July (kendallcountytimes.com) — Plano logged two BBB Scam Tracker scam reports in July, with residents reporting nearly $4,000 in losses and one victim losing an entire paycheck to an account-tampering scheme. The city had no scam reports the previous month, highlighting a sharp jump. Officials urge residents to use BBB Scam Tracker to research and report suspicious activity. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plano
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★ Featured events ★
- Yorkville Pinz - Yorkville, IL - Micro One →
Pinz Yorkville, 1211 N Bridge St, Yorkville
8:00 pm
Friday August 14
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Other local events
- Softball Home vs Lisle (Reaper Softball Field) →
Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
4:30 pm - Healthy Cooking with Jess →
Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Rd, Yorkville
11:30 am - Soccer @ Morris →
Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
4:30 pm - Softball @ Channahon →
Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
4:30 pm - Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals committee meeting-CANCELED →
City of Plano Meetings This meeting will be held at Plano High School, 704 W. Abe Str
6:00 pm - Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals committee meeting →
City of Plano Meetings This meeting will be held at Plano High School, 704 W. Abe Str
6:00 pm - Softball Home vs Coal City (Reaper Softball Field) →
Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
4:30 pm
Friday August 14
Monday August 17
Tuesday August 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Snap Shot Rocks Edgebrook Golf Course →
Edgebrook Golf Club, 2100 Suydam Rd, Sandwich
7:00 pm - Board of Education Meeting →
Newark Elem School Newark, IL 60541
6:30 pm - New Year's Eve - NGS
Newark Elem School Newark, IL 60541
4:15 pm - New Year's Eve - MJH →
Newark Elem School Newark, IL 60541
4:30 pm
Saturday August 15
Monday August 17
Tuesday August 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found a bunch of kittens on the side of rt 34 in Plano right before the BP near hale street.
I spent a little time with them. Think about 6 kittens in total and one adult cat with a name tag saying "in-out cat, MIA" mia was her name. Not sure… (Nextdoor Lakewood Springs)
- TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for USPS Mail Sorter in Plano. Apply here.
- US Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat Production Associate - Stock Yards in Plano. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plano here.
🗞 Nearby News
Yorkville
- 2024-25: Average administrator salary was 70.9% higher than teacher salary in Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 (kendallcountytimes.com)
- 'We can compete with anybody:' Yorkville D-line poised to contend under veteran leadership (shawlocal.com)
Sandwich
- How much higher was average administrator pay than teacher pay in Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 in 2024-25? (dekalbtimes.com)
Plainfield
- Plainfield Brewery Opens Amid Power Outage, Asks Customers To Bring Lamps (patch.com)
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