🌱 How will Jo Daviess deputies step up patrols this holiday season?

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• How will Jo Daviess deputies step up patrols this holiday season?

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 very cold, with a high of 22 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cloudy, flurries; quite cold, temps: high: 24, low: -4.
• Saturday: Frigid with snow, with a high of 1 and low of -13 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Holiday Safety Push: Jo Daviess County Joins Statewide Crackdown on Impaired Driving (dubuqueinpursuitnews.com) — Drivers in Galena and across Jo Daviess County will see stepped-up patrols from December 12 to January 5 as deputies join Illinois’ holiday crackdown on impaired and unbelted driving. The sheriff’s office urges residents to plan sober rides, buckle up, avoid distractions, and report suspected impaired drivers, with the campaign funded through state and federal traffic safety grants.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Writer's Group
  Sterling Public Library , 102 W 3rd St , Sterling
  10:00 am
• Writer’s Group
  Sterling Public Library , 102 W 3rd St , Sterling
  10:00 am
• JH Boys BKB (H) Shullsburg
  East Dubuque USD 119 East Dubuque, IL 61025
  4:15 pm
• Faith Under Fire: Churches in Nazi Germany
  Mt Carroll Public Library , 208 N Main St , Mt Carroll
  5:00 pm
• Airport Board Meeting
  Whiteside County Airport , 10950 Hoover Rd , Rock Falls
  5:00 pm
• 3583 Faith Under Fire: Churches in Nazi Germany
  Mt Carroll Public Library , 208 N Main St , Mt Carroll
  5:00 pm
• Pokemon Club
  Freeport Public Library , 100 E. Douglas St. , Freeport
  5:30 pm
• Fulton High School BKB B SO Away Scales Mound High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 210 Main St , Scales Mound
  5:30 pm
• V/JV Boys BKB (H) Winnebago
  East Dubuque USD 119 East Dubuque, IL 61025
  6:00 pm
• Fulton High School BKB B V Away Scales Mound High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 210 Main St , Scales Mound
  7:00 pm
• Geneseo Girls Varsity Basketball @ Sterling
  Sterling High School , 1608 4th Ave , Sterling
  7:00 pm
• Holiday Spectacular
  Freeport High School Freeport, IL 61032
  7:00 pm

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