🌱 Patch AM: See what a $1.06 million Barrington home just sold for.

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In today's newsletter:

• See what a $1.06 million Barrington home just sold for.
• What Prospect learned before facing Barrington’s Oliver Gray on Friday?

Also on today's calendar: Home for the Holidays: Nancie Tobison, BHS Alumni, & Friends.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 24 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Mainly cloudy and not as cold, temps: high: 37, low: 29.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 38 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How much were the top 10 most expensive home sales in Kane County, reported Dec. 1-7? (shawlocal.com) — A Barrington home at 124 Deepwood Road just sold for $1.06 million, offering five bedrooms, five baths, and more than 4,500 square feet of living space. It ranked among the priciest recent residential sales reported across Kane County communities like St. Charles and Geneva.
   

• Boys basketball: Schaumburg's Black, Horton team up to take down Prospect (dailyherald.com) — Barrington boys basketball gets a brief shoutout as Prospect’s next opponent after Schaumburg held off a furious Knights comeback for a 50-40 win. The story focuses on Schaumburg’s Ray Black and Tony Horton, who combined for 26 points and steadied the Saxons when Prospect’s pressure nearly erased a 17-point halftime deficit.
   

📸 Around Barrington

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Home for the Holidays
  Barrington's White House, 145 W Main St, Barrington
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• Home for the Holidays: Nancie Tobison, BHS Alumni, & Friends
  Barrington's White House , 145 W Main St , Barrington
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• Baby Story Time at Sputnik Coffee Company
  Archer Heights Branch Library , 5055 South Archer Avenue , Chicago
  11:00 am
• Story Time at Sputnik Coffee Company
  Archer Heights Branch Library , 5055 South Archer Avenue , Chicago
  11:00 am
• Toddler Time and Play Time
  Brighton Park Branch Library , 4314 South Archer Avenue , Chicago
  11:00 am
• EnGage in STEAM Series
  Gage Park Branch Library , 2807 West 55th Street , Chicago
  3:00 pm
• LEGO® Club
  Archer Heights Branch Library , 5055 South Archer Avenue , Chicago
  4:00 pm
• Makin' Stuff Monday
  Sherman Park Branch Library , 5440 South Racine Avenue , Chicago
  4:00 pm
• Yarn Hat Ornament
  Gage Park Branch Library , 2807 West 55th Street , Chicago
  4:00 pm
• Middle School Gaming and More
  Brighton Park Branch Library , 4314 South Archer Avenue , Chicago
  4:30 pm
• Drop In Shrinky Dinks
  Rolling Meadows Library , 3110 Martin Ln , Rolling Meadows
  5:30 pm
• HS BV/BN Concert
  Lake Zurich High School - Performing Arts Center LZHS - Performing Arts Center
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A missing firefighter was located during a 2-11 alarm fire at 1136 North Lawndale Avenue in Chicago.
  12:21AM on Dec 14: Still & Box Alarm fire reported at 1136 N Lawndale in Chicago. (Nextdoor )
• All lanes on Illinois SB Bishop Ford at 159th St. are open following the clearance of an earlier vehicle fire.
  1:14AM on Dec 14: A vehicle fire is blocking all lanes on Illinois SB Bishop Ford at 159th St., with motorists using the 159th St. exit and entrance… (Nextdoor )

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Porter in Barrington. Apply here.
• Murgado Automotive Group posted a job opening for Automotive Biller in Barrington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barrington here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hoffman Estates

• Kris Statlander vs. Jamie Hayter Set for AEW Worlds End (411mania.com)
• Muslim scholar in Chicago: 'Islam did not come to coexist' · American Wire News (americanwirenews.com)

Rolling Meadows

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-- The Patch AM Team

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