Paw Paw, IL

09/26/2026

09/26/2026

A small town named Paw Paw celebrating the pawpaw fruit? It just makes sense! 🥭🌳

Make the trip to Paw Paw, Illinois, on Saturday, Sept. 26, for the Pawpaw Festival in Paw Paw Illinois! Spend the day sampling this unique native fruit, trying pawpaw-inspired treats, shopping local vendors and enjoying live music and activities for the whole family. 🎶🍂

There’s plenty to explore throughout the day, including educational speakers, tram tours, a Kids Corner, fresh pawpaws and trees for sale, and even competitions celebrating the star of the show – the pawpaw!

📍 Veterans Memorial Park, Paw Paw
⏰ 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
🎟️ Admission is FREE!

Add a uniquely Lee County experience to your fall calendar and see for yourself what the Pawpaw Festival is all about! 💚

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09/20/2026

UPDATE: From Lee County Sheriff's Office, Dixon IL: We have deputies on scene assisting with evacuations at this time. Please follow the Lee County Emergency Management page for any updates to the evacuation of O’Connells Campground due to rising flood waters.

09/20/2026

UPDATE: OWNER HAS BEEN LOCATED AND SHE IS BACK HOME.
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09/17/2026

Issued: 7:07 AM Sep. 17, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern De Kalb County in north central Illinois...
Northern La Salle County in north central Illinois...
Southeastern Lee County in north central Illinois...

* Until 1100 AM CDT.

* At 707 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of creeks, streams, drainage ditches,
streets, underpasses, low-lying areas, and other poor
drainage areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Sandwich, Mendota, Amboy, Sheridan, Lake Holiday, Somonauk,
Earlville, Leland, Paw Paw, Sublette, Woodhaven Lakes, Millington,
Compton and West Brooklyn.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may
already be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and
other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life and
property.

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