🌱 Winter Solstice Celebration - FREE and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Winter Solstice Celebration - FREE
• Storytime with Santa
• 2025 Holiday Party — campdrake

... and check out 5 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!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 28 and low of 25 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy and cold, temps: high: 29, low: 5. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 8 and low of -9 degrees.

📸 Around Thomasboro

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Thomasboro

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• The Space and Kristen Unakis Present COMEDY OPEN MIC NIGHT!!!!
  The Space, 1 E Main St Ste 107, Champaign
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Winter Solstice Celebration - FREE
  Anita Purves Nature Center , 1505 N Broadway Ave , Urbana
  4:00 pm
• Storytime with Santa
  Willow Creek Farm , 1766 County Rd 1850 , Urbana
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• 2025 Holiday Party — campdrake
  ILEAS Training Center , 1701 E Main St , Urbana
  12:00 pm
• Watson's @ Riggs Christmas Market — Watson's Chicken
  Riggs Beer Company , 1901 S High Cross Rd , Urbana
  12:00 pm
• Jake and Jackson
  Pour Bros. Craft Taproom , 40 E University Ave , Champaign
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Lindy Hoppers at Hamilton Walkers - Fall/Winter Edition 2025
  Hamilton Walker's , 201 N Neil St , Champaign
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• The Space and Kristen Unakis Present COMEDY OPEN MIC NIGHT!!!!
  The Space , 1 E Main St Ste 107 , Champaign
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Senior Luncheon
  Rantoul, IL Calendar Rantoul, IL 61866
  11:30 am
• Basketball (Girls JV, V)
  Tuscola High School
  5:30 pm
• Champaign County Firearms Safety Program
  Rantoul Public Library , 106 West Flessner Avenue , Rantoul
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Basketball (Boys F, JV, V)
  Arthur-Okaw Christian
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello!
  Does anyone know if this black kitty belongs to anyone in Thomasboro? I’ve seen him/her twice in the last few days and I want to make sure kitty has… (Nextdoor Thomasboro)

• Rantoul City Schools District #137 posted a job opening for Junior High Math Teacher | JW Eater 2025-2026 in Rantoul. Apply here.
• Illinois Association Of School posted a job opening for Bilingual Teacher | Pleasant Acres Elementary in Rantoul. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Thomasboro here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rantoul

• Vikings hold off Eagles to earn thrilling road win (news-gazette.com)
• Top of the Morning, Dec. 9, 2025 (news-gazette.com)

Urbana

• Cunningham Children's Home seeks support through holiday season (chambanatoday.com)
• Supporting Community is Essential to Hate Prevention (hstoday.us)
• County leaders update MOU, reaffirm commitment to protect children (peakofohio.com)

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