🌱 Parent’s Escape for Errands and 10 more events

Good day Cortland! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Parent’s Escape for Errands at Sycamore Park District Community Center
• New Year's Eve afternoon at Sully's DeKalb at Sullivan's Tavern

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Morning rain; cloudy, windy, with a high of 44 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy and much colder, temps: high: 24, low: 21.
• Saturday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 38 and low of 18 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cortland

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Parents' Escape for Errands
  Sycamore Park District, 480 Airport Rd, Sycamore
  6:15 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Parent’s Escape for Errands
  Sycamore Park District Community Center , 480 Airport Rd , Sycamore
  6:15 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve afternoon at Sully's DeKalb
  Sullivan's Tavern , 722 E Lincoln Hwy , DeKalb
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Board of Review
  Administration Building – Board of Review Conference Room , 110 E. Sycamore St. , Sycamore
  9:00 am
• Device Advice
  Rakow Branch Library Rakow Branch - Rakow - Computer Cafe
  9:30 am
• DeKalb Farmers’ Market
  Frank Van Buer Plaza , 148-198 N 2nd St , DeKalb
  10:00 am
• Minecraft Meet Up
  Kaneland John Stewart Elem Sch Elburn, IL 60119
  2:30 pm
• Rooted for Good Mobile Food Pantry
  Malta Historical & Genealogical Society , 127 N 3rd St , Malta
  3:30 pm
• Central Rockets vs Kaneland
  Central High School , 44w625 Plato Rd , Burlington
  5:30 pm
• GKMS Band Concert (6,7,8, Jazz)
  Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424 Genoa, IL 60135
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Festive Day - Wear your favorite holiday sweater or outfit
  Kaneland John Stewart Elem Sch Elburn, IL 60119
• KBK Holiday Party K-5th Grade
  Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elem Elburn, IL 60119
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LOST DOG;
  she was let out and ran from my sisters house in the Mobil homes in Cortland Illinois on 300 S Somonauk rd around 8:30-9pm. Please if you see her or… (Nextdoor Cortland)
• A Dog was Lost on 12/16/2025, more info at https://petfbi.org/api/view/761447/71ac7a7c
  Lost or found a pet? Report it to Pet FBI at https://petfbi.org (Nextdoor Cortland)

• Northern Illinois University posted a job opening for Global Marketing Instructor, Department of Marketing (Creating a Pool for Anticipated Openings) in Dekalb. Apply here.
• Dekalb District 428 posted a job opening for Substitute-Paraprofessional Library Media Assistant in Dekalb. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cortland here.

🗞 Nearby News

DeKalb

• Stitching the holidays together: DeKalb seniors crochet scarves for kindergarteners with special needs (11alive.com)
• No ‘good behavior credit' for electronic monitoring violators (legalnewsline.com)
• Sycamore woman dead after car vs. pedestrian crash near her home (shawlocal.com)

Sycamore

• City of Sycamore City Council met Dec. 15 (dekalbtimes.com)

Geneva

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-- The Patch AM Team

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