🌱 How did Peotone’s Blue Devils finish at the Braidwood Shootout?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Peotone’s Blue Devils finish at the Braidwood Shootout?

Also on today's calendar: Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Tradtional Music Festival and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunshine; breezy, less humid, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 85, low: 63.
• Sunday: Chance of a morning shower, with a high of 71 and low of 53 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Girls basketball teams get summer tuneup at Braidwood Shootout (shawlocal.com) — Peotone’s girls basketball team capped the Braidwood Shootout with a tight 45-41 win over Dwight, highlighted by the return of longtime coach and athletic director Steve Strough to the Blue Devils’ bench. The story also recaps how regional rivals Reed-Custer, Wilmington, Clifton Central, and others fared as they used the summer event to tune up for next season.
   

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📸 Around Peotone

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Peotone

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 13

• Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Tradtional Music Festival →
  Goold Park, 308 Northern Ave, Morris
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Monday June 15

• Regular Board Meeting
  Peotone CUSD 207U Peotone High School - Media Center
  6:00 pm

Friday June 19

• Juneteenth (Offices Closed)
  Peotone CUSD 207U Peotone, IL 60468
• Creation Station One-on-One →
  Peotone Public Library District, 515 N 1st St, Peotone
  10:00 am

Thursday July 9

• Family Fun Night — Will County Farm Bureau →
  Will County Fair Atrium, 710 S West St, Peotone
  4:30 pm
• Adult 250th Celebration Paint a Canvas Night →
  Peotone Public Library District, 515 N 1st St, Peotone
  5:30 pm

Friday July 10

• Creation Station One-on-One →
  Peotone Public Library District, 515 N 1st St, Peotone
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Summer Camp 2026 →
  Monee, IL Calendar, 5218 W. Court Street, Monee
  9:30 am

Saturday June 13

• Tool Lending Library →
  Village of Park Forest Park Forest Aqua Center - 30 N. Orchard Park Forest IL 60466
  8:00 am
• Juneteenth Celebration →
  Richton Park CC, 4455 Sauk Trail, Richton Park
  3:00 pm
• Beat the Heat Twilight Hike →
  Monee Reservoir, 27341 S Ridgeland Ave, Monee
  7:00 pm

Sunday June 14

• Heroes, hogs & hot rods car show event →
  United States Postal Service, 157 N Main St, Manteno
  9:00 am
• Heroes, Hogs, and Hotrods →
  The Square on Second, 98-2 W 2nd St, Manteno
  12:00 pm

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• Will County Children's Advocacy Center — 815-774-4565
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Travel America / Petro - TA Operating, LLC posted a job opening for Porter in Monee. Apply here.
• European Service at Home, Inc. posted a job opening for Caregiver (Morris Office) in Manteno. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Peotone here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Monee

• Rockwood Plan, Golf Vista Estates, Monee, IL 60449 (zillow.com)

Beecher

• Southland crime: DUI crashes in Steger, Homer Glen and New Lenox, and more (chicagotribune.com)

Frankfort

• White School Principal Arrested For Aggravated Battery Resigns From His Position (blacknews.com)
• 6/10/26 Drag Racing News (draglist.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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