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- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and chilly, with a high of 40 and low of 35 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 46, low: 24.
- Saturday: Low clouds and colder, with a high of 33 and low of 8 degrees. βοΈ Brr!
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π Events Nearby
- HS Boys Basketball at Home vs. Shawnee
Dongola Jr High School Dongola, IL 62926
6:00 pm - JH Boys Basketball at Akin
Dongola Jr High School Dongola, IL 62926
6:00 pm - HS Boys Basketball at Agape Christian
Agape Christian
6:00 pm - Family Reading Night
NEW SIMPSON HILL DISTRICT #32
3:30 pm - Boys Basketball (JV-V): Marion
Marion High School , 1700 Wildcat Rd , Marion
6:00 pm - Norbert Leo Butz
Marion Cultural and Civic Center , 800 Tower Square Plaza , Marion
7:00 pm - Barn Quilt Workshop
Blue Sky Vineyard , 3150 S Rocky Comfort Rd , Makanda
2:00 pm - Live Music - SELECT SATURDAYS @ Alto Vineyards
Alto Vineyards , 8515 IL-127 , Alto Pass
2:00 pm - Union County CEO Path to Success 5k
185 Herman Wright Dr , Anna
3:00 pm - Christmas with the Alpacas
1335 Hall Church Rd , Makanda
4:00 pm - Season's Beatings - A Roller Derby Scrimmage
The Pavilion , 1602 Sioux Dr , Marion
5:00 pm - Newsong Christmas - ChildFund Volunteers - Marion, IL
Marion Cultural and Civic Center , 800 Tower Square Plaza , Marion
5:30 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
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- Lake Land College, IL posted a job opening for Associate Dean of Correctional Programs at Shawnee Correctional Center in Vienna. Apply here.
- State of Illinois posted a job opening for DOC Vienna Security - Correctional Officer Trainee in Vienna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cypress here.
π Nearby News
Anna
- Dennis Oestringer,78 of McLeansboro (wfiwradio.com)
- Hundreds of children in the Angel Tree program remain unadopted as organizers try to fill the increased need (kbsi23.com)
- Eva A. (Loback) Prater of Anna (dailyregister.com)
Metropolis
- FOIA request sent to City of Metropolis regarding new or amended contracts on December 9, 2025 (silnews.com)
- Windhorst Criticizes Pritzker's Signature on Dangerous, Costly Expansion of TRUST Act (wmclradio.com)
- OBITUARY: Jean Margaret Moffatt Bentley (williamsonsource.com)
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