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🌱 Food Pantry @ St. Lawrence Church and 11 more events

South Wilmington, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min read

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • Food Pantry @ St. Lawrence Church at Gardner CCSD 72C

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Monday: Brisk and cool with a shower, temps: high: 64, low: 55.
  • Tuesday: A passing shower or two, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.

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    Monday September 21
  • Food Pantry @ St. Lawrence Church
    Gardner CCSD 72C Gardner, IL 60424
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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  • Constellation Energy posted a job opening for Senior Reactor Operator in Braceville. Apply here.
  • Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in Braceville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Wilmington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Coal City

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Morris

  • Armed With Gun At Park Motel, He Demanded Cash Until Unemployment Benefits Began: Morris Police (patch.com)
  • Morris rolls up 44-point halftime lead, rolls to win at Rochelle (shawlocal.com)
  • GEDC to Shine Light on Grundy Manufacturing (thepaper1901.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in South Wilmington

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