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- Academic Awards Night at GSW Gymnasium
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Breezy and warmer, with a high of 83 and low of 46 degrees.
- Saturday: Very windy; cooler, temps: high: 53, low: 36.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 54 and low of 36 degrees.
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Academic Awards Night
GSW Gymnasium
5:30 pm
Wednesday April 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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2026 Reed-Custer Student Art Show
Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
9:00 am -
Dining with Dewey Cookbook Club
Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
6:00 pm -
Herscher Varsity Softball @ Coal City
Coal city High School , Northeast Illinois , Coal City
4:30 pm -
Tech Tuesdays
Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
5:00 pm -
Movie of the Month
Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
1:00 pm -
Lisle Varsity Softball @ Coal City
Coal city High School , Northeast Illinois , Coal City
4:30 pm -
Kids Can Cook-Cozy Pigs in a Blanket & Oatmeal Balls
Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
5:30 pm -
Will/Grundy R.O.S.C monthly council meeting
Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
11:00 am -
SWGS Mobile Library Visit
Fossil Ridge Public Library , 386 W Kennedy Rd , Braidwood
9:30 am -
Dixon Varsity Baseball @ Coal City
Coal city High School , Northeast Illinois , Coal City
2:00 pm -
Versiti Blood Drive of Illinois
Coal City Public Library District , 85 N Garfield St , Coal City
3:00 pm
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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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