🌱 Wayne Township Recycling Event and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Arcada Italian Dinner Supporting the Rotary Club of St. Charles-Geneva at Rock 'N Ravioli Restaurant
• Wayne Township Recycling Event at Wayne Township

Today's riddle: Why do optometrists live so long? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Windy; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 66 and low of 43 degrees.
• Monday: Warmer; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 73, low: 48.
• Tuesday: Cooler with variable clouds, with a high of 52 and low of 41 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wayne

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday May 19

• Arcada Italian Dinner Supporting the Rotary Club of St. Charles-Geneva →
  Rock 'N Ravioli Restaurant, 105 E Main St, St. Charles
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday May 30

• Wayne Township Recycling Event →
  Wayne Township, 27W031 North Ave # 5, West Chicago
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday May 3

• Pretty Petals →
  Pinot's Palette, 3823 E Main St, St. Charles
  12:00 pm
• Glen Ellyn/Wheaton CROP Walk
  Glen House Snack Center, SE Corner of DuPage Blvd. & Carleton Across from GE Post Office at 757 DuPage Blvd., Glen Ellyn
  2:00 pm
• Auditions for Footloose the Musical
  Western DuPage Chamber of Commerce, 306 Main St, West Chicago
  3:00 pm
• Fox Valley Concert Band Spring Concert: U.S.A. at 250 →
  Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Rd, St. Charles
  3:00 pm
• Sailing with Monet →
  Pinot's Palette, 3823 E Main St, St. Charles
  4:00 pm

Monday May 4

• Monday Movies
  South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Hoffer Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• South Elgin JV Softball @ Elgin →
  Elgin High School, 1200 Maroon Dr, Elgin
  4:30 pm
• Orchestra Concert at TMS
  Wasco Elem School Wasco, IL 60183
  6:00 pm
• Senior Honors Night
  St. Charles East High School - Main Commons - C129
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• Google Tools: Gmail
  South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Hoffer Meeting Room
  3:00 pm
• WMS Track And Field VS Jewel-Jefferson (Game)
  West Aurora High School
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Illinois School District U-46 posted a job opening for Esports Varsity Head Coach in Bartlett. Apply here.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in South Elgin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wayne here.

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🗞 Nearby News

West Chicago

• Historic Big Boy Train to Stop in Illinois & Missouri—See When (wearesedalia.com)
• 2026 Chicago Summer Festival Guide (wttw.com)
• Illinois SNAP benefits: Tens of thousands expected to lose food assistance amid SNAP benefits eligibility changes (abc7chicago.com)

Carol Stream

• Valve 'Game Consoles' shipments and SteamOS update point to Steam Machine launch prep (videocardz.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they dilate. (Thank you Phil M. for sending it in!)
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