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🌱 How a Lockport mom built a 2,800-member special-needs support network

Hi there, Lockport! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Lockport mom built a 2,800-member special-needs support network
  • Why two Lockport-raised brothers can’t agree on their last name

Also on today's calendar: Be a Lucky Ducky @ Rubber Ducky Kids Night @ Culver's in Homer Glen On April 17, 2026 from 5 - 8 pm and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy, with a high of 81 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 54, low: 35.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, windy and cool, with a high of 51 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Moms' Special Needs Respite Facebook Group Provides Lifeline For Caregivers In Will, Cook Counties (patch.com) — Lockport mom Jen Ivey co-founded a Facebook group that connects local special-needs families with trusted respite caregivers across southwest Cook and Will counties, including Lockport. The group has grown to more than 2,800 members since 2018, giving parents a free, easy way to find help and share recommendations while raising awareness for the special-needs community.
   

• Why Mississippi State brothers Tomas, Vytas Valinicus pronounce their last name differently (clarionledger.com) — Two Mississippi State baseball brothers who grew up in Lockport have sparked curiosity because they pronounce their Lithuanian last name differently. The story explains how their family background, college careers, and announcer habits led to multiple accepted pronunciations while they play together this season.
   

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • Spotlight Arts Collective presents, Disney and Pixar's "Finding Nemo: Jr"
    Spotlight Arts Collective's Developing Actors Summer Musical Theatre Camp 2026 will be presenting a production of Disney's Finding Nemo JR! ... (More info)
  • Trinity Lutheran Church in New Lenox, IL Hiring: Part-Time Choir Director
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Looking to get some fencing repaired.
    About 61 linear sq ft, around 13 or 14 posts put in. Aluminum. Please let me know if anyone has any leads. So far, everyone has ghosted me. (Nextdoor Broken Arrow)
  • Mondi posted a job opening for Material Handler 3rd Shift in Romeoville. Apply here.
  • Magid Glove & Safety posted a job opening for E Commerce Merchandising Coordinator - Amazon in Romeoville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lockport here.

🗞 Nearby News

Crest Hill

  • Crest Hill Woman Who Poked His Stomach With Kitchen Knife Pleads Guilty, Learns Her Sentence (patch.com)
  • How Plainfield's New $250,000 Grant Will Connect 20 Miles of DuPage River Trails (thetimesweekly.com)

Romeoville

  • Romeoville Designates Virginia Bluebell As Its Official Flower (patch.com)

Lemont

  • 9 Lemont High School Student-Athletes Make College Commitments (patch.com)

Ok Lockport! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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