🌱 BB @ LH vs Bushnell and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 37 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 40, low: 35.
• Thursday: Becoming windier; a.m. rain, with a high of 47 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• BB @ LH vs Bushnell
  La Harpe CSD 347 La Harpe, IL 61450
  5:30 pm
• MRJH Boys WR Away Knoxville Junior High (Knoxville & Colona)
  Monmouth - Roseville Jr. High , 701 E. Mill St. , Knoxville
  5:30 pm
• Trivia Night
  Sports Corner @ 124 , 124 N Randolph St , Macomb
  6:30 pm
• ILA's Monthly Education Meeting — Illinois Lyme Association
  Illinois Lyme Association , 2106 SE 3rd St , Aledo
  6:30 pm
• Macomb Bombers vs Warsaw Wildcats
  Macomb High School , 1525 S Johnson St , Macomb
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• County Board Meeting
  Warren County Court Services Department , 100 W Broadway , Monmouth
  9:30 am
• MRJH Boys BKB Home Rockridge Junior High School
  Monmouth - Roseville Jr. High , 200 East Gossett St. , Roseville
  5:30 pm
• Board Meeting
  West Central CUSD 235 Biggsville, IL 61418
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• MRJH Boys BKB Away West Central Junior High School
  Monmouth - Roseville Jr. High , 215 W. South St. , Stronghurst
  5:30 pm
• Breast Cancer Support Group
  Small Towner Event Venue , 6 West Side Square , Macomb
  5:30 pm

Friday December 19

• 2 p.m. dismissal schedule
  Monmouth - Roseville CUSD #238 Monmouth, IL 61462

Saturday December 20

• Christmas Light Show
  F9C3+XJ Veterans Park , 1800 E University Dr , Macomb
  5:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Monmouth

• Robert Dean Anderson (wgil.com)
• Ruth L. Gosney (wgil.com)
• Warren County IL Property Transfers 12/08/2025 – 12/12/2025 (977wmoi.com)

Abingdon

• Connie L. Healey Obituary – Galesburg, IL (1940–2025) (wgil.com)

Macomb

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