🌱 How did big money shape Robin Kelly’s Senate primary loss?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did big money shape Robin Kelly’s Senate primary loss?

Also on today's calendar: Brunch in the Garden at Alsip Nursery and 4 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Warmer; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 50 degrees.
• Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 54, low: 37.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, breezy and cool, with a high of 51 and low of 30 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Gov. JB Pritzker pumped $10 million into Juliana Stratton's Senate primary win through outside PAC (chicagotribune.com) — Lynwood residents may be interested to know that their congresswoman, Robin Kelly, was one of the main contenders Juliana Stratton defeated in last month’s high-spending Democratic U.S. Senate primary. Newly released filings show Gov. JB Pritzker quietly routed over $10 million through an outside PAC to boost Stratton, amid a broader surge of big-money spending and pro-Israel-aligned super PAC activity in several Illinois Democratic primaries.
   

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📸 Around Lynwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lynwood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

• Brunch in the Garden at Alsip Nursery
  Alsip Home & Nursery, 20601 LaGrange Rd, Frankfort
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday April 20

• Serena Hills Choir Concert
  Serena Hills Elementary School , 255 Pleasant Dr , Chicago Heights
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Parker Junior High School Seventh and Eighth Grade Band and Jazz Ba
  Parker Junior High School , 2810 School St , Flossmoor
  6:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Flossmoor Hills Family Wellness Night
  Flossmoor Hills Elementary School , 3721 Beech St , Flossmoor
  6:00 pm
• Rhythm & Bingo
  Carlyles Tequila Bar , 20600 Torrence Ave , Lynwood
  6:00 pm

Sunday April 26

• Golden Moment Sessions 1st Annual Spring Bling Concert
  Events by Tiffany , 2551 Glenwood Lansing Rd , Lynwood
  4:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• S.A.W PRODUCTIONS MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND COMEDY *XPLOSION*
  Events by Tiffany , 2551 Glenwood Lansing Rd , Lynwood
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• PreSchool Prom
  Parker Junior High School , 2810 School St , Flossmoor
  6:00 pm
• TF South's Got Talent!
  Henry Hertz Auditorium ; doors open at 5:30 pm.
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Reaching for the Stars Gala
  Wind Creek Chicago Southland , 17300 Halsted St. , East Hazel Crest
  6:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Board of Education Meeting
  BLOOM TWP HSD 206 , 100 W 10th St , Chicago Heights
  12:00 pm
• Serena Hills Choir Concert
  Serena Hills Elementary School , 255 Pleasant Dr , Chicago Heights
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Parker Junior High School Seventh and Eighth Grade Band and Jazz Ba
  Parker Junior High School , 2810 School St , Flossmoor
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Chicago Heights

• Mother demands answers after veteran daughter found dead, belongings gone in Chicago Heights (fox32chicago.com)
• 66 years of success at Belson Steel (shawlocal.com)
• Gerresheimer's Crisis Deepens as Auditor Faces Regulatory Probe (newscase.com)

Calumet City

• Put the Phone Away or Pay (calumetcity.org)

Flossmoor

• Flossmoor's award-winning Hidden Gem half marathon sells out in hours (hfchronicle.com)
• Pump station, stormwater improvements part of Flossmoor's capital plans (hfchronicle.com)

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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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