🌱 BASKETBALL-V Girls @ Serena HS (Game) and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• BASKETBALL-V Girls @ Serena HS (Game)
• Manteno Girls Varsity Basketball @ Newark
• Manteno at Newark

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

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 25 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Flurries; breezy in the a.m., temps: high: 27, low: 1.
• Saturday: Frigid with snow, with a high of 5 and low of -9 degrees.

📸 Around Newark

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Newark

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 14

• Monthly Member Meeting
  Newark Sportsmen's Club, 10251 Fox River Dr, Newark
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• BASKETBALL-V Girls @ Serena HS (Game)
  Serena High School , 2283 N 3812nd Rd , Serena
  5:30 pm
• Manteno Girls Varsity Basketball @ Newark
  Newark Community High School , 413 Chicago Rd , Newark
  7:00 pm
• Manteno at Newark
  Newark Community High School , 413 Chicago Rd , Newark
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Music at the Winery
  Gilted Edge Winery , 9396 Plattville Rd , Newark
  5:00 pm
• Season Finale - Music at the Winery
  Gilted Edge Winery , 9396 Plattville Rd , Newark
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Green Connect Meet-Up
  Yorkville Area Chamber-Commerce , 26 W Countryside Pkwy , Yorkville
  11:30 am
• Memory Cafe - Alan
  Morris Area Public Library , 604 Liberty Street , Morris
  1:00 pm
• Committee of the Whole
  Historic Court House , 110 W Madison St , Yorkville
  4:00 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons Group
  Yorkville Public Library , 902 Game Farm Rd , Yorkville
  4:00 pm
• Girls Wrestling @ Minooka
  Plano Middle School Plano, IL 60545
  4:30 pm
• Hinckley-Big Rock Girls Varsity Basketball @ Newark
  Newark Community High School , 413 Chicago Rd , Newark
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The Stepping Stones Group, LLC posted a job opening for Paraprofessional / Educator in Oswego. Apply here.
• Grundy/Kendall HR Consortium posted a job opening for Night Float Custodian in Minooka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newark here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sandwich

• City of Sandwich Plan Commission met Dec. 9 (dekalbtimes.com)

Plano

• FOIA request sent to City of Plano regarding new or amended contracts on December 9, 2025 (kendallcountytimes.com)

Yorkville

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-- The Patch AM Team

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