🌱 Mustang Madness and 11 more events

Morning Lacon! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds and sun; breezy, warm, with a high of 82 and low of 43 degrees.
• Saturday: Turning sunny; windy, cooler, temps: high: 53, low: 36.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, breezy and cool, with a high of 54 and low of 35 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Mustang Madness
  Chillicothe Elementary Center Chillicothe, IL 61523
  8:00 am
• Teen Literature Day Pop-up Book Sale
  Chillicothe Public Library District , 430 N Bradley Ave , Chillico
  2:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Half-day Hangout
  Chillicothe Public Library District , 430 N Bradley Ave , Chillico
  10:45 am
• Adult Craft: Recycled Paper Making
  Chillicothe Public Library District , 430 N Bradley Ave , Chillico
  11:00 am
• LEGO Free Play and Are You Game?
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Washburn Branch , 104 W Magnolia St , Washburn
  3:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Kids Cooking: Breakfast Pizza
  Chillicothe Public Library District , 430 N Bradley Ave , Chillico
  3:30 pm
• Dementia Caregiver Support Group
  Chillicothe Public Library District , 430 N Bradley Ave , Chillico
  5:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• What the Tech?! Online Scams
  Chillicothe Public Library District , 430 N Bradley Ave , Chillico
  11:00 am

Thursday April 23

• The Last Voyageurs
  Chillicothe Public Library District , 430 N Bradley Ave , Chillico
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• LEGO Free Play
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library - Roanoke Branch , 123 E Broad St , Roanoke
  10:00 am

Wednesday April 29

• Chapter 250: Reading America’s Story Together - Teens (McNabb Branch) — Illinois America 250
  Mc Nabb Library Branch (Putman County Library) , 322 Main St , McNabb
  5:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Senior Social Hour
  Illinois Prairie District Public Library , 208 E Partridge St , Metamora
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• IVC District No. 321 posted a job opening for Band/Music Teacher Grades 4-8 in Chillicothe. Apply here.
• Extended Stay America posted a job opening for Housekeeper Part Time-101020 in Peoria. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lacon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Henry

• 2026 'Veterans' Walk' Now Taking Applications For Additions For Memorial Day (henrynews-republican.com)
• Wenona Highlighters Meeting Featured Speaker Katherine Girone, Ag In The Classroom Educator (henrynews-republican.com)

Chillicothe

• 'Proud of our team': These establishments had no violations in March (geneseorepublic.com)
• Robert and Mary Allington (thecounty-chronicle.com)

Metamora

• SIU fashion studies students take center stage with fashion, merchandising concepts (wsiu.org)

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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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