🌱 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
• ILA's Monthly Education Meeting — Illinois Lyme Association
  Illinois Lyme Association , 2106 SE 3rd St , Aledo
  6:30 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

Friday December 19

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

Saturday December 20

• Stuffed Animal
  Edwards River Public Library , 200 North College Avenue , Aledo
  10:30 am

Sunday December 21

• The Polar Express
  108 SE 2nd Ave , Aledo
  9:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Holiday - City Hall is Closed
  Aledo, IL Calendar Aledo, IL 61231
  8:00 am

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Holiday - City Hall is Closed
  Aledo, IL Calendar Aledo, IL 61231
  8:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Monmouth

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

Galesburg

• City Matters: Galesburg City Manager shares Christmas wish list, previews tonight's council agenda (wgil.com)
• Winter woes plague some Amtrak trains in Midwest (trains.com)
• City of Galesburg to Expand Walking Path Around Lake Storey (977wmoi.com)

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