🌱 Why a Bloomingdale tax pro just snapped up a Chicago landmark

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Bloomingdale tax pro just snapped up a Chicago landmark

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 35 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 31.
• Thursday: Breezy with occasional rain, with a high of 43 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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📰 News we're reading

• Past meets future: In Chicago, 2025 property sales are rich in history (costar.com) — A Bloomingdale-based accounting firm owner has bought a historic eight-story building on Chicago’s State Street, signaling local investment in the city’s evolving real estate market. His purchase is one of many notable 2025 deals involving landmark Chicago properties being revamped into apartments, hotels, and new office uses.
   

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📸 Around Bloomingdale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bloomingdale

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Wednesday December 17

• Pop Up Lunch @ McAlister's Deli
  McAlister's Deli , 454 W. Army Trail Rd , Bloomingdale
  12:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• CUSD 200 Mobile Market at Villagebrook Apartments Sponsored by the Student Excellence Foundation
  Wheaton North High School , 278 E St Charles Rd , Carol Stream
  4:30 pm
• Kris Kringle Market
  Sunrise of Bloomingdale , 129 E Lake St. , Bloomingdale
  5:00 pm
• Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley
  Playhouse Theatre McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage , 425 Fawell Boulevard , Glen Ellyn
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Oberweis Fundraiser for Anderson Humane
  Bloomingdale Chamber-Commerce , 104 S Bloomingdale Rd , Bloomingdale
  11:00 am
• Holiday Luncheon hosted by Holiday Inn & Suites Carol Stream
  Holiday Inn & Suites Carol Stream , 150 S. Gary Avenue , Carol Stream
  11:30 am
• Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley
  Playhouse Theatre McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage , 425 Fawell Boulevard , Glen Ellyn
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• 12/20: Train Saturdays - Extended for Explorers Club
  DuPage County Historical Museum , 102 E. Wesley St. , Wheaton
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Yuletide YouTube Singalong (In-Person)
  Carol Stream Public Library , 616 Hiawatha Dr , Carol Stream
  5:00 pm
• Business After Hours - UGLY Christmas Sweater Party @ Interpro Translation Solutions
  Wheaton Chamber of Commerce , 1761 S. Naperville Rd., Suite 102 , Wheaton
  5:00 pm
• Cultural Inclusion and Diversity Committee Meeting
  Hanover Park, IL Calendar , 2121 W. Lake Street , Hanover Park
  6:15 pm

Wednesday December 17

• DBI Leads Group
  COD, Carol Stream Campus , 500 Kuhn Road , Carol Stream
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Phenom People posted a job opening for Medical Receptionist PRN in Bloomingdale. Apply here.
• Primrose Schools posted a job opening for Pre-Kindergarten Teacher in Bloomingdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bloomingdale here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Glen Ellyn

• State Of The Village Discussion Session To Be Held In Glen Ellyn (patch.com)

Elmhurst

• Elmhurst Woman Bites Officer, Kicks Another: Cops (patch.com)
• Firms Fight For Elmhurst Garbage Contract, With Dueling Letters (patch.com)
• 13 Townhomes Set For Elmhurst Neighborhood (patch.com)

Downers Grove

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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