🌱 How did Winnebago’s basketball teams fare in Tuesday’s packed slate?

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• How did Winnebago’s basketball teams fare in Tuesday’s packed slate?

Also on today's calendar: 2025 J.R. Sullivan's Hometown Holiday and 1 more event.

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: Cloudy and very cold, with a high of 23 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Quite cold with flurries, temps: high: 24, low: -1.
• Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 3 and low of -7 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rockford area basketball scores from Tuesday, December 9, 2025 (mystateline.com) — Winnebago High School hoops had a big night Tuesday, with the girls staying perfect at 8–0 after edging Pecatonica and the boys falling to Rockford Lutheran. The roundup also highlights other NIC-10 and area matchups, including Boylan, Hononegah, Harlem, and Oregon results.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Winnebago

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Sleigh Bar: A Holiday Pop-Up Experience
  Rockford City Market, 116 N Madison St, Rockford
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• 2025 J.R. Sullivan's Hometown Holiday
  RPL Nordlof Center , 118 N Main St , Rockford
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 14

• Holiday Party at Sam's Restaurant on Riverside — Rock Valley Ski Association
  Sam's Ristorante & Pizzeria , 6075 E Riverside Blvd #4413 , Rockford
  4:30 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Tunes & Tales Storytime
  Rockford Public Library , 1238 S Winnebago St , Rockford
  11:15 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Deaf Senior Group
  Center For Sight & Hearing , 8038 MacIntosh Ln , Rockford
  10:00 am
• Drop-in Softball
  Indoor Sports Center , 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. , Loves Park
  10:00 am
• Golf Driving Range
  Indoor Sports Center , 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. , Loves Park
  10:00 am
• Raptors Soccer Training
  Indoor Sports Center , 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. , Loves Park
  5:00 pm
• TIME TBD- BASKETBALL-JV Girls - VS Rockford Lutheran School - Jr/Sr High School (Game)
  High School Gym HOME -
  5:00 pm
• RYSL Fall Indoor Session
  Indoor Sports Center , 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. , Loves Park
  5:00 pm
• Community Relations Commission Meeting
  Rockford, IL Calendar , 425 E. State Street 2nd Floor , Rockford
  5:30 pm
• Marshall MS: Orchestra Concert
  Gifted Academy at Thurgood Marshall Middle School , 4664 N Rockton Ave , Rockford
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Winnebago. Apply here.
• YMCA of Rock River Valley posted a job opening for School-Age Group Leader in Rockford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Winnebago here.

🗞 Nearby News

Rockford

• UW Health opens second pharmacy in Rockford (wifr.com)
• Excalibur & Excelsior: Celebrating what's good in the Rockford region (rrstar.com)
• Rockford man charged with arson after setting fire to former neighbor's home (wrex.com)

Byron

• Harlem School District reflects on first public input session as potential consolidation continues (wrex.com)

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