🌱 Patch AM: What investigators say they found inside this Des Plaines home

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In today's newsletter:

• What investigators say they found inside this Des Plaines home
• How Des Plaines became ground zero for McDonald’s global fast-food empire

Also on today's calendar: Chicago Artisan Market in Fulton Market - Sun, Dec 14 (Holiday Market) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sunny and bitterly cold, with a high of 11 and low of 5 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Not as cold, temps: high: 25, low: 18.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cook County man charged with felonies after allegedly selling cocaine to undercover officer (fox32chicago.com) — Police say a Des Plaines resident was arrested after a joint investigation into alleged cocaine sales in Chicago’s northwest suburbs, with a search of his local home reportedly uncovering drugs and a firearm. The 31-year-old now faces multiple felony charges and is being held in Cook County Jail following a court appearance in Skokie.
   

• The Controversial History Of McDonald's Founder Ray Kroc (thetakeout.com) — Des Plaines plays a starring role in McDonald’s history as the site of Ray Kroc’s first non–West Coast restaurant in 1955, a location the company still treats as its symbolic “Store #1.” From there, the story traces how Kroc’s aggressive franchising, real-estate strategy, and legal battles transformed McDonald’s into a global fast-food powerhouse while sidelining the original McDonald brothers.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Des Plaines

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 14

• Chicago Artisan Market in Fulton Market - Sun, Dec 14 (Holiday Market)
  Morgan MFG, 401 N Morgan St, Chicago
  11:00 am

Saturday January 3

• Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4
  Willow Hill Golf Course, 1350 Willow Rd, Northbrook
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Lessons and Carols for Advent
  Trinity Lutheran Church , 675 E Algonquin Rd , Des Plaines
  10:00 am
• Paws in the Pews
  St. Martin's Episcopal Church , 1095 E Thacker St , Des Plaines
  4:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Caroling at Discovery Village in Des Plaines
  Chippewa Middle School Des Plaines, IL 60016
  6:30 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Wrestling Match @ Lincoln
  Friendship Jr High School Des Plaines, IL 60018
  4:00 pm
• Golf Maine Tree Lighting Choir/Orchestra/Band
  Feldman Park , 8801 W Kathy Lane , Des Plaines
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• FJHS Band Concert
  Friendship Jr High School Des Plaines, IL 60018
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Orchestra Concert
  Friendship Jr High School Des Plaines, IL 60018
  7:00 pm
• Christmas Wizards
  Des Plaines Theatre , 1476 Miner St , Des Plaines
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Blue Christmas
  St. Martin's Episcopal Church , 1095 E Thacker St , Des Plaines
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Ides Of March Christmas Show
  Des Plaines Theatre , 1476 Miner St , Des Plaines
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Prospect

• Experience Christmas In German: Traditional Service Planned At St. Paul Lutheran (journal-topics.com)
• Prospect High Teacher Wins National Award: District (patch.com)
• Former slugger Alex Rodriguez's firm sells suburban Chicago apartments (costar.com)

Park Ridge

• Casey Chlebek: Florida shows Illinois way forward on property tax abolition (timestribunenews.com)

Rosemont

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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