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🌱 How one WIU leader reshaped Macomb campus spaces in a month

Good day Macomb! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How one WIU leader reshaped Macomb campus spaces in a month
  • What Macomb fans should know before SIUE visits Boyer Stadium

Also on today's calendar: Young Artists and 5 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Saturday: Very windy; clearing, cooler, temps: high: 55, low: 35.
  • Sunday: Sunny and breezy, with a high of 61 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Roselieb Named April COAP EOM (wiu.edu) — A Western Illinois University staff member in Macomb has been honored as April’s COAP Employee of the Month for leading a major move of furniture and equipment from the Quad Cities campus to the Macomb campus. His work helped refresh offices and student spaces, while he and his family also devote significant time to supporting WIU’s live mascot, Colonel Rock IV, at athletic events.
   

• Cougars Swing Back into OVC Action at Western Illinois (siuecougars.com) — Division I baseball returns to Alfred D. Boyer Stadium in Macomb this weekend as Western Illinois hosts SIUE for a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series. The preview highlights SIUE’s hot start, power-hitting stats, and probable pitching matchups, giving local fans a sense of the challenge facing the Leathernecks at home.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Catering Service Worker in Macomb. Apply here.
  • Pella Corporation posted a job opening for Macomb, IL 3rd Shift Production Team Member in Macomb. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Macomb here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Robert "Bob" Lewis obituary – London Mills, IL (1948–2026) (wgil.com)

Ok Macomb! 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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