🌱 2026 Parade of Quilts -Quilt Show - Sinnissippi Quilting Guild — FCQ and 10 more events
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Coming up on the calendar:
- 2026 GrowCast Cultivators Cup - Rockford Illinois at The Bubble Hive
- 2026 Parade of Quilts -Quilt Show - Sinnissippi Quilting Guild — FCQ at Indoor Sports Center
- Cinco De Mayo Jeeps & Tacos Fest 2026 at Don Carter Lanes
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: A severe p.m. t-storm; breezy, with a high of 82 and low of 41 degrees.
- Saturday: Winds becoming strong; cooler, temps: high: 51, low: 32.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 53 and low of 30 degrees.
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★ Featured events ★
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2026 GrowCast Cultivators Cup - Rockford Illinois
The Bubble Hive, 7100 N Alpine Rd, Loves Park
2:00 pm
Saturday May 2
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Other local events
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2026 Parade of Quilts -Quilt Show - Sinnissippi Quilting Guild — FCQ
Indoor Sports Center , 8800 E Riverside Blvd , Loves Park
10:00 am -
Cinco De Mayo Jeeps & Tacos Fest 2026
Don Carter Lanes , 4007 E State St #2075 , Rockford
1:00 pm -
The Hope & Anchor Mother's Day Weekend Comedy Night
The Hope and Anchor English Pub , 5040 N 2nd St , Loves Park
8:00 pm
Sunday May 3
Saturday May 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Music & Movement
Cherry Valley Public Library District , 755 East State Street , Cherry Valley
9:30 am -
Richmond-Burton JV Baseball @ North Boone
North Boone High School , 17823 Poplar Grove Rd , Poplar Grove
4:30 pm -
Softball (V) @ Auburn HS
Rockford East High School , 5110 Auburn St , Rockford
5:00 pm -
Baseball (V) vs Hononegah HS
Rockford East High School , 2929 Charles St , Rockford
5:00 pm -
HS-Spring Musical: Footloose
North Boone High School Poplar Grove, IL 61065
7:00 pm -
Jefferson High School Spring Musical
Jefferson High School , 4145 Samuelson Rd , Rockford
7:00 pm -
Illinois Baseball Tournament
Mercyhealth Sportscore One , 1288 Elmwood Rd. , Rockford -
Raptors Puri Champions Cup
Mercyhealth Sportscore Two , 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. , Loves Park
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Cutter in Loves Park. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Machesney Park
- Rock River expected to reach flood stage Saturday; Machesney Park sets up free sandbag station (wifr.com)
- Court dispositions for March 2026 (gazettextra.com)
Roscoe
- Step Inside The 80,000-Square-Foot Illinois Museum That Has It All — Even Presidential Limos (familydestinationsguide.com)
Rockford
- Rockford Airport among top 8 finalists for Airport of the Year (mystateline.com)
- Rockford-based tailor opens second location in Oakbrook Terrace (wifr.com)
- Rockford mayor hosts 2026 State of the City Address (wrex.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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