🌱 Relax in the Stacks and 11 more events

Morning Morton! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Relax in the Stacks at Edwards Library/Administration

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clouds and sun; breezy, warm, with a high of 81 and low of 44 degrees.
• Saturday: Turning sunny; windy, cooler, temps: high: 55, low: 36.
• Sunday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 37 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Morton

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Tuesday April 21

• Relax in the Stacks
  Edwards Library/Administration , 1 College Drive , East Peoria
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Police Pension Board of Trustees Meeting
  East Peoria, IL Calendar , 401 W Washington Street , East Peoria
  8:30 am
• IVCHS JV Baseball @ Tremont
  Tremont High School , 400 W Pearl St , Tremont
  4:30 pm
• FS Baseball
  Tremont High School Tremont, IL 61568
  4:30 pm
• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Trivia Night
  Barrack's Hospitality Group Banquet Center & Catering , 1224 W Pioneer Pkwy , Peoria
  5:45 pm
• Mamma Mia! - Night 2
  Pekin Community High School , 1903 Court St , Pekin
  6:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• Spring Fling Craft & Vendor Show
  Gospelife Washington , 1113 Peoria St. , Washington
  9:00 am
• Berry Basket Clay Hand Building Class
  The Clay Den , 2409 Washington Rd , Washington
  1:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• Captain the Capybara and her VERY Exotic Friends @ the Bodega
  Art at the Bodega , 2407 Washington Rd , Washington
  12:30 pm

Monday April 20

• Fire & Police Commission Meeting
  East Peoria, IL Calendar , 305 Springfield Road , East Peoria
  10:00 am
• Rankin School District 98 TR C JH Home OPEN (Multiple Teams)
  Rankin School District 98 Pekin, IL 61554
  4:30 pm
• Beautification Commission Meeting
  East Peoria, IL Calendar , 1 EastSide Drive , East Peoria
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Morton. Apply here.
• America's Auto Auction posted a job opening for Lot Operations Staff-Full-Time/Part-Time in Morton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Morton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

East Peoria

• Remains found in East Peoria are not missing Alexis Scott (pjstar.com)
• Costco Recalls Cookies Over Missing Nut Allergy Warning (pulmonologyadvisor.com)
• Community colleges generate nearly $800 million in economic impact across Central Illinois (centralillinoisproud.com)

Washington

• Lauren Betts is the No. 4 WNBA draft pick, shop her new Washington Mystics jersey (pjstar.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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