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🌱 HUNKS The Show at Backroads Saloon (Bartonville, IL) 05/02/26 and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • HUNKS The Show at Backroads Saloon (Bartonville, IL) 05/02/26 at Backroads Saloon
  • Tech Tuesday at Pekin Public Library
  • 2026 Annual Meeting & Reception at Avanti's Event Center

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

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


Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Becoming windier and warm, with a high of 82 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Saturday: Turning sunny; windy, cooler, temps: high: 56, low: 38.
  • Sunday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 38 degrees.

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Other local events
    Tuesday April 21
  • Tech Tuesday
    Pekin Public Library , 301 South Fourth Street , Pekin
    9:15 am
  • 2026 Annual Meeting & Reception
    Avanti's Event Center , 3401 Griffin Drive , Pekin
    4:30 pm
  • Thursday April 23
  • Rankin School District 98 TR C JH Away OPEN (TREMONT MULT TEAMS)
    Rankin School District , 400 W. Pearl St. , Tremont
    4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Pekin

  • Pekin votes unanimously to annex Lutticken Property to Park District (wmbdradio.com)
  • Prep sports recap for April 14, 2026 (centralillinoisproud.com)
  • Carle Health commits $8 million to Pekin Hospital updates. Here's the plan (pjstar.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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Marquette Heights

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Marquette Heights

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.