🌱 Listen & Create- Book Marks and 10 more events

Greetings Braidwood! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Little Learners at Fossil Ridge Public Library
• Listen & Create- Book Marks at Fossil Ridge Public Library
• Kids Can Cook-Cozy Pigs in a Blanket & Oatmeal Balls at Fossil Ridge Public Library

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy and warm with some sun, with a high of 82 and low of 47 degrees.
• Saturday: Very windy; cooler, temps: high: 54, low: 36.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 56 and low of 34 degrees.

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📸 Around Braidwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Braidwood

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday April 22

• Little Learners
  Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W Kennedy Rd, Braidwood
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Listen & Create- Book Marks
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  5:30 pm

Monday April 27

• Kids Can Cook-Cozy Pigs in a Blanket & Oatmeal Balls
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  5:30 pm

Thursday April 30

• Listen & Create- Paper Plate Butterfly
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  5:30 pm

Wednesday May 6

• Little Learners
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  10:00 am

Thursday May 7

• Toddler Time
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  10:00 am
• Listen & Create- Peacocks
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  5:30 pm

Monday May 11

• Crazy 8's Club
  Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday April 20

• Dining with Dewey Cookbook Club
  Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Storytime at The Cove
  The Cove Nutrition , 410 N Broadway St , Coal City
  11:00 am
• Herscher Varsity Softball @ Coal City
  Coal city High School , Northeast Illinois , Coal City
  4:30 pm
• Tech Tuesdays
  Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
  5:00 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Spring Massage Special: Release Winter Tension & Reset Your Body
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Joliet. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Wilmington

• Will County Board OKs solar farm near Crete, reverses rejection on six farms (chicagotribune.com)
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Morris

• Historical covers for April 16: The sinking of the Titanic (shawlocal.com)
• 2026 Herald-News Boys Track & Field Preview Capsules (shawlocal.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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