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🌱 Patch AM: How a smelly factory fight could shape future industry near Des Plaines
Coming up: Illinois Secretary of State Mobile DMV on the Des Plaines Patch calendar
Hello again Des Plaines! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a smelly factory fight could shape future industry near Des Plaines
- Remember when a Des Plaines Speedway sold a $1.3B jackpot ticket?
Also on today's calendar: Illinois Secretary of State Mobile DMV and 6 more events.
Find out what's happening in Des Plainesfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in Des Plainesfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Friday: A shower in the a.m.; breezy, with a high of 48 and low of 33 degrees.
- Saturday: Colder with snow and rain, temps: high: 38, low: 23.
- Sunday: Morning snow showers; breezy, with a high of 34 and low of 26 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Village Looks To Future With Prestige In Past (journal-topics.com) — Mount Prospect officials say they’ve learned costly lessons from their long legal fight to shut down Prestige Feed Products, a smelly animal feed plant whose settlement also involved the city of Des Plaines. With the plant now closed, the village plans stricter scientific review of future manufacturers to better protect nearby residents’ quality of life. 
• Largest Lottery Payouts in U.S. History (alot.com) — Des Plaines gets a proud shout-out here for the $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot sold at a local Speedway in 2022, one of the largest lottery wins in U.S. history. The broader piece walks through the ten biggest Powerball and Mega Millions payouts nationwide, spotlighting where the winning tickets were bought and how some winners used their windfalls.
📸 Around Des Plaines
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Des Plaines
★ Featured events ★
- Illinois Secretary of State Mobile DMV
500 W Irving Park Rd, Itasca
10:00 am
Monday January 12
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Other local events
- This week, food events delivered to you from George's Deep Dish, Manny's Deli, 3LP, & more!
3:00 pm - Try Square Dancing for Free
Indian Trails Public Library District , 355 Schoenbeck Rd , Wheeling
2:00 pm - MOTOR CITY: THE MOTOWN REVUE
Des Plaines Theatre , 1476 Miner St , Des Plaines
3:00 pm - Wrestling Match @ FJHS
Friendship Jr High School Des Plaines, IL 60018
4:00 pm - Elementary Orchestra Concert
Gemini Middle School , 8955 N Greenwood Avenue , Niles
6:00 pm - Strollin' Down MLK
1400 S Arlington Heights Rd , Elk Grove Village
11:00 am - January Coffee Talk-Archaeology of Illinois: The Deep Roots of the Prairie State
Des Plaines History Center , 781 Pearson St , Des Plaines
1:30 pm - Big Head Todd & The Monsters (21+)
Rivers Casino Des Plaines , 3000 S River Rd , Des Plaines
7:00 pm
Friday January 9
Sunday January 11
Monday January 12
Wednesday January 14
Monday January 19
Wednesday January 21
Friday January 30
📣 Des Plaines Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Water aerobics - Advocate Cancer Survivorship Center
Cancer Survivorship Center , 1999 Dempster St , Park Ridge
10:00 am - Wrestling Meet RTMS @ Maple
Glenbrook North High School , 2300 Shermer Rd , Northbrook
4:00 pm - Knight of Columbus Free Throw Contest
Saint Emily Catholic School , 1400 E Central Rd Suite 102 , Mt Prospect
9:00 am - Coffee with Council
Village Of Mount Prospect , 50 S Emerson St , Mt Prospect
9:00 am
Friday January 9
Saturday January 10
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I'm looking for recommendations.
I need the soffit and fascia replaced on my garage. Thanks in advance. (Nextdoor Downtown-NE)
- Jimmy Choo - J. Choo Limited posted a job opening for Stock Associate in Des Plaines. Apply here.
- Dave & Buster's Restaurant posted a job opening for Janitorial Maintenance in Des Plaines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Des Plaines here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mount Prospect
- Full Circle For Friedrichs: Longtime Volunteer Named ‘Shining Star' (journal-topics.com)
Park Ridge
- ‘Broadview Six' prosecution claims a political casualty as Cook County Board candidate ‘Cat' Sharp exits race (chicagotribune.com)
- Bruce Goff's creative architecture is hidden in plain sight around Chicago. Here's where to see it (suntimes.com)
- Protest planned in Hartford over fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Macklin Good in Minnesota (nhregister.com)
Rosemont
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