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🌱 Uncover Hidden Gems & Classic Reads At Yorkville Public Library's Highly Anticipated Used Book Sale! and 11 more events
Happening soon: Understanding Credit @ Plano Library on the Plano Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Understanding Credit @ Plano Library at Plano Community Library District
- Softball Home vs Minooka (Reaper Softball Diamond) at Plano Middle School
- Baseball Home vs. Kelvin Grove (PHS West Field) at Plano Middle School
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 65 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.
📸 Around Plano
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Plano
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★ Featured events ★
- Understanding Credit @ Plano Library →
Plano Community Library District, 15 W North St, Plano
6:30 pm
Wednesday August 19
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Other local events
- 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 - Soccer @ Ottawa Shepherd →
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 - Baseball Home vs Indian Creek (PHS West Field) →
Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
4:30 pm - Softball Home vs Indian Creek (Reaper Softball Field) →
Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
4:30 pm - FREE Plano Food Pantry
P H Miller Elem School Plano, IL 60545
6:00 pm - Uncover Hidden Gems & Classic Reads At Yorkville Public Library's Highly Anticipated Used Book Sale! →
Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Rd, Yorkville
9:00 am
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Saturday September 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - Public Works Committee →
Yorkville, IL Calendar, 651 Prairie Pointe Drive, Yorkville
6:00 pm - School Board Meeting @ SMS Library, 2nd Floor
SANDWICH CUSD 430 Sandwich, IL 60548
7:00 pm
Tuesday August 18
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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 Plano here.
🗞 Nearby News
Yorkville
- Yorkville: Single-family home sells for $420,000 (shawlocal.com)
- Yorkville District 115 going for $159 million bond referendum on November ballot (shawlocal.com)
- How Does a Series LLC Protect Illinois Real Estate Investors? (shawlocal.com)
Somonauk
- JVM Realty Acquires 280-Unit Multifamily Community in Oswego, Illinois (businesswire.com)
- Reflections: Wondering why, not just when and how, all those settlers came here (shawlocal.com)
Oswego
- 3-Week Labor Day Traffic Enforcement Begins In Oswego (patch.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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