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Waterman, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readMorning Waterman! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Live fire CQC Home Defense
- Hinckley Good Time for All Festival – Fireworks at...
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 64. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
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Upcoming Events in
Waterman
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★ Featured events ★
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Live fire CQC Home Defense →
Aurora Sportsmen's Club Main Office, 7858 Preserve Rd, Waterman
9:00 am
Saturday June 20
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Other local events
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Hinckley Good Time for All Festival – Fireworks at... →
Hinckley-Big Rock High School, 700 E Lincoln Ave, Hinckley
5:00 pm
Saturday June 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Foundations of D428 Literacy PD
Coutland Elementary CORT-GYM, CORT - Classroom 109A, CORT - Classroom 109C, CORT -
7:00 am -
2026 Food Truck Wednesdays →
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commons - NIU MLK Commons, DeKalb
11:00 am -
Pickleball Open House →
Sycamore Park District Community Center, 480 Airport Rd, Sycamore
1:00 pm -
Dismissal- Last Day (Tentative)
Leland CUSD 1 Leland, IL 60531
1:00 pm -
ANNUAL DRAW DOWN
Fox Valley Older Adult Services Sandwich, IL 60548 -
Thursday Morning Parent Playgroup Cortland →
Cortland Lions Club, 70 S Llanos St, Cortland
9:00 am -
Administrative/Health & Safety committee meeting →
City of Plano Meetings City Hall Council Chambers - 17 E. Main St. Plano IL 60545
6:00 pm -
Lake Holiday Picnic
Fox Valley Older Adult Services Lake Holiday Beach 2 -
Book a Techie →
Town & Country Public Library, 320 E North St, Elburn
1:30 pm -
After-Hours Concert: Pangelic Performance →
Dekalb Public Library, 309 Oak St, DeKalb
6:30 pm
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Hinckley. Apply here.
- Northern Illinois University posted a job opening for Custodial in Dekalb. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Waterman here.
🗞 Nearby News
Somonauk
- National FFA names 88 teacher ambassadors for 2026-2027 (agdaily.com)
DeKalb
- DeKalb Council Reviews Restaurant Project and Ordinance Changes (1023thecoyote.net)
- Juneteenth Community Festival to unite DeKalb community with live music, food, kids' activities and more (shawlocal.com)
- Provecho, a new spot known for its Venezuelan homemade food, opens in downtown DeKalb (shawlocal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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