Nearby Communities
State Edition
National Edition
🌱 Stay & Play 12/17 and 11 more events
Greetings Bellflower! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Bellflower? Post it to Bellflower photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
From our Partner
Today's Bellflower Patch AM is brought to you in part by T-Mobile. Everyone deserves to be connected. That's why T-Mobile and UScellular have joined forces to connect people from big cities to small towns and everywhere in between. UScellular is now a part of T-Mobile. Find out more at T-Mobile.com/Better-Together.
Find a T-Mobile store near Bellflower.
- Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 36 and low of 32 degrees.
- Thursday: Windy; rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 50, low: 14. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Much colder, with a high of 28 and low of 25 degrees.
📸 Around Bellflower
Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!
📣 Bellflower Shout Outs!
Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!
🗓 Events Nearby
-
Stay & Play 12/17
Vespasian Warner Public Library District , 310 N Quincy St , Clinton
10:30 am -
MMS Choir Concert
White Heath Elem School White Heath, IL 61884
7:30 pm -
FGS Winter Spirit Day - Winter Accessories
Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843 -
12 Days of Crafts: Dec. 18-20 Glowing Mason Jar
Vespasian Warner Public Library District , 310 N Quincy St , Clinton
9:00 am -
5th Grade Boys Basketball at Judah 5pm
Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
5:00 pm -
Historic Preservation Commission
Bloomington Public Library , 205 E Olive St , Bloomington
5:00 pm -
Boys Basketball vs Georgetown Ridgefarm
Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
5:30 pm -
JH Boys BBK at Judah Christan
Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
5:30 pm -
Basketball (Girls JV, V)
Rantoul Township High School (Main Gym)
5:30 pm -
Intro to Hand Sewing
Allerton Park & Retreat Center , 515 Old Timber Rd , Monticello
6:00 pm -
The Space and Kristen Unakis Present COMEDY OPEN MIC NIGHT!!!!
The Space , 1 E Main St Ste 107 , Champaign
8:00 pm -
FGS Winter Spirit Week - Holiday Sweater
Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Maintenance Team Member in Gibson City. Apply here.
- Sam's Club posted a job opening for Baker and Packager Associate in Champaign. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bellflower here.
🗞 Nearby News
Gibson City
- Staerkel Planetarium takes audience to the stars (dailyillini.com)
- Gibson City Ethanol Plant Eyes Carbon Capture to Cut Emissions (977wmoi.com)
- Top of the Morning, Dec. 15, 2025 (news-gazette.com)
Bloomington
Ok Bellflower! 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: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Send it to us!
👉 Help make Patch AM better
- Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
- Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
- List items for sale or services offered
We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.