🌱 Outdoor Market and 10 more events

Morning Steward! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Indian Creek vs Ashton/Franklin Center
• Outdoor Market
• Amboy Girls JV Volleyball @ Indian Creek

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a passing shower, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: Sunshine and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 65.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

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📸 Around Steward

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Steward

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 25

• Indian Creek vs Ashton/Franklin Center →
  Indian Creek High School, 506 S Shabbona Rd, Shabbona
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 29

• Outdoor Market →
  Cypress House, 718 10th Ave, Rochelle
  9:00 am

Monday August 31

• Amboy Girls JV Volleyball @ Indian Creek →
  Indian Creek High School, 506 S Shabbona Rd, Shabbona
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Welcome Back Night, 5-7pm
  Rochelle CCSD 231 Rochelle, IL 61068
  4:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Shabbona Farmers Market 2026 →
  Purdy Park, E Navaho Ave, Shabbona
  9:00 am
• The Sensations →
  Old School Pizza, 507 N 3rd St Unit 2, Malta
  7:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Fall Sports Begin
  Rochelle CCSD 231 Rochelle, IL 61068
• Teacher Institute- No Student Attendance
  Rochelle CCSD 231 Rochelle, IL 61068
• Back to School Night @ Malta
  Malta Elementary Malta, IL 60150
  5:00 pm
• Board Meeting
  INDIAN CREEK CUSD 425 Shabbona, IL 60550
  7:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• 2026 DeKalb Municipal Band Concert →
  Hopkins Park Band shell, 1403 Sycamore Rd, DeKalb
  7:30 pm

Wednesday August 12

• 1st Day of School
  Rochelle CCSD 231 Rochelle, IL 61068

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Rochelle. Apply here.
• Pilot Company posted a job opening for Deli Production Team Member in Rochelle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Steward here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Rochelle

• Groundbreaking Held for Rochelle Substation Project (1023thecoyote.net)
• Rochelle Mayor John Bearrows Reflects On A Summer Of Community And Progress (1023thecoyote.net)
• Hilton joins Rochelle Community Hospital as orthopedic surgeon (shawlocal.com)

DeKalb

• DeKalb and Aurora are flush with data center cash. They differ in how to spend it (nprillinois.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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