🌱 Dog Training Workshop Series and 10 more events

Hi Cortland! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Dog Training Workshop Series at Sycamore Park District Community Center
• Teacher Institute Day at Kaneland CUSD 302
• Backpack Night at Coutland Elementary

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

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a passing shower, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cortland

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 8

• Dog Training Workshop Series →
  Sycamore Park District Community Center, 480 Airport Rd, Sycamore
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday August 10

• Teacher Institute Day
  Kaneland CUSD 302 Maple Park, IL 60151
• Backpack Night
  Coutland Elementary Cortland, IL 60112
  4:30 pm
• Board of Education (Education & HR Committee) Meeting
  Kaneland CUSD 302 Kaneland Harter Middle School, 1601 Esker Dr, Sugar Grove, IL 6
  6:00 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Kaneland CUSD 302 Kaneland Harter Middle School, 1601 Esker Dr, Sugar Grove, IL 6
  7:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Teacher Institute Day
  Kaneland CUSD 302 Maple Park, IL 60151

Wednesday August 12

• First Day of School
  Kaneland CUSD 302 Maple Park, IL 60151

Monday August 17

• Board of Education Meeting
  Lily Lake Grade School 275 South St, Burlington, IL 60109, USA, DO-1-Burlington Board
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Business After Hours: Hosted at the District Administration Center
  Sycamore Middle School 1947 Bethany Rd, Sycamore, IL 60178, USA
  4:30 pm
• Highway Committee
  Dekalb County Highway Facility – Conference Room, 1826 Barber Greene Rd., DeKalb, IL, 60115, United States
  6:30 pm
• Popsicles on the Playground - West Elementary School
  Sycamore CUSD 427 West Elementary School, 240 Fair St, Sycamore, IL 60178, USA
  8:00 pm

Friday August 7

• 2026 MARS Late Model Series & Street Stocks + Pure Stocks →
  Sycamore Speedway, 50W086 IL-64, Maple Park
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Best Buy Co., Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Dekalb. Apply here.
• Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier Part Time in Dekalb. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cortland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

DeKalb

• DeKalb and Aurora are flush with data center cash. They differ in how to spend it (nprillinois.org)
• DeKalb County Has Talent in need of performers (shawlocal.com)
• Barb City Manor introduces new way to support annual Light Up the Manor campaign (shawlocal.com)

Sycamore

• National Night Out Tonight (1023thecoyote.net)

Geneva

• This Kane County Hospital Among Top-Ranked Hospitals In IL: U.S. News (patch.com)

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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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