🌱 Jingle Jog 5K and 7 more events

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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!

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• 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.

📸 Around Pontiac

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pontiac

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• 3rd Saturday Howard St. Vintage Market
  Pop's Pop Up Shop, 517 W Howard St, Pontiac
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• 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

Sunday December 21

• Rusty Wheel Circle Jam
  The Eagle Performing Arts & Conference Center , 319 N Plum St , Pontiac
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• LCHD walk in Flu Clinic
  310 E Torrance Ave , Pontiac
  2:30 pm

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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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