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🌱 Clinton firefighters detail rapid response to Sunday’s house fire
Clinton, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning to you Clinton! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Clinton firefighters detail rapid response to Sunday’s house fire
- See which Illinois farms scored new state money for food infrastructure
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.
- Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Clinton Fire Department extinguishes house fire (dailydispatch.com) — A Sunday afternoon house fire near Holiday Drive and Laurel Court in Clinton was quickly knocked down, and everyone inside made it out safely. Clinton firefighters, already out on a medical call at a local nursing home, arrived within two minutes and led an aggressive interior attack, with help from nearby departments and local law enforcement covering the scene and station. 
• Illinois distributes $4 million to strengthen local food system (brownfieldagnews.com) — Illinois is sending nearly $4 million to farms, nonprofits, and food businesses to upgrade storage, processing, and distribution for locally grown products, with more funding planned for 2027. Among dozens of recipients statewide is Main Street Pastures in Clinton County, which secured nearly $75,000 to bolster its role in the regional food system.
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Barbie Club 8/10 (Family) →
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Softball @ Leroy
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Spice Girls Book Club →
Maroa Public Library, 305 Garfield St, Maroa
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Maroa Public Library, 305 Garfield St, Maroa
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Vespasian Warner Public Library District, 310 N Quincy St, Clinton
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Joseph Rodney: Freedom Seeker on the Illinois Central Railroad →
C.H. Moore Homestead DeWitt County Museum, 219 E Woodlawn St, Clinton
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🗞 Nearby News
Decatur
- Details announced for the 2026 WSOY Community Food Drive on October 2nd (nowdecatur.com)
- Decatur Police Department hosts National Night Out at Dansby Park (wandtv.com)
- Maroa-Forsyth choir shares stage with Foreigner at Devon concert (herald-review.com)
Lincoln
- Four Divisions Set for Logan County Fair Night of Thunder at Lincoln Speedway (springfieldherald.news)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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