🌱 Kristin Wetherington and 10 more events

Hi Shannon! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Kristin Wetherington at Timber Lake Playhouse
• Cookies and Claus - Celebrate the Season!
• Blue Steel 815: NYE PARTY at the Candlelight Inn in Lanark at Candlelight at Lake Carroll

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy and very cold, with a high of 23 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Very cold with a few flurries, temps: high: 24, low: -2.
• Saturday: Frigid with snow, with a high of 2 and low of -10 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Shannon

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Mt. Carroll, IL *SEASONS GREETING HOLIDAY SHOW* - Timber Lake Playhouse
  Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Rd, Mt Carroll
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Kristin Wetherington
  Timber Lake Playhouse , 8215 Black Oak Rd , Mt Carroll
  2:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Cookies and Claus - Celebrate the Season!
  Chadwick Milledgeville School , 19 School St , Chadwick
  4:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Blue Steel 815: NYE PARTY at the Candlelight Inn in Lanark
  Candlelight at Lake Carroll , 29-11 Ironwood Dr , Lanark
  7:30 pm
• 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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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• 3583 Faith Under Fire: Churches in Nazi Germany
  Mt Carroll Public Library , 208 N Main St , Mt Carroll
  5:00 pm
• Faith Under Fire: Churches in Nazi Germany
  Mt Carroll Public Library , 208 N Main St , Mt Carroll
  5:00 pm
• Pokemon Club
  Freeport Public Library , 100 E. Douglas St. , Freeport
  5:30 pm
• Holiday Spectacular
  Freeport High School Freeport, IL 61032
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Snowman Paint Night
  Lucky Pines Pub House & Gaming , 5040 US-20 BUS , Freeport
  6:00 pm
• Hononegah Girls Varsity Basketball @ Freeport
  Freeport High School , 701 W Moseley St , Freeport
  7:15 pm

Saturday December 13

• EPC Speech @ Rochelle
  Rochelle Township High School , 1401 E Flagg Rd , Rochelle
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• City of Highland, IL posted a job opening for Custodian in Freeport. Apply here.
• Freeport School District 145 posted a job opening for Diving Coach - Girls High School in Freeport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shannon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Freeport

• Freeport's rental registration initiative enhances landlord-tenant communication (mystateline.com)
• Rockford area legislator suggests deportation to solve housing crisis (journalstandard.com)
• Bureau County Sheriff Arrest and Citation Report 12-08-2025 (regionalmedianews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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