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Good morning Des Plaines! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

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  • Remember when a $1.3B Mega Millions ticket came from Des Plaines?

Also on today's calendar: Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4.

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Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Monday: Cloudy and breezy, with a high of 42 and low of 36 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Areas of morning fog, temps: high: 46, low: 31.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon mist, with a high of 46 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mega Millions jackpot $90 million while Powerball surpasses $1 billion (heraldtribune.com) — Des Plaines gets a notable shout-out here as the city where a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot ticket was purchased in 2022, one of the largest U.S. lottery wins ever. The piece mainly tracks current Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots, explains odds, rules, and past billion-dollar prizes, and offers basic how-to information for lottery players.
   

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  • "Best of the Best" Awards were held in the Orland Park Civic Center by the American Arab Chamber of Commerce —Syed Khalil Ullah Read on Patch
  • Du Page Democrats hosted the annual holiday party. —Syed Khalil Ullah Read on Patch
  • Illinois Muslim Civic Coalition Successfully Hosts “Annual State of the Coalition Brunch” —Syed Khalil Ullah Read on Patch
  • The Illinois Muslim Chamber of Commerce has formally established a new office in Glen Ellyn —Syed Khalil Ullah Read on Patch
  • A civic event was held at the Vernon Hills by the Unified Civic Engagement Forum (UCEF). —Syed Khalil Ullah Read on Patch
  • Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Maintenance Custodian Associate in Des Plaines. Apply here.
  • Mariano's Fresh Market posted a job opening for Bakery/Deli Clerk in Des Plaines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Des Plaines here.

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  • 5K race, jog for kids added to Park Ridge ‘Stroll' holiday lineup: ‘We have a lot of fun together (chicagotribune.com)

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