🌱 Pokemon Club and 10 more events

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy and very cold, with a high of 21 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Very cold with flurries, temps: high: 23, low: -4.
• Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 2 and low of -7 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Pokemon Club
  Freeport Public Library , 100 E. Douglas St. , Freeport
  5:30 pm
• Holiday Spectacular
  Freeport High School Freeport, IL 61032
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Snowman Paint Night
  Lucky Pines Pub House & Gaming , 5040 US-20 BUS , Freeport
  6:00 pm
• Hononegah Girls Varsity Basketball @ Freeport
  Freeport High School , 701 W Moseley St , Freeport
  7:15 pm

Saturday December 13

• PAWS to Read
  Freeport Public Library , 100 E. Douglas St. , Freeport
  11:00 am
• Storytime with Santa and Mrs. Claus
  Freeport Public Library , 100 E. Douglas St. , Freeport
  2:00 pm
• Christmas Wizards: A Night of TSO
  Masonic Event Center , 305 W Stephenson St , Freeport
  6:00 pm
• Pet Adoption Fair in Freeport
  966 W Rudy Rd , Freeport
  6:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Babies and Books
  Freeport Public Library , 100 E. Douglas St. , Freeport
  10:15 am
• Homeschool Happenings: More Holidays Around the World
  Freeport Public Library , 100 E. Douglas St. , Freeport
  2:00 pm
• Victorian Tree Corsages: an Adult craft
  Freeport Public Library , 100 E. Douglas St. , Freeport
  6:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Highland Educational Services posted a job opening for Custodian in Freeport. Apply here.
• Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Freeport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dakota here.

🗞 Nearby News

Freeport

• Freeport's rental registration initiative enhances landlord-tenant communication (mystateline.com)
• Rockford area legislator suggests deportation to solve housing crisis (journalstandard.com)
• Bureau County Sheriff Arrest and Citation Report 12-08-2025 (regionalmedianews.com)

Winnebago

• Winnebago Co. Sheriff's Office to hold ‘Shop with a Cop' and ‘Fill the Bus' events (wifr.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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