🌱 Music & Movement and 11 more events

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Windy; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 41 degrees.
• Saturday: Very windy; much colder, temps: high: 49, low: 32.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 52 and low of 27 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Music & Movement
  Cherry Valley Public Library District , 755 East State Street , Cherry Valley
  9:30 am

Saturday April 18

• Raptors Puri Champions Cup
  Mercyhealth Sportscore Two , 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. , Loves Park
• Illinois Baseball Tournament
  Mercyhealth Sportscore One , 1288 Elmwood Rd. , Rockford
• TRACK AND FIELD-V Girls @ Spring Valley Hall H.s. (Game)
  Spring Valley Hall High School Away - SPRING VALLEY HALL H.S.
  9:30 am
• TRACK AND FIELD-V Boys @ Spring Valley Hall H.s. (Game)
  Spring Valley Hall High School Away - Spring Valley Hall HS
  9:30 am
• SOCCER-V Girls @ Lisle High School (Game)
  Lisle High School Away - LISLE HIGH SCHOOL
  10:00 am
• Interactive Butterfly Exhibit
  Cherry Valley Public Library District , 755 E State St , Cherry Valley
  10:00 am
• CAN Food Truck Festival
  Flagg Township Museum , 518 4th Ave , Rochelle
  11:00 am
• SOCCER-JV Girls @ Lisle High School (Game)
  Lisle High School Away - LISLE HIGH SCHOOL
  12:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Wee Read Story Time: Libraries
  Cherry Valley Public Library District , 755 East State Street , Cherry Valley
  9:30 am
• BASEBALL-V Boys @ Oregon High School (Game)
  Oregon High School Away -
  4:30 pm
• North Boone Varsity Baseball @ Stillman Valley
  Stillman Valley High School , 425 S Pine St , Stillman Valley
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lee/Ogle/Whiteside Regional Office of Education #47 posted a job opening for High School Spanish Teacher/Bilingual Coordinator - 2026-2027 School Year in Stillman Valley. Apply here.
• Rockford Park District posted a job opening for Athletic Coordinator - Youth Sports in Rockford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Monroe Center here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Rockford

• Rockford Airport among top 8 finalists for Airport of the Year (mystateline.com)
• Preservationists seek landmark status for Rockford's Briggs Mansion (rrstar.com)
• Rockford mayor hosts 2026 State of the City Address (wrex.com)

Belvidere

• Stateline residents could be paying thousands in storm damages. Here's why… (mystateline.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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