🌱 Spring Tales on the Trail and 11 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• Taste of Bolingbrook at The Promenade Bolingbrook
• Spring Tales on the Trail at Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
• Fox Valley at the Fairgrounds Antiques Show at DuPage Event Center & Fairgrounds

Today's riddle: Want to hear a joke about a broken pencil? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cool with clouds and sun, with a high of 61 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 64, low: 55.
• Saturday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 74 and low of 58 degrees.

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📸 Around Willow Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Willow Springs

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 30

• Taste of Bolingbrook →
  The Promenade Bolingbrook, 631 E Boughton Rd, Bolingbrook
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday May 23

• Spring Tales on the Trail →
  Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, 9800 Willow Springs Rd, Willow Springs
  10:00 am

Saturday June 6

• Fox Valley at the Fairgrounds Antiques Show →
  DuPage Event Center & Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Rd, Wheaton
  9:00 am

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📣 Willow Springs Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday May 21

• Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
  Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Conference Room 301 W. Roosevelt Rd.
  8:30 am
• Early-Birds Stroller Hike
  Forest Preserve District of DuPage County DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center
  9:30 am
• House Tour: Springtime on the Farm
  Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Kline Creek Farm
  10:00 am
• Not Quite Ready for Storytime (Ages 0 - 5 with caregiver)
  Lemont Public Library - Children's Activity Center
  10:00 am
• Monthly Luncheon at FoxBowl
  Wheaton Chamber of Commerce FoxBowl 1101 Butterfield Rd. Wheaton, IL 60189
  11:30 am
• Caregiver Support Group at The Wheaton Library
  Wheaton Chamber of Commerce This monthly meeting will take place at the: WHEATON PUBLIC LIBRARY 225 N. Cross Street Wheaton, IL 60187
  12:00 pm
• Child Sexual Abuse: Identification, Reporting, and Response →
  Pillars Community Health, 8020 W 87th St, Hickory Hills
  1:00 pm
• May Senior Lunch & Learn →
  Indian Head Park, IL Calendar, 201 Acacia Drive, Indian Head Park
  1:30 pm
• Games People Play
  Garfield Ridge Branch Library, 6348 Archer Avenue, Chicago
  2:00 pm
• Baseball-V Boys @ Marian Catholic High School (Game) →
  Marian Catholic High School Away -
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Whole Foods Market, Inc. posted a job opening for Overnight Grocery Team Member (Stocker, Inventory, Receiving) - Part Time in Willowbrook. Apply here.
• Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Willowbrook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Willow Springs here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Palos Hills

• Application Window To Apply For A Moraine Valley Foundation Scholarship Closes At End Of May (patch.com)

Bridgeview

• Area police departments raise thousands for Special Olympics Illinois (southwestregionalpublishing.com)
• Southland crime: Armed robbery in Steger, identity theft in Orland, and more (chicagotribune.com)

Western Springs

• 'Clever' Western Springs Drinking Option Coming (patch.com)
• OPRF, Fenwick, Trinity earn berths in girls state meet (oakpark.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Nevermind, it has no point. (Thank you Kristi B. for sending it in!)
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