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🌱 BHS Madrigal Dinner and 10 more events
And on the Byron Patch calendar - Winter Wonderland Terrarium Kit

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Key Club Blood Drive at Byron Cusd 226
- TIME TBD- COMPETITIVE CHEER-V Girls @ Jacobs High School (Game) at Jacobs High School
- TIME TBD- SPEECH TEAM-N @ Rochelle High School (Game) at Rochelle High School
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
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- Thursday: Cloudy and very cold, with a high of 24 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Very cold with flurries, temps: high: 25, low: -2.
- Saturday: Frigid with snow, with a high of 4 and low of -10 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Byron
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★ Featured events ★
- Winter Wonderland Terrarium Kit
Byron Public Library District, 100 S Washington St, Byron
9:00 am
Friday December 12
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Other local events
- Key Club Blood Drive
Byron Cusd 226 Byron, IL 61010 - TIME TBD- COMPETITIVE CHEER-V Girls @ Jacobs High School (Game)
Jacobs High School Away - - TIME TBD- SPEECH TEAM-N @ Rochelle High School (Game)
Rochelle High School Away - - TIME TBD- CHESS-V @ Huntley Hs (Game)
Huntley HS Away - - TIME TBD- WRESTLING-V Boys @ RIVERDALE INVITATIONAL (Game)
Riverdale High School Away -
9:00 am - BHS Madrigal Dinner
Byron High School , 696 N Colfax St , Byron
2:00 pm - Madrigal Dinner
Byron Cusd 226 Byron, IL 61010
2:00 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Deaf Senior Group
Center For Sight & Hearing , 8038 MacIntosh Ln , Rockford
10:00 am - Sleigh Bar: A Holiday Pop-Up Experience
Rockford City Market , 116 N Madison St , Rockford
4:00 pm - Holiday Porch Pot Workshop
Hidden Timber Gardens , 462 S Chana Rd , Chana
6:00 pm - 2025 J.R. Sullivan's Hometown Holiday
RPL Nordlof Center , 118 N Main St , Rockford
7:30 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Bucciferro McDonald's Assistant Manager in Byron. Apply here.
- Lee/Ogle/Whiteside Regional Office of Education #47 posted a job opening for High School Science Teacher (School Year 2026-2027) in Byron. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Byron here.
🗞 Nearby News
Oregon
- Rockford area basketball scores from Tuesday, December 9, 2025 (mystateline.com)
- Man convicted in violent Rochelle home invasion sentenced to 58 years (mystateline.com)
- Evidence seized in April search of Woosung home tossed by judge (shawlocal.com)
Winnebago
- Winnebago Co. Sheriff's Office to hold ‘Shop with a Cop' and ‘Fill the Bus' events (wifr.com)
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