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Coming up: "Step Back into a 1950s Christmas and Hanukkah: on the Chicago Heights Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- "Step Back into a 1950s Christmas and Hanukkah: at 1950s Park Forest House Museum
- New Year's Day at Rickover Jr High School
- Sesiones de GED con UIC Center for Literacy at Back of the Yards Branch Library
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Find out what's happening in Chicago Heightsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Chicago Heightsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Wednesday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 33 and low of 8 degrees. βοΈ Brr!
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very cold, temps: high: 23, low: 15.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 28 and low of 13 degrees.
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π Upcoming Events in Chicago Heights
β Featured events β
- "Step Back into a 1950s Christmas and Hanukkah:
1950s Park Forest House Museum, 227 Monee Rd, Park Forest
1:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
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Other local events
- New Year's Day
Rickover Jr High School Chicago Heights, IL 60411
8:00 am - Sesiones de GED con UIC Center for Literacy
Back of the Yards Branch Library 4650 South Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609
5:00 pm - Film Screening: Same Kind of Different as Me (2017)
Back of the Yards Branch Library 4650 South Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609
10:00 am - New Year's Story Time
McKinley Park Branch Library 1915 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609
10:30 am - Film Screening: Dog Man (2025)
McKinley Park Branch Library 1915 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609
12:00 pm - Seated Yoga for Seniors
Richton Park Public Library , 22310 Latonia Ln , Richton Park
2:00 pm - Brown Sugar Book Club: We Cast A Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Richton Park Public Library , 22310 Latonia Ln , Richton Park
6:30 pm - Seated Yoga for Seniors
Richton Park Public Library , 22310 Latonia Ln , Richton Park
2:00 pm - Chicago Heights Community Blood Drive
1400 Chicago Rd , Chicago Heights
8:30 am - Master Bespoke Tailor Launches Hands-On Fashion Classes at Moraine Valley College
9000 Old 88th Ave , Palos Hills
9:00 am - Seated Yoga for Seniors
Richton Park Public Library, 22310 Latonia Ln, Richton Park, IL, 60471
2:00 pm
Thursday January 1
Friday January 2
Monday January 5
Tuesday January 6
Wednesday January 7
Saturday January 10
Monday January 12
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π Nearby News
Park Forest
- Dec. 28: Hanukkah concludes, Kwanzaa begins, a Christmas Eve free car miracle, tree recycling open, Flossmoor's first liquor store, holiday closures (hfchronicle.com)
Harvey
- Matteson Woman Charged With Multiple Felonies After Alleged Knife Attack, Strangulation in Merrillville (regionnewssource.org)
Palos Hills
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