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Eureka, Illinois Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Eureka! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How many actively licensed lawyers are currently based in Eureka?
  • How did Eureka College fare in its conference football opener?

Also on today's calendar: Tri-Valley at Eureka and 6 more events.

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 66 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Tuesday: A morning shower in spots, temps: high: 65, low: 52.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cities within Woodford County registered no change in the number of lawyers with active licenses to practice law in Q2 compared to the previous quarter (peoriastandard.com) — If you live in Eureka, there are still five actively licensed lawyers based in town, unchanged from the previous quarter, according to state records. The report also shows how this small local legal community fits into Illinois’s large statewide attorney workforce and typical salary ranges for lawyers at different experience levels.
   

• State college football roundup: St. Norbert blanks Eureka College in conference opener (wtaq.com) — Eureka residents saw their own Eureka College Red Devils shut out 31-0 at home by St. Norbert in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference opener, with the visitors dominating yardage and first downs. Despite a tough day for Eureka’s offense, the matchup kicked off conference play and highlighted areas the local team will need to improve as the season continues.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday September 21
  • The Original Festival of Food Trucks
    Connect Center, 1750 Washington Rd, Washington
    4:00 pm
  • City Council Meeting
    City of Washington, 301 Walnut St, Washington
    5:30 pm
    • Tuesday September 22
  • Roanoke Senior Social Hour →
    Roanoke IL
    1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Looking for someone that can put a new conductor in my outdoors dusk dawn lampposts.
    It’s hard wired to the electrical system at the house. We live in the Locks Martinez Ga (Nextdoor Main/Center)
  • Otter Tail Corporation posted a job opening for Production Operator New in Washington. Apply here.
  • Circle K posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Morton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Eureka here.

🗞 Nearby News

Metamora

  • Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 administrators rank 248th lowest in state for average salary in 2025 (peoriastandard.com)

Washington

Morton

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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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