🌱 Storytime Jamboree (In-Person) and 10 more events

Greetings Carol Stream! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• DBI Leads Group at COD, Carol Stream Campus
• Storytime Jamboree (In-Person)
• CUSD 200 Mobile Market at Villagebrook Apartments Sponsored by the Student Excellence Foundation at Wheaton North High School

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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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 36 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 32.
• Thursday: Windy with rain, then colder, with a high of 44 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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📸 Around Carol Stream

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Carol Stream

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Fancy Feet (In-Person)
  Carol Stream Public Library, 616 Hiawatha Dr, Carol Stream
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

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

Thursday December 18

• Storytime Jamboree (In-Person)
  Carol Stream Public Library , 616 Hiawatha Dr , Carol Stream
  10:00 am
• 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
• 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

• Holiday Luncheon hosted by Holiday Inn & Suites Carol Stream
  Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago-Carol Stream (Wheaton) by IHG , 150 S Gary Ave , Carol Stream
  11:30 am
• After School Art (In-Person)
  Carol Stream Public Library , 616 Hiawatha Dr , Carol Stream
  3:15 pm
• Boys Basketball/Girls Basketball vs Lake Park
  Glenbard North High School , Hudson Gym , Carol Stream
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Study Haven
  Glen Ellyn Public Library , 400 Duane Street , Glen Ellyn
  9:00 am
• Preschool Dance Party
  Glen Ellyn Public Library , 400 Duane St. , Glen Ellyn
  10:30 am
• Books and Cooks Winter Showdown
  Glen Ellyn Public Library , 400 Duane St. , Glen Ellyn
  4:00 pm
• High School Craft Series
  Glen Ellyn Public Library , 400 Duane St. , Glen Ellyn
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Essendant, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse Stocker/Forklift Operator 3rd Shift in Carol Stream. Apply here.
• Owens & Minor, Inc posted a job opening for Inventory Planning Associate II in Carol Stream. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Carol Stream here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Glen Ellyn

• What the rich pitch: Her Rich Goodwill account is TikTok famous for her finds (pilotonline.com)
• Ring in 2026 at these festive New Year's Eve events in northern Illinois (shawlocal.com)

West Chicago

• NBA trade deadline: Every player who can and cannot be dealt (abc7chicago.com)
• Bear weather: Subzero temps and negative windchills mark one of Chicago's coldest games (bnd.com)

Lisle

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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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