🌱 How Coal City teens turned lab tables into giant DNA blueprints

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• How Coal City teens turned lab tables into giant DNA blueprints

Also on today's calendar: Adult Exercise and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy and cold, with a high of 28 and low of 21 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, flurries; chilly, temps: high: 29, low: 5. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Frigid with 1-3" of snow, with a high of 10 and low of -8 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Coal City High School biology students use art project to study DNA (grundyreporter.com) — Coal City High School biology students are turning their lab tables into giant DNA and RNA diagrams, using chalk markers to better visualize how genetic code works. The project, part of Coal City Community Unit School District 1’s hands-on approach, encourages collaboration and creativity while reinforcing key science concepts, and comes alongside district data showing strong staffing, spending, and demographic details for local families.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Coal City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Stitch Group
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Coaler Friday
  Coal City Early Childhood Center Coal City, IL 60416

Monday December 15

• Flannel Day
  Coal City Early Childhood Center Coal City, IL 60416

Tuesday December 16

• Sparkle and Shine 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

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Toddler Time
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  10:00 am
• Jr. Artists
  Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
  3:30 pm
• Electronics Recycling
  City of Wilmington , 1165 S Water St , Wilmington
  5:00 pm
• Listen & Create-Gingerbread Houses
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Uber Technologies, Inc. posted a job opening for Driver - Get Paid Daily - Uber Technologies, Inc. in Coal City. Apply here.
• Constellation posted a job opening for Maintenance & Technical Instructor in Braceville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coal City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wilmington

• Cop's Killer Wants Out Of Prison DUI Driver Was 2 Times The Limit (patch.com)
• How much snow will 3 weather systems bring? Timing, placement 'murky' (cincinnati.com)
• Prosecutors: Illinois couple disposed of newborn in toilet, later buried body in beer box (eastidahonews.com)

Morris

• Operation St. Nick raises $200,000, crosses $3 million lifetime raised threshold in 2025 auction (shawlocal.com)

Joliet

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-- The Patch AM Team

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