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Coming up on the calendar:

  • Healing Meditation Tues. January 6, 2026 7 pm at Unity Des Plaines, 259 E Central Rd, Des Plaines, IL, 60016
  • Des Plaines Garden Club January meeting at Des Plaines Public Library
  • Master Bespoke Tailor Launches Hands-On Fashion Classes at E.W.S. Fashion Academy, est. 1995

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: What did one volcano say to the other volcano? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Sunday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 30 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Monday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 40, low: 34.
  • Tuesday: Rather cloudy, afternoon mist, with a high of 42 and low of 33 degrees.

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