🌱 SW Chicago Record Show and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Sing-Along Christmas Messiah at Emmanuel Episcopal Church of LaGrange
• SW Chicago Record Show at Holiday Inn Countryside
• Pink New Year's Eve at Holiday Inn Countryside

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 49 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy and colder, temps: high: 30, low: 24.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 43 and low of 19 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Countryside

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Sing-Along Christmas Messiah
  Emmanuel Episcopal Church of LaGrange, 203 S Kensington Ave, La Grange
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• SW Chicago Record Show
  Holiday Inn Countryside , 6201 Joliet Rd , Countryside
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• Pink New Year's Eve
  Holiday Inn Countryside , 6201 Joliet Rd , Countryside
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Early Orchestra
  Oak Elem School Hinsdale, IL 60521
  7:45 am
• Late Start for Students
  Komarek School District , 8940 W 24th Street , North Riverside
  8:00 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
  9:30 am
• Annual Joint Review Board (JRB)
  The Village of Willowbrook Calendar , 825 Midway Drive , Willowbrook
  10:00 am
• Sensory Storytime
  Hinsdale Public Library - Storytime Room
  10:30 am
• Stay and Play
  Canaryville Branch Library 642 West 43rd Street, Chicago, IL 60609
  10:30 am
• Puzzlemania for Adults
  Chicago Bee Branch Library 3647 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60609
  10:30 am
• Family Story Time
  Archer Heights Branch Library 5055 South Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL 60632
  11:00 am
• Adult Basic Computer Skills Help
  Chicago Bee Branch Library 3647 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60609
  12:00 pm
• Knitting Circle
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library , 800 Chestnut St , Western Springs
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

La Grange

• New Bidding Rules Divide La Grange Officials (patch.com)
• 'Severely Invading': La Grange Developer's Plan Criticized (patch.com)

Western Springs

• Local Theater Has 'Made Western Springs Proud' For Nearly 100 Years: Best Of 2025 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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