🌱 How Evansville’s big bat sets up this weekend’s Bradley home series

Good day Bradley! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Evansville’s big bat sets up this weekend’s Bradley home series

Also on today's calendar: 100 Years of Eternity.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 81 and low of 47 degrees.
• Saturday: Very windy; cooler, temps: high: 54, low: 36.
• Sunday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 53 and low of 35 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Rally falls short as softball falls to WKU (gopurpleaces.com) — Bradley softball fans can expect the University of Evansville in town this weekend for a three-game series, starting Friday afternoon. Evansville is coming off a close 7–5 loss to Western Kentucky, highlighted by a grand slam from pinch hitter Maliyah Wilkins, and will be looking to rebound on Bradley’s home field.
   

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📸 Around Bradley

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bradley

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• The Stellars
  Strickler Planetarium, 1 University Ave, Bourbonnais
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• eSports Evergreen Park Invitational
  Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School Bradley, IL 60915
  6:30 am

Saturday April 25

• 100 Years of Eternity
  Strickler Planetarium , 1 University Ave , Bourbonnais
  7:30 pm

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📣 Bradley Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Settles Center- Set Up
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish , 956 S 10th Ave , Kankakee
  1:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Lisieux-scrapbkg-gym
  St. John Paul II Catholic Parish , 956 S 10th Ave , Kankakee
  9:00 am
• K3 Kays Spring Market
  Kankakee High School , 1200 W Jeffery St , Kankakee
  10:00 am

Sunday April 19

• Drag Me To Brunch @ Stefari West Ave
  Stefari West Avenue , 267 S West Ave , Kankakee
  10:00 am
• Bautismo- Willms
  St John Paul II Parish - West , 907 S 9th St , Kankakee
  2:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• PZA Committee
  Kankakee County, IL Calendar
  9:00 am
• SOC (H) vs Kankakee JH
  315 SPORTS COMPLEX (FIELD 3)
  4:30 pm
• KHS Tri-M Induction & Senior Recital
  KHS Auditorium
  7:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Executive Committee Meeting
  Kankakee County, IL Calendar
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Weed and feed!
  Getting two properties done. These dandelions are surely coming up and people are wanting healthy growth!  (Nextdoor Quail Hollow)

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🗞 Nearby News

Bourbonnais

• County is on board for funding Visit Kankakee County (shawlocal.com)

Kankakee

• Races return Friday to Kankakee County Speedway under Eckhoff (shawlocal.com)
• Homeowners in Kankakee County pay a median property tax bill of $4,342 in FY 2024 (kankakeetimes.com)
• Kankakee County Board takes up siting regulations (wivr1017.com)

Manhattan

• Bar Owner's Accused Killer's Case Now In Feds' Hands, Death Penalty A Possibility: Prosecutors (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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