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🌱 Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza and 11 more events
Coming up: LGBTQ+ Talk Space on the Morton Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- LGBTQ+ Talk Space at Illinois Central College Performing Arts Center
- Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza at Bertha Frank Performing Arts
- Village Offices Closed – Christmas at Village of Morton
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 38 and low of 28 degrees.
- Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 39, low: 32.
- Thursday: Morning rain; cloudy, windy, with a high of 47 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📸 Around Morton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Morton
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- LGBTQ+ Talk Space
Illinois Central College Performing Arts Center East Peoria Campus, Academic Building, 1 College Drive, East Peoria, IL, 61635-0001, United States
2:00 pm - Blue Violin Candlelight Christmas Extravaganza
Bertha Frank Performing Arts , 350 N Illinois Ave , Morton
7:00 pm - Village Offices Closed – Christmas
Village of Morton 120 N Main St, Morton, IL 61550
Thursday December 18
Monday December 22
Wednesday December 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
- HS Boys Basketball
Tremont High School Tremont, IL 61568
5:30 pm - City Council Meeting
East Peoria, IL Calendar , 401 W Washington Street , East Peoria
6:00 pm - Creve Coeur Public Library - The Quiet Reads Club — Village of Creve Coeur
Creve Coeur Public library , 311 N Highland St , Creve Coeur
6:00 pm - MS Christmas Concert
Tremont Middle School Tremont, IL 61568
7:00 pm - German Christmas Dinner! (Ticket Deadline December 13th @ 5pm)
Zeller Banquet Center , 3401 Griffin Ave , Pekin
5:00 pm - German Christmas Dinner
Zeller Banquet Center , 3401 Griffin Ave , Pekin
5:00 pm - HS Wrestling
Tremont High School Tremont, IL 61568
5:00 pm - Marigold Festival Planning Committee
Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce , 402 Court Street , Pekin
6:00 pm - LGBTQ+ Talk Space
East Peoria Campus, Academic Building , 1 College Drive , East Peoria
2:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Illinois Staffing posted a job opening for Merchandiser (Part-Time) - 5001165795606 in Morton. Apply here.
- Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Morton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Morton here.
🗞 Nearby News
East Peoria
- Peoria gas prices drop 8.8 cents, trend likely to persist (centralillinoisproud.com)
- Peoria teen to be held on murder charges in 'senseless' fatal shooting (pjstar.com)
- Opening Milestones: Restaurant and Store Chains (vmsd.com)
Washington
- Clanahan Wellness Offers Advanced Spinal Decompression Services in Washington, IL (bakercityherald.com)
- Washington's mayor makes key appointment (25newsnow.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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