🌱 How a Coal City racer built his own car into a champion

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Coal City racer built his own car into a champion

Also on today's calendar: Evening Bingo and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 33.
• Thursday: Windy with occasional rain, with a high of 46 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• 2025 NATIONAL CHAMPS: DIRTcar Points Champions To Be Honored in January Awards Banquet (stlracing.com) — Coal City race fans can cheer for hometown driver Nick Seplak, who captured the 2025 DIRTcar national Stock Car championship with 18 wins in just his second season in the division. The broader piece highlights nine DIRTcar national champions from across the Midwest who’ll be honored at a January awards banquet in Springfield, Illinois.
   

📸 Around Coal City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Coal City

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 16

• Prairie Central Girls Varsity Basketball @ Coal City
  Coal city High School, Northeast Illinois, Coal City
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Favorite Holiday Character Day
  Coal City Early Childhood Center Coal City, IL 60416
• Evening Bingo
  Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Polar Express Day
  Coal City Early Childhood Center Coal City, IL 60416
• Adult Exercise
  Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
  9:00 am
• Builder's Club
  Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
  3:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Brookfield Zoo Holiday Magic - Bus Trip
  Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
  1:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Happy Scrappers
  Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Storytime with the Grinch
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Favorite Holiday Character Day
  Coal City Early Childhood Center Coal City, IL 60416
• Cozy Creations: Needle Point Mittens
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  5:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Polar Express Day
  Coal City Early Childhood Center Coal City, IL 60416

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Coal City. Apply here.
• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in PECATONICA, IL S23938 in Coal City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coal City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wilmington

• Ahresty : Notice of Personnel Change (marketscreener.com)
• GCMS/Fisher girls wrestlers earn medals at Pontiac Invite (fordcountychronicle.com)

Morris

• Mt. Morris Senior & Community Center hosts Bingo and Birthday Bash Dec. 17 (shawlocal.com)
• Morris firefighter and EMT Aron Jaime dead after crash on Saturday morning (shawlocal.com)

Minooka

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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