🌱 Streator falls late to Plano as local track stars advance

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• Streator falls late to Plano as local track stars advance

Today's riddle: What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A passing morning shower, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 83, low: 56.
• Monday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Alexis Punsalan, Emily Aldridge, Avery Aldridge all advance to pole vault finals: The Times Thursday Roundup (shawlocal.com) — Streator High’s baseball team dropped a 12-9 heartbreaker to Plano at the SHS Athletic Fields, despite three hits from Joe Hoekstra and a late lead. Local readers can also follow several nearby athletes, including Seneca and Somonauk/Leland standouts, who advanced to Saturday’s girls state track and field finals in Charleston.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Streator

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday May 28

• Playful Pages →
  Streator Public Library, 130 S Park St, Streator
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday May 25

• Tea Cup Scav. Hunt
  Streator Public Library, 130 South Park Street, Streator

Wednesday May 27

• Family Reading Night at Streator Pizza Hut
  Streator Pizza Hut, 130 South Park Street, Streator
  5:30 pm

Friday May 29

• PJ Masks Playtime!
  Streator Public Library, 130 South Park Street, Streator
  4:00 pm

Saturday May 30

• Regency Tea
  Streator Public Library, 130 South Park Street, Streator
  2:00 pm

Monday June 1

• Lisa Frank Scav. Hunt
  Streator Public Library, 130 South Park Street, Streator
• Are you smarter than a Librarian?
  Streator Public Library, 130 South Park Street, Streator
  4:30 pm

Tuesday June 2

• Afternoon Watercolor
  Streator Public Library, 130 South Park Street, Streator
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday May 23

• Table Top Gaming →
  Streator Public Library, 130 S Park St, Streator
  1:00 pm

Monday May 25

• Tea Cup Scav. Hunt
  Streator Public Library, 130 South Park Street, Streator
• CLOSED for Memorial Day
  Streator Public Library, 130 South Park Street, Streator

Tuesday May 26

• Little's Art Time →
  Streator Public Library, 130 S Park St, Streator
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Federal Signal Corporation posted a job opening for 2nd shift Production Supervisor- Weld in Streator. Apply here.
• Circle K Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Streator. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Streator here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ottawa

• Your Hometown: Ottawa – May 28th on WGN Radio! (wgnradio.com)
• Ottawa's Gwen Jimenez advances to 2A state finals in shot put: The Times Friday Roundup (shawlocal.com)
• How Canada's Casino Venues Have Quietly Become A Backbone Of The Heritage Rock Touring Circuit (sonicperspectives.com)

Oglesby

• Dining tour of Starved Rock Country (shawlocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: One weighs a ton, and the other is a little lighter (Thank you Laurie B. for sending it in!)
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