🌱 Diamond Art 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!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy and quite cold, with a high of 23 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Very cold with a few flurries, temps: high: 24, low: -3.
• Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 3 and low of -9 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Diamond Art
  2141 Henry Luckow Ln , Belvidere
  3:00 pm
• Dinner With Santa – Johnny Pamcakes (Belvidere)
  Johnny Pamcakes 2 , 120 Buchanan St , Belvidere
  4:00 pm
• Athletic Events: WRESTLING B V - Woodstock/Woodstock North (Harvard) v. KRC QUAD
  Marengo CHSD 154 Marengo, IL 60152
  5:00 pm
• Athletic Events: WRESTLING B JV - Woodstock/Woodstock North (Harvard) v. KRC QUAD
  Marengo CHSD 154 Marengo, IL 60152
  5:00 pm
• Athletic Events: WRESTLING G V - Woodstock/Woodstock North (Harvard) v. KRC QUAD
  Marengo CHSD 154 Marengo, IL 60152
  5:00 pm
• MES Family Reading Night/Winter Concert
  Manchester Elem School Poplar Grove, IL 61065
  5:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Athletic Events: BOWLING B JV v. Huntley
  Marengo CHSD 154 Marengo, IL 60152
  4:00 pm
• Athletic Events: BOWLING G V v. Algonquin (Jacobs)
  Marengo CHSD 154 Marengo, IL 60152
  4:00 pm
• FRIDAY DINNER & DANCING (Except for holiday and weather event closures)
  Loyal Order of Moose , 575 Beloit Rd , Belvidere
  4:00 pm
• Athletic Events: BOWLING G JV v. Algonquin (Jacobs)
  Marengo CHSD 154 Marengo, IL 60152
  4:00 pm
• Athletic Events: BOWLING B V v. Huntley
  Marengo CHSD 154 Marengo, IL 60152
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Two incidents on WB I-90, with all lanes reopened before Route 23 near Marengo and two right lanes blocked after a fiery rollover near Shattuck Road.
  8:11AM on Dec 10: Two incidents on WB I-90, one blocking all lanes before Route 23 near Marengo and another rollover with fire and possible… (Nextdoor )

• The McHenry County ROE Application Consortium posted a job opening for Bilingual Interpreter/Translator Paraprofessional in Marengo. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Bucciferro McDonald's Assistant Manager in Belvidere. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Garden Prairie here.

🗞 Nearby News

Marengo

• Man hospitalized with serious injuries after being ejected from rolled-over car on I-90 near Marengo (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• Worker hospitalized with serious injuries after machine fire inside manufacturing plant in Marengo (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• Elgin man twice accused of violating woman's order of protection is ordered held in McHenry County jail (dailyherald.com)

Belvidere

• Belvidere family receives holiday cheer through Shop with a Cop program (mystateline.com)
• Rockford area basketball scores from Tuesday, December 9, 2025 (mystateline.com)

Crystal Lake

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