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🌱 CCL Renewal & Qualification – Range 11 & Clubhouse – 9:00-12:00 and 11 more events
And on the Buckingham Patch calendar - Western Illinois University visit

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- Thursday: Cloudy and quite cold, with a high of 27 and low of 22 degrees.
- Friday: Very cold; breezy in the a.m., temps: high: 27, low: 2. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: Frigid with snow, with a high of 6 and low of -8 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- CCL Renewal & Qualification – Range 11 & Clubhouse – 9:00-12:00
Illinois State Rifle Association , 1589 N 7000 Rd W , Bonfield
9:00 am - Western Illinois University visit
Black Hawk College , 6600 34th Ave , Moline
10:00 am - Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers vs Grace Baptist Crusaders
Gardner South Wilmington High School , Northeast Illinois , Gardner
1:00 pm - Wilmington Girls Varsity Basketball @ Herscher
Herscher High School , 501 N Main St , Herscher
7:00 pm - Lake College Symphony Orchestra Welcome Christmas
James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts , 19351 W Washington St , Grayslake
7:30 pm - Homecoming Dance
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S Gardner, IL 60424 - 7BB KW Tourn (A) Manteno
Manteno Jr. High
9:00 am - LMS 7BB KW Tourn (A) Manteno
Manteno Jr. High
9:00 am - LMS 8BB KW Tourn (A) Bradley
Bradley
9:00 am - 2025 Last Chance College of DuPage Craft Show
College of DuPage , 425 Fawell Blvd , Glen Ellyn
10:00 am - Winter Market
Kankakee Public Library , 201 East Merchant St. , Kankakee
10:00 am - Lisieux- Christmas pty-Kensing
St. John Paul II Catholic Parish , 956 S 10th Ave , Kankakee
10:00 am
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
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- Uber Technologies, Inc. posted a job opening for Driver - Uber Technologies, Inc. in Buckingham. Apply here.
- Constellation posted a job opening for Maintenance & Technical Instructor in Braceville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Buckingham here.
🗞 Nearby News
Herscher
- 2025 Daily Journal Boys Cross Country All-Area Team (shawlocal.com)
Dwight
- Advocates Ask Pritzker, IDOC to Endorse Transfer Plan for Women at Logan Prison (wttw.com)
- POLL: Should Tennessee increase state funding to support struggling crop farmers? (fox17.com)
Kankakee
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