🌱 Meet And Greet Rabbi Brian Serle and 12 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• TENTATIVE: Back-to-School Picnic at Rockdale SD 84
• Back-to-School Picnic at Rockdale SD 84
• Baseball Practice at Rockdale SD 84

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
• Saturday: Humid with decreasing clouds, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Preston Heights

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Friday August 7

• TENTATIVE: Back-to-School Picnic
  Rockdale SD 84 Joliet, IL 60436
  4:00 pm
• Back-to-School Picnic
  Rockdale SD 84 Joliet, IL 60436
  4:00 pm

Monday August 10

• Baseball Practice
  Rockdale SD 84 Joliet, IL 60436
  9:00 am
• Softball Practice
  Rockdale SD 84 Rockdale Village Park, Rockdale, IL 60436, USA
  3:30 pm
• Kindergarten Orientation
  Rockdale SD 84 Joliet, IL 60436
  6:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• Baseball Practice
  Rockdale SD 84 Joliet, IL 60436
  9:00 am
• Softball Practice
  Rockdale SD 84 Rockdale Village Park, Rockdale, IL 60436, USA
  3:30 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Baseball vs. Richland
  Rockdale SD 84 Rockdale Village Park, Rockdale, IL 60436, USA
  4:15 pm

Sunday August 16

• Meet And Greet Rabbi Brian Serle →
  Joliet Jewish Congregation, 250 N Midland Ave, Joliet
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• 2026 New Educators Welcome August 6
  Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce Industry University of St. Francis 500 Wilcox St. Joliet, IL 60435
  8:00 am
• Meningitis Vaccination Clinic at Joliet Central for All JTHS Students
  Joliet Twp HSD 204 Central Campus
  8:00 am
• Welcome Back Steelmen - Senior Day
  Joliet Twp HSD 204 Central Campus
  8:00 am
• Welcome Back Tigers - Senior Day
  Joliet Twp HSD 204 West Campus
  8:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Joliet

• Upcoming Black Joy Parade revives Joliet tradition (shawlocal.com)
• New industrial facility coming to Joliet (shawlocal.com)

New Lenox

• Chicago man charged with grooming, traveling to meet child in New Lenox (chicagotribune.com)

Manhattan

• Will County Police, Fire Chiefs To Hold Joint 9/11 Memorial Ceremony On 25th Anniversary Of Attacks (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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