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Make time for 3rd Saturday Howard St. Vintage Market on the Pontiac Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Visits with Santa at Pontiac, IL Calendar
- How the Grinch Stole the Jingle Jog 5K at Pontiac, IL Calendar
- Meet the Grinch at Pontiac, IL Calendar
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
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- Thursday: Windy; rain and a t-storm, with a high of 52 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Breezy and much colder, temps: high: 28, low: 25.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 44 and low of 21 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pontiac
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★ Featured events ★
- 3rd Saturday Howard St. Vintage Market
Pop's Pop Up Shop, 517 W Howard St, Pontiac
10:00 am
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
- Visits with Santa
Pontiac, IL Calendar Pontiac, IL 61764
10:00 am - How the Grinch Stole the Jingle Jog 5K
Pontiac, IL Calendar , 319 N. Plum St. , Pontiac
10:00 am - Meet the Grinch
Pontiac, IL Calendar Pontiac, IL 61764
11:00 am - Historic Home Tours
Pontiac, IL Calendar Pontiac, IL 61764
1:00 pm - Jingle Jog 5K
213 N Mill St , Pontiac
4:00 pm - Coffee and Friends at the Taproom — Emancipation Brewing Co.
Emancipation Brewing Company , 13113 North 2500 East Road , Fairbury
5:00 pm - Rusty Wheel Circle Jam
The Eagle Performing Arts & Conference Center , 319 N Plum St , Pontiac
1:00 pm
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
- LCHD walk in Flu Clinic
310 E Torrance Ave , Pontiac
2:30 pm
Tuesday December 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ServiceMASTER Clean posted a job opening for Cleaner $15-20+/hr in Pontiac. Apply here.
- Ace Hardware posted a job opening for Inventory Coordinator in Pontiac. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pontiac here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fairbury
- Looking Back: 12-17-25 (fairburynews.net)
- Concerns over Rt. 24 noise (fairburynews.net)
- Woman sentenced 11 years for role in Ford Co. drug distribution ring (wcia.com)
Dwight
- DGS Board of Education Holds Special Meeting to Discuss Tax Levy and Extension Dec 10 (thepaper1901.com)
Streator
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