🌱 What law idea would you send Savanna’s state representative?

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• What law idea would you send Savanna’s state representative?

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 34 and low of 29 degrees.
• Thursday: Becoming windier; a.m. rain, temps: high: 42, low: 8. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and colder, with a high of 23 and low of 21 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Rep. McCombie calls for constituent ideas, asking for proposals for new legislation (shawlocal.com) — Savanna’s own state Rep. Tony McCombie is asking local residents to send her ideas for new state laws before the Illinois legislative session begins in January. She’s set up an online form where District 89 constituents can propose solutions to problems they see in their communities and help shape upcoming legislation.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Fulton High School BKB B FR Home Lena-Winslow High School
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 1207 12th Street , Fulton
  5:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Time: TBA -Fulton High School WR B V Away OPEN (Triangular @ Mercer Co with EP)
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 1500 S. College Ave , Aledo
• Cookies and Claus / Celebrate the Season – Chadwick
  Chadwick Milledgeville School , 19 School St , Chadwick
  4:00 pm
• Cookies and Claus - Celebrate the Season!
  Chadwick Milledgeville School , 19 School St , Chadwick
  4:00 pm
• HSBBB vs QCCS
  Unity Christian Elementary School , 711 10th St , Fulton
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Fulton High School BKB G SO Away Bureau Valley Jr/Sr High School (Christmas Sweater )
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 9154 County Rd. 2152 N. , Manlius
  4:00 pm
• Fulton High School BKB B SO Away Bureau Valley Jr/Sr High School (Christmas Sweater )
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 9154 County Rd. 2152 N. , Manlius
  5:15 pm
• Fulton High School BKB G V Away Bureau Valley Jr/Sr High School (Christmas Sweater )
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 9154 County Rd. 2152 N. , Manlius
  6:30 pm
• Fulton High School BKB B V Away Bureau Valley Jr/Sr High School (Christmas Sweater )
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 9154 County Rd. 2152 N. , Manlius
  7:45 pm

Saturday December 20

• Fulton High School WR B V Away Erie High School (Erie/P-Town Holiday meet)
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 435 6th Ave , Erie
  9:00 am
• Fulton High School BKB B V Away Farmington (Great Western Shoot-out)
  River Bend CUSD 2 , 600 W. Martin St. , Abingdon
  11:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• BLUE STEEL NYE BASH at Candlelight at Lake Carroll
  Candlelight at Lake Carroll , 29-11 Ironwood Dr , Lanark
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• H&R Block posted a job opening for Tax Associate in Savanna. Apply here.
• Illinois Staffing posted a job opening for Correctional Treatment Specialist (Case Manager) in Thomson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Savanna here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Morrison

• 'Remembering the Lost' in Morrison (regionalmedianews.com)
• Dorothy Ann DeMay (1931 - 2025) (thecity1.com)
• Volunteers Brrraved Bitter Cold to Lay Wreaths Across Albany (thecity1.com)

Galena

• OUR TOWN: The Sweetest Street in Galena (kcrg.com)
• Beautiful Week Before Christmas Inspiration: Style Showcase (town-n-country-living.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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