🌱 Boys Basketball @ Rantoul and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Not as cold, becoming breezy, with a high of 38 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 40, low: 31.
• Thursday: Very windy; periods of rain, with a high of 48 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Boys Basketball @ Rantoul
  Rantoul Township High School , 200 S Sheldon St , Rantoul
  5:30 pm
• Boys Basketball @ STM
  Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
  5:30 pm
• Basketball (Boys JV, V)
  Rantoul Township High School (Main Gym)
  5:30 pm
• Wrestling Boys (V)
  Hoopeston Area High School
  6:00 pm
• Winter Band and Choral Concert
  RTHS Cafetorium
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• FGS Winter Spirit Day - Winter Pajamas
  Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
• FGS Virginia Theatre Movie (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
  Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843

Thursday December 18

• FGS Winter Spirit Day - Winter Accessories
  Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
• 5th Grade Boys Basketball at Judah 5pm
  Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
  5:00 pm
• Basketball (Girls JV, V)
  Rantoul Township High School (Main Gym)
  5:30 pm
• Boys Basketball vs Georgetown Ridgefarm
  Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
  5:30 pm
• JH Boys BBK at Judah Christan
  Fisher CUSD 1 Fisher, IL 61843
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ServiceMaster posted a job opening for Custodian in Paxton. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (02920) - 520 S TANNER ST in Rantoul. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Paxton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rantoul

• Hardy's Reindeer Ranch brings holiday magic to central Illinois (wandtv.com)
• Saturday's prep highlights: GCMS wrestling shows out (news-gazette.com)

Gibson City

• GCMS/Fisher wrestling wins Reaper Classic (fordcountychronicle.com)
• Staerkel Planetarium takes audience to the stars (dailyillini.com)
• Top of the Morning, Dec. 15, 2025 (news-gazette.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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