🌱 2026 ROGER EBERT’S FILM FESTIVAL: “THE LAST DANCE” and 10 more events

Morning Thomasboro! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 ROGER EBERT’S FILM FESTIVAL: “THE LAST DANCE” at Virginia Theatre

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

---

From our Partner
Today's Thomasboro Patch AM is brought to you in part by T-Mobile. After investing billions to light up their network from big cities to small towns, T-Mobile is America's best mobile network in the US, according to Ookla Speedtest. We thank T-Mobile for their support in helping to keep communities like ours connected and for making today's Thomasboro Patch AM possible.
Find a T-Mobile store near Thomasboro.

---

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy; breezy, warm, with a high of 82 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 56, low: 38.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, windy and cool, with a high of 56 and low of 32 degrees.

---

📸 Around Thomasboro

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

---

🗓 Upcoming Events in Thomasboro

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• 2026 ROGER EBERT’S FILM FESTIVAL: “THE LAST DANCE”
  Virginia Theatre, 203 W Park Ave, Champaign
  9:00 am

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

---

Other local events

---

📣 Thomasboro Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

---

🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• GFL Environmental Transfer Station Public Hearing
  Rantoul, IL Calendar , 333 S. Tanner Street Louis B. Schelling Memorial Board Room , Rantoul
  9:00 am
• Track & Field (Boys V)
  Monticello High School
  4:00 pm
• Track & Field (Girls V)
  Unity High School
  4:00 pm
• Baseball (V)
  Charleston High School
  4:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• Book Giveaway
  Rantoul Public Library , 106 West Flessner Avenue , Rantoul
• EAA Young Eagles Rally
  Rantoul, IL Calendar , Rantoul National Aviation Center Six Aviation Center Drive , Rantoul
  9:00 am
• Open Mic Afternoon
  Rantoul Public Library , 106 W Flessner Ave , Rantoul
  3:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• National Library Week
  Rantoul Public Library , 106 West Flessner Avenue , Rantoul

Monday April 20

• After School Club
  Rantoul Public Library , 106 W Flessner Ave , Rantoul
  3:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Movie Matinee
  Rantoul Public Library , 106 West Flessner Avenue , Rantoul
  4:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Preschool Story Time with REEEC at Illinois
  Rantoul Public Library , 106 West Flessner Avenue , Rantoul
  10:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

---

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

---

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Jeld-Wen, Inc. posted a job opening for Quality Coordinator in Rantoul. Apply here.
• CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Rantoul. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Thomasboro here.

---

🗞 Nearby News

Rantoul

• Rantoul Aviation Center receives grant to make $36M in improvements (wcia.com)
• 2025-26 High School Confidential: Week 26 (news-gazette.com)
• Rantoul sports complex expects up to 40K people (wandtv.com)

Urbana

• Meet the people answering your 911 calls during National Public Safety Telecommunicators' Week (wandtv.com)
• Urbana PD detective awarded Officer of the Year for his community work (wcia.com)

---

Ok Thomasboro! 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!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

---

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

---

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook