🌱 Girls Varsity Track & Field - Outdoor @ Bloomington High School and 11 more events

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Becoming windier and warm, with a high of 82 and low of 45 degrees.
• Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 55, low: 39.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 60 and low of 37 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Girls Varsity Track & Field - Outdoor @ Bloomington High School
  Springfield Southeast High Sch 1202 E Locust St, Bloomington Illinois 61701-3394
  4:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Track & Field - Outdoor @ Granite City Senior High Sch
  Springfield Southeast High Sch 3148 Fehling Rd., Granite City IL 62040
  4:00 pm
• Girls Varsity Softball vs Centennial High School - Champaign Centen
  Springfield High School 101 S LEWIS ST, SPRINGFIELD IL 62704
  4:30 pm
• Boys Sophomore Baseball @ Pleasant Plains High School
  Springfield High School Po Box 320, Pleasant Plains Illinois 62677-0320
  4:30 pm
• Girls JV Softball vs Centennial High School - Champaign Centennial
  Springfield High School 101 S LEWIS ST, SPRINGFIELD IL 62704
  6:30 pm
• Boys Varsity Baseball @ Pleasant Plains High School
  Springfield High School Po Box 320, Pleasant Plains Illinois 62677-0320
  6:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• 3rd Annual The Holiday Concert
  The Blue Grouch Pub , 510 W Maple Ave S , Springfield
  2:00 pm
• Jonny Vodka at Bunkers Bar
  Bunkers Bar , 220 Old Rte 36 , Illiopolis
  7:00 pm
• Backroom Listening Lounge
  Backroom Lounge , 713 N 7th St , Riverton
  7:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Girls JV Soccer @ Champaign Central High School
  Springfield High School 610 W. University Avenue, Champaign Illinois 61820
  4:30 pm
• Girls Varsity Softball vs Auburn High School
  Springfield High School 101 S LEWIS ST, SPRINGFIELD IL 62704
  4:30 pm
• Boys Varsity Baseball vs Lutheran-Calvary
  Springfield Southeast High Sch 2350 E Ash St, Springfield Illinois 62703-3398
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

• Springfield Memorial removing ambulance provider from its system (wcia.com)
• Springfield to host Route 66 centennial conference in 2026 (sj-r.com)
• Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce pushes for equity at Lobby Day 2026 (rollingout.com)

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