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🌱 How did Beecher’s Bobcats become a statewide softball and golf powerhouse?
You won't want to miss Grant Park Boys Varsity Soccer @ Beecher on the Beecher Patch calendar
What's up Beecher! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How did Beecher's Bobcats become a statewide softball and golf powerhouse?
Also on today's calendar: Our Voices, Our Minds: Bipoc Youth Navigating Discrimination In Education and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: A brief morning shower or two, with a high of 62 and low of 54 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 65, low: 52.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Vedette sports report: Cancer survivor Luis Maldonado back on the soccer pitch (southwestregionalpublishing.com) — Beecher Junior High's softball team capped a strong season by finishing second in the state Class 2A tournament, highlighted by clutch hitting from several Bobcats. Beecher golfers also dominated the River Valley Conference meet, sweeping the top six boys spots and winning the girls title, while the piece opens with an inspiring cancer-survivor soccer player from nearby Grant Park. 
📸 Around Beecher
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beecher
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★ Featured events ★
- Grant Park Boys Varsity Soccer @ Beecher →
Beecher High School, 538 Miller St, Beecher
4:30 pm
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- Our Voices, Our Minds: Bipoc Youth Navigating Discrimination In Education →
North Central College, 131 S Loomis St, Naperville
5:00 pm - St. Anne at Beecher →
538 Miller, Beecher
4:30 pm - Grant Park at Beecher →
538 Miller, Beecher
4:30 pm - Beecher Faith Family Market →
Beecher Location, 201 E Church Road, Beecher
4:30 pm
Wednesday September 23
Monday September 28
Thursday October 1
Tuesday October 13
📣 Beecher Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Board Meeting →
Village Hall 350 Victory Drive, Park Forest
10:00 am - Smokey Jo's →
475 Burville Road, Crete
6:00 pm - Friends of The Crete Public Library District Meeting →
1177 N. Main St, Crete
6:30 pm - Late Start - 9:50 a.m.
BLOOM TWP HSD 206 Chicago Heights, IL 60411
7:00 pm - Planning and Zoning Commission →
Park Forest IL
7:00 pm - Branch Pick Up →
South Chicago Heights, IL Calendar South Chicago Heights, IL 60411 - Nifty-Over-Fifty Meeting →
South Chicago Heights, IL Calendar, 3140 Enterprise Park Ave., South Chicago Heights
Tuesday September 22
Wednesday September 23
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Beecher PatchAM possible:
- Will County Children's Advocacy Center — 815-774-4565
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- HES Facilities Management posted a job opening for General Cleaner- 300 in Chicago Heights. Apply here.
- Rich Township High School District 227 posted a job opening for Intramural Construction Club Sponsor in Olympia Fields. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Beecher here.
🗞 Nearby News
Grant Park
- Thai Thai Restaurant Owner Pleads No Contest in 2019 Teen Sex Case, Sentenced to 364 Days in Jail and 14 Years Probation (thespacecoastrocket.com)
Monee
- Tornadoes, Floods, and Heat Waves: Get Ready for Chicago's Extreme Weather (chicagomaroon.com)
Peotone
- Vedette football roundup: Manteno falls to Wilmington; Crete, Peotone win (southwestregionalpublishing.com)
Ok Beecher! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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