🌱 September 2026 NRL 22 Club Match and 10 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• Monthly Entrepreneur Meet Up in Livingston County, IL
• September 2026 NRL 22 Club Match at Chief City Shooters Club

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Cooler with a shower in spots, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.
• Tuesday: A morning shower; some sun, temps: high: 63, low: 51.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.

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📸 Around Cornell

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cornell

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8

• Monthly Entrepreneur Meet Up in Livingston County, IL →
  Christine Brown Photography, 6173 E 1500 N Rd, Flanagan
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 27

• September 2026 NRL 22 Club Match →
  Chief City Shooters Club, 27000-28198 N 1400 E Rd, CORNELL
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 21

• W.I.C. Clinic Hours →
  310 E. Torrance Avenue, Pontiac
  7:30 am
• Cosmos Tour Group →
  110 W Howard St, Pontiac
  10:30 am
• Athletic Events: Volleyball G F v. Herscher High School
  High School - PTHS Gym
  5:00 pm
• Tuberculosis Board Meeting →
  310 E. Torrance Avenue, Pontiac
  5:45 pm
• Athletic Events: Football B JV v. Unity High School-Tolono
  High School - PTHS Williamson Field
  6:00 pm
• Board of Health Meeting →
  310 E. Torrance Avenue, Pontiac
  6:00 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  Pontiac, IL Calendar, 115 West Howard Street, Pontiac
  7:00 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Titan Tour Group →
  110 W Howard St, Pontiac
  11:15 am
• Athletic Events: Tennis G V v. St. Bede Academy
  High School - PTHS Tennis Courts
  4:00 pm

Wednesday September 23

• Early Dismissal - Every Wednesday
  Pontiac CCSD 429 Pontiac, IL 61764
  2:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• State of Illinois posted a job opening for DOC Pontiac CC Correctional Officer Trainee in Pontiac. Apply here.
• Taco Bell posted a job opening for Team Member in Pontiac. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cornell here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Pontiac

• Two Years Later: Therapy Really Can Help Victims of Violent Attacks (shootingnewsweekly.com)
• Horoscope Today, September 19, 2026 (pontiacdailyleader.com)
• Central Illinois neighbors: Obituaries for September 20 (pantagraph.com)

Streator

• Peotone running game, defense wear down Streator 42-0 (shawlocal.com)
• 30% of Streator Township High School graduates who attended Illinois community colleges enrolled in remedial courses in 2024-25 (illinoisvalleytimes.com)
• Whalen begins aerial seeding cover crops (agrinews-pubs.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Beef Tips (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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