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🌱 Patch AM: Could your Romeoville startup qualify for up to $5,000 in help?
Also check out Sontag Speed Supplies Car Show on the Romeoville Patch calendar
Hi Romeoville! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Could your Romeoville startup qualify for up to $5,000 in help?
Also on today's calendar: Sontag Speed Supplies Car Show and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 63 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 61.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Romeoville Creates New Small Business Grant Program (wjol.com) — Romeoville has launched a new small business grant program offering up to $5,000 plus fee waivers for qualifying brick‑and‑mortar startups in town. Home-based and shared-space businesses ready to move into a Romeoville commercial location may also apply, as long as they meet the revenue and employee limits. Interested owners can email the village's economic development contact to get started. 
📸 Around Romeoville
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Romeoville
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★ Featured events ★
- Sontag Speed Supplies Car Show →
Sontag Speed Supplies, 1931 Donmaur Dr, Crest Hill
10:00 am
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- White Oak Library presents Teen Workshop: College Essay Writing →
Romeoville, IL Calendar, 201 W. Normantown Road, Romeoville
7:00 pm - Curriculum Night - Central Campus
Lockport Twp HSD 205 1222 S Jefferson St, Lockport, IL 60441, USA
7:00 pm - Fall Picture Day
Lockport SD 91 Milne & Kelvin Grove - White Oak Library presents ESL Reading & Conversation Group →
Romeoville, IL Calendar, 201 W. Normantown Road, Romeoville
10:00 am - Isle a la Cache Museum presents 'Our Storytellers: Pokagon Potawatomi Black Ash Baskets' Exhibit →
Romeoville, IL Calendar, 501 E. Romeo Rd., Romeoville
10:00 am - Isle a la Cache Museum presents Back-to-school Scavenger Hunt →
Romeoville, IL Calendar, 501 E. Romeo Rd., Romeoville
10:00 am - White Oak Library presents Budding Builders →
Romeoville, IL Calendar, 201 W. Normantown Road, Romeoville
10:00 am - Congressman Bill Foster Traveling Office Hours →
Romeoville, IL Calendar, 201 W. Normantown Road, Romeoville
2:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
📣 Romeoville Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Fall Pictures
Jane Addams Middle School Bolingbrook, IL 60440
8:20 am - Grupo Conversacional de Inglés de Literacy DuPage
Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library -
10:00 am - Teen Volunteering
Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library -
4:00 pm - Bee by the Pool
Fountaindale Public Library District Fountaindale Public Library - Children's Creativity Park
4:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
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- Visiting Angels Plainfield — (815) 254-0152
- Will County Children's Advocacy Center — 815-774-4565
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Romeoville Creates New Small Business Grant Program —Village of Romeoville Read on Patch
- Romeoville Receives Distinguished Budget Presentation Award —Village of Romeoville Read on Patch
- Obituary: Carol M. Bates —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
- Obituary: Cheri Lee —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
- Obituary: Joan Nurczyk —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
- Can anyone recommend a cleaning lady who's great and is reasonably priced?
I'm looking for someone to come once a month. I'm in the North Plainfield area. Thank you! (Nextdoor Weslake) - Hi neighbors would love your help getting this out to the ones in need!
Discover a Fun Learning Haven for your little in Romeoville! At Lisa's Little Angels Daycare and Preschool, we provide a nurturing environment where… (Nextdoor Lakewood Falls)
- Hub Group posted a job opening for Inventory Control in Romeoville. Apply here.
- Maker's Pride posted a job opening for Sanitation Lead I- 3rd Shift in Romeoville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Romeoville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Bolingbrook
- SpringGreen hosts annual National Advisory Council meeting (lawnandlandscape.com)
Crest Hill
- Dental Care for the Entire Family: Convenience Matters (shawlocal.com)
Plainfield
- Runaway Horse Strikes Vehicle Near Plainfield, Illinois Farm (fun1043.com)
- 2026-27 Big East Men's Basketball Summer Vibe Check: DePaul Blue Demons (anonymouseagle.com)
- Joliet Latino economic group to offer food service certification class in Spanish (shawlocal.com)
Ok Romeoville! 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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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