🌱 Female Entrepreneur Event | Livingston County, IL and 11 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!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 27 and low of 22 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, brisk and cold, temps: high: 28, low: 2. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Frigid with snow, with a high of 7 and low of -8 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Female Entrepreneur Event | Livingston County, IL
  Christine Brown Photography , 6173 E 1500 N Rd , Flanagan
  10:00 am
• Western Illinois University visit
  Black Hawk College , 6600 34th Ave , Moline
  10:00 am
• Trolley Lights Tour
  Pontiac, IL Calendar , 112 W. Madison Street , Pontiac
  5:00 pm
• Visits with Santa
  Pontiac, IL Calendar Pontiac, IL 61764
  5:00 pm
• Swimming B V v. Morris Community High School
  PTHS Pool High School -
  5:00 pm
• Basketball G JV v. Olympia High School
  PTHS Gym High School -
  5:30 pm
• Basketball G V v. Olympia High School
  PTHS Gym High School -
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Wrestling G V v. The Munch Wrestling Invite
  PTHS Gym High School -
  4:00 pm
• Lake College Symphony Orchestra Welcome Christmas
  James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts , 19351 W Washington St , Grayslake
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• 2025 Last Chance College of DuPage Craft Show
  College of DuPage , 425 Fawell Blvd , Glen Ellyn
  10:00 am
• Downtown Pontiac Christmas Market
  Welcome to Downtown Pontiac Sign , 221 Mill St , Pontiac
  12:00 pm
• Ruth Page’s “The Nutcracker” at Northeastern Illinois University, Dec. 13-14
  Northeastern Illinois University , 5500 N St Louis Ave , Chicago
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Dwight. Apply here.
• ServiceMASTER Clean posted a job opening for Daytime Commercial Cleaner in Pontiac. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Odell here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dwight

• Advocates Ask Pritzker, IDOC to Endorse Transfer Plan for Women at Logan Prison (wttw.com)
• POLL: Should Tennessee increase state funding to support struggling crop farmers? (fox17.com)

Pontiac

• City of Marquette Heights City Councilmet Nov. 10 (peoriastandard.com)

Fairbury

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