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🌱 Concert Choir and 11 more events

Hi there, Rockdale! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Concert Choir at Rockdale SD 84
  • Concert Band at Rockdale SD 84
  • Track & Field Meet @ Laraway at Rockdale SD 84

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

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


Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Breezy, with a high of 82 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 53, low: 37.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 52 and low of 31 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday April 17
  • Uni Uni Boba Joliet Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting
    Uni Uni Boba Joliet , 1504 Essington Rd Suite 1 , Joliet
    11:45 am
  • Drama Club Lock-In
    Lockport SD 91 Lockport, IL 60441
    4:00 pm
  • Talent Show
    Jones Elementary School Joliet, IL 60431
    6:00 pm
  • 2026 Wilderness First Aid Spring Session (WFA)
    Rainbow Scout Reservation , 2600 Winterbottom Rd , Morris
    6:00 pm
  • FOREVER K-Pop: A Celebration Concert
    Rialto Square Theatre , 102 N Chicago St , Joliet
    7:30 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

  • Spotlight Arts Collective presents, Disney and Pixar's "Finding Nemo: Jr"
    Spotlight Arts Collective's Developing Actors Summer Musical Theatre Camp 2026 will be presenting a production of Disney's Finding Nemo JR! ... (More info)
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💬 Chatter

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  • Let's give Scott Mortenson, our 2025 Volunteer of the Year, a big round of applause!
    Scott has been a volunteer since 2020 and is willing to chip in wherever needed while juggling many different tasks. He volunteers as a preserve… (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Joliet

  • Joliet Park District Finance Director Who Stole From Taxpayers Pleads Guilty, Pays $42,102 In Restitution (patch.com)
  • New Business Taking Over Soon-To-Be-Closing Galowich YMCA: Joliet City Officials Review This Plan (patch.com)

Crest Hill

  • Crest Hill Woman Who Poked His Stomach With Kitchen Knife Pleads Guilty, Learns Her Sentence (patch.com)

New Lenox

  • Pope's Brother's Home Targeted In Bomb Threat: New Lenox PD (patch.com)

Ok Rockdale! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rockdale

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Rockdale

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.