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🌱 What Tolono’s Giving Place needs for the holiday season

Tolono, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Tolono! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Tolono’s Giving Place needs for the holiday season
  • What county data center rules could mean outside Tolono
  • A Thanksgiving dinner delivery option reaches Tolono

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 65 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 46, low: 30.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, brisk and cool, with a high of 45 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Help make a difference for families this holiday season (oursentinel.com) — Tolono’s Giving Place is seeking pantry staples to help families in the Unity Unit 7 School District this holiday season. The ministry at 13 N. Bourne provides free food and clothing assistance and currently needs items including canned soups, meats and fruit, cereal, spaghetti and saltine-style crackers.
   

• Champaign County's data center ordinance will stop at city limits, officials say (cu-citizenaccess.org) — A potential data center outside Tolono would fall under Champaign County’s planned rules, but developer ABEI Energy has not filed a formal application. Officials say the ordinance would govern only unincorporated land, with a proposed 2,200-foot residential setback for large centers and a possible restriction on building on prime farmland.
   

• Where to Eat Dinner on Thanksgiving in Champaign-Urbana (chambanamoms.com) — Tolono residents can have Thanksgiving dinner delivered from Michaels’ Catering in Savoy, which lists a full meal at $55 per person plus $10 for delivery. Dessert costs extra, with appetizers and other additions available. The regional dining guide also lists Champaign-Urbana dine-in and takeout options, some with advance-order deadlines.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Free Reflective Mailbox Numbers:
    Happy to mail them to you if you can use them. There are 3 of each. (Nextdoor Tolono)
  • Constellation Energy posted a job opening for Senior Reactor Operator in Sadorus. Apply here.
  • Sonic posted a job opening for Cook in Savoy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tolono here.

🗞 Nearby News

Savoy

  • 4 juveniles in court after incident near Champaign's Barnes & Noble (wcia.com)

Champaign

  • Champaign discusses emergency plans for city's homeless population (wcia.com)
  • Champaign invests $1M in violence prevention (foxillinois.com)
  • Holiday Market and Festival of Trees returns to Champaign Nov. 21 (wandtv.com)

Ok Tolono! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Tolono

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Tolono

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.