🌱 SIU Edwardsville @ Eastern Illinois and 11 more events

Morning Toledo! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with rain and a t-storm, with a high of 55 and low of 20 degrees.
• Friday: Much colder, temps: high: 32, low: 28.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 49 and low of 27 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• SIU Edwardsville @ Eastern Illinois
  Groniger Arena , 2150 4th St #2046 , Charleston
  12:00 pm
• Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars at Eastern Illinois Panthers - Doubleheader
  Groniger Arena , 2150 4th St #2046 , Charleston
  3:00 pm
• County Board Meeting
  Jasper County Office Building , 204 W Washington St , Newton
  6:00 pm
• Neoga Schools vs Cumberland High School | Boys Freshman Basketball | Home (A game with B minutes after) - Get school branded gear at 20% off – Click Event Details
  Neoga Jr/Sr High School , 790 E 7st. PO Box 280 , Neoga
  6:00 pm
• Neoga Schools vs St. Elmo / Brownstown High School | Girls Varsity Basketball | Away - Get school branded gear at 20% off – Click Event Details
  Neoga Jr/Sr High School , 300 West 12th St. , Saint Elmo
  6:15 pm

Friday December 19

• Encore Story Time @ Effingham Public Library – Effingham, IL
  Effingham Public Library , 200 N 3rd St , Effingham
  10:30 am
• Early Out Movie Matinee
  Charleston Carnegie Public Library , 712 Sixth Street , Charleston
  2:00 pm
• Neoga Schools vs Arcola Jr/Sr High School | Boys Varsity Basketball | Home - Get school branded gear at 20% off – Click Event Details
  Neoga Elementary School , 790 E 7st. PO Box 280 , Neoga
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Neoga Schools vs Mattoon High School | Girls Varsity Basketball | Home (FS ONLY) - Get school branded gear at 20% off – Click Event Details
  Neoga CUSD 3 , 790 E 7st. PO Box 280 , Neoga
  11:00 am
• Christmas With Elvis
  Effingham Performance Center , 1325 Outer Belt W , Effingham
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Memory Café @ Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library – Sullivan, IL
  Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library , 2 W Water St , Sullivan
  9:00 am
• Lindenwood Lions at Eastern Illinois Panthers Womens Basketball
  Groniger Arena , 2150 4th St #2046 , Charleston
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Casey. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(09184)- 667 Lincoln Ave in Charleston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Toledo here.

🗞 Nearby News

Casey

• Wildcats Overcome 9 Point Deficit In Final 83 Seconds To Win In Overtime (southernillinoisnow.com)

Charleston

• SIU-Edwardsville vs Eastern Illinois Prediction 12/18/2025 Today's College Basketball Picks (pickdawgz.com)
• Charleston police arrest woman after failing to return to jail from hospital (wandtv.com)
• 47 Asian students enrolled in Coles County districts in 2024-25 school year (eastcentralreporter.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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