🌱 What’s planned for Savoy’s new $30 million downtown district?

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• What’s planned for Savoy’s new $30 million downtown district?

Today's riddle: What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 55 degrees.
• Sunday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 68, low: 55.
• Monday: Cloudy, a shower; breezy, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• ‘We're excited to bring the community together': Savoy selects developer for downtown project (wcia.com) — Savoy officials have chosen Main Street Development Partners to lead a $30 million-plus “Downtown Savoy” redevelopment at Dunlap Avenue and Church Street, featuring four mixed-use buildings and a central public plaza and stage. The village plans to sell the land for $1 as an incentive, with a formal agreement targeted for December and construction expected to start in 2027.
   

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📸 Around Savoy

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Savoy

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Monday November 2

• Girls' Basketball vs Edison MS (at Franklin)
  Garden Hills Elem School Champaign, IL 61821
  4:30 pm
• GBB @ Rantoul
  Jefferson Middle School Champaign, IL 61821
  4:30 pm

Tuesday November 3

• BBB vs. Evans
  Jefferson Middle School Champaign, IL 61821
  4:30 pm
• BBB vs. Holy Cross (home)
  International Prep Academy Champaign, IL 61821
  5:00 pm
• GBB vs. PVO (away)
  Prairieview-Ogden, 2499 County Rd 2100 E, Thomasboro
  5:30 pm

Wednesday November 4

• GBB vs. Urbana
  Jefferson Middle School Champaign, IL 61821
  4:30 pm
• BBB vs. Charleston
  Jefferson Middle School Champaign, IL 61821
  4:30 pm
• GBB vs. Heritage (away)
  Heritage Jr. High & Elementary School, 512 W. Fi, Savoy
  5:00 pm

Thursday November 5

• GBB vs. Edison
  Jefferson Middle School Champaign, IL 61821
  4:30 pm
• BBB vs. Oakwood (home)
  International Prep Academy Champaign, IL 61821
  5:00 pm
• GBB vs. Judah (away)
  Judah Christian School, 908 N Prospect Ave, Champaign
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 31

• Boys and Girls XC @ Sectionals
  Central High School Champaign, IL 61820
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• We're getting ready to welcome trick-or-treaters!
  We're bringing the Halloween spirit to life, treats will be available late this year, there's something here for the pups too, and doors open ahead… (Nextdoor Lake Falls)
• 🔥🪵🛻 TRUCK TO FIRE moon light delivery.
  In town & around. St. Pats Church on Main Street in Urbana. (Nextdoor Lake Park)

• Sonic posted a job opening for Cook in Savoy. Apply here.
• OSL Retail Services Corporation posted a job opening for Wireless Retail Sales Associate - W3255 in Savoy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Savoy here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Champaign

• Champaign City Council chambers to undergo 10-month renovation project (wcia.com)
• Illinois seeks third straight win in Halloween clash at struggling Maryland (wandtv.com)
• Champaign Firefighters Pension Fund paid $9.0 million to 134 retirees and survivors; taxpayers put in $8.8 million (chambanasun.com)

Urbana

• Urbana inventor creates device to make wheelchair users more visible (wcia.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped?" — You have a foreign ax-sent (accent) (Thank you Carrie E. for sending it in!)
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