🌱 Lincolnwood Lancers vs Gillespie Miners and 10 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and not as cold, with a high of 40 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 42, low: 36.
• Thursday: Rain, then a shower, with a high of 51 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Lincolnwood Lancers vs Gillespie Miners
  Lincolnwood Jr./Sr. High School , 507 N Prairie St , Raymond
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Bite Into a Good Book Club
  Chatham Area Public Library District , 600 E Spruce St , Chatham
  12:00 pm
• The Fiber Circle
  Chatham Area Public Library District , 600 E Spruce St , Chatham
  6:00 pm
• Paint with Ashley Blake “Gnome for the Holidays” Paint Night
  The Tap Room , 104 E Mulberry St , Chatham
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Weekly Card and Board Games
  Chatham Area Public Library District , 600 E Spruce St , Chatham
  1:00 pm
• Early Dismissal – Semester Exams
  St. Mary School , 422 S Washington St , Taylorville
  2:30 pm
• Boys Basketball @ Riverton
  Meridian Middle School Macon, IL 62544
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Lincolnwood Lancers vs Bunker Hill Minutemen
  Lincolnwood Jr./Sr. High School , 507 N Prairie St , Raymond
  6:00 pm
• FETCH class
  Capitol Canine Training Club , 209 E Walnut St , Chatham
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Member Open Agility Practice
  Capitol Canine Training Club , 209 E Walnut St , Chatham
  5:00 pm

Friday February 6

• Litchfield at Pana
  Pana High School , 201 W 8th St , Pana
  7:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in Taylorville. Apply here.
• H&R Block posted a job opening for Bookkeeper - Franchise Location in Taylorville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Taylorville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pana

• Richard Kroll (riverbender.com)

Rochester

• Who had the area's top prep football performances during the 2025 season? (dailyherald.com)

Springfield

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