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Coming up on the calendar:
- Fri May 8 | Pekin, IL | 6:00 PM at Veterans Memorial Arena
- Rankin School District 98 TR C JH Home OPEN (Multiple Teams) at Rankin School District 98
- Tech Tuesday at Pekin Public Library
... and check out 2 more events 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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Friday April 17
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Public Arts Advisory Commission Meeting
Peoria, IL Calendar , 419 Fulton Street Conference Room 110 , Peoria
9:30 am
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Hattie M. Green Honorary Street Naming Ceremony
Peoria, IL Calendar , Corner of Jefferson Avenue and Cornhill Street , Peoria
2:00 pm
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FS Baseball
Tremont High School
Tremont, IL 61568
4:30 pm
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IVCHS JV Baseball @ Tremont
Tremont High School , 400 W Pearl St , Tremont
4:30 pm
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Trivia Night
Barrack's Hospitality Group Banquet Center & Catering , 1224 W Pioneer Pkwy , Peoria
5:45 pm
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Mamma Mia! - Night 2
Pekin Community High School , 1903 Court St , Pekin
6:30 pm
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Peoria Symphony Orchestra - "Liv'n It Up" @ Peoria Civic Center Al
Washington Gifted School , 201 SW Jefferson Ave , Peoria
7:00 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)
East Peoria
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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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