🌱 Summer Concert Series! and 11 more events

Cheers Lakewood Shores! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• HUGE TENT/GARAGE sale
• Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Tradtional Music Festival at Goold Park
• Summer Concert Series!

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy at times with sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 84, low: 62.
• Sunday: Clouds breaking and breezy, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.

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📸 Around Lakewood Shores

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakewood Shores

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• HUGE TENT/GARAGE sale →
  34928 S Center St, Braidwood
  8:00 am
• Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Tradtional Music Festival →
  Goold Park, 308 Northern Ave, Morris
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday July 9

• Summer Concert Series! →
  North Island Park, 250 Bridge St, Wilmington
  5:00 pm

Saturday July 11

• Historic Highway Hustle 6.6k →
  Gemini Giant, 201 Bridge St, Wilmington
  10:00 am

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📣 Lakewood Shores Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Tween Break Out Bags →
  Fossil Ridge Public Library, 386 W Kennedy Rd, Braidwood
  1:30 pm

Monday June 15

• Kids Yoga in the Garden →
  Elwood, IL Calendar, 801 N Chicago Street, Elwood
  11:00 am
• Teen Cooking Class →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  1:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Gentle Yoga In The Garden →
  Elwood, IL Calendar, 801 N Chicago Street, Elwood
  8:30 am
• Joliet MX | Wilmington, IL | June 16, 2026 →
  Joliet MX, 27950 Kelly Rd, Wilmington
  9:00 am
• Tech Tuesdays →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  5:00 pm

Wednesday June 17

• GSW Board Meeting
  Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S Gardner, IL 60424
• Mosquito Spraying - Begins At Dusk →
  Elwood, IL Calendar Elwood, IL 60421
• Kids Summer Fun →
  Coal City Public Library District, 85 N Garfield St, Coal City
  10:00 am
• Will County Townhall Meeting →
  Silver Dollar Restaurant & Banquets Elwood, 422 Mississippi Ave, Elwood
  7:00 pm

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• Will County Children's Advocacy Center — 815-774-4565
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🗞 Nearby News

Wilmington

• Returning Daily Journal All-Area football players (shawlocal.com)
• Ace Hardware finalizes 2026 Board of Directors (hbsdealer.com)

Braidwood

• Girls basketball teams get summer tuneup at Braidwood Shootout (shawlocal.com)

Coal City

• Obituary – Derek 'DT' Tjelle (thepaper1901.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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