🌱 Patch AM: Who is the construction pro now shaping Des Plaines parks?

Hello Des Plaines! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Who is the construction pro now shaping Des Plaines parks?
• What investigators say they found inside this Des Plaines home

Also on today's calendar: Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4 and 5 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Des Plaines? Post it to Des Plaines photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 31 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 31.
• Thursday: Breezy with periods of rain, with a high of 44 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Construction Management VP Tapped As New Des Plaines Park Commissioner (journal-topics.com) — A new face is joining Des Plaines park leadership, as resident and construction management executive Alan Osinski has been appointed to fill a vacant Park District commissioner seat. Osinski, a father of two who moved to Des Plaines in 2019, says his long-standing interest in public service and recreation motivated him to step up for the role.
   

• Cook County man charged with felonies after allegedly selling cocaine to undercover officer (fox32chicago.com) — Des Plaines residents should know that a local man has been charged with multiple felonies after an undercover investigation into alleged cocaine sales in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. Authorities say a search of his Des Plaines home uncovered a gun, extended magazine, and a large quantity of marijuana, and he’s currently being held in Cook County Jail without release.
   

📸 Around Des Plaines

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Des Plaines

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★ Featured events ★

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

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

Sunday December 21

• The Spinners
  Des Plaines Theatre , 1476 Miner St , Des Plaines
  3:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• A Christmas Carol
  Des Plaines Theatre , 1476 Miner St , Des Plaines
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Toddler Open Play Group
  McKinley Park Branch Library 1915 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60609
  10:30 am
• Puzzlemania for Adults
  Chicago Bee Branch Library 3647 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60609
  10:30 am
• Tuesday Tales
  Prospect Heights Public Library District , 12 Elm St , Prospect Heights
  11:00 am
• Preschool Story Time
  Chicago Bee Branch Library 3647 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60609
  11:00 am
• Adult Basic Computer Skills Help
  Chicago Bee Branch Library 3647 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60609
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• How to make a outdoor cat shelter!
  Make sure it's Straw not hay and the opening 6in (Nextdoor Willow Park)

• American Eagle Outfitters posted a job opening for AE - Stock Associate in Des Plaines. Apply here.
• ABM Industries posted a job opening for Janitorial Cleaner in Des Plaines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Des Plaines here.

🗞 Nearby News

Park Ridge

• Business news: PNW receives cybersecurity grants (chicagotribune.com)
• ROUNDTABLE: Ranking the top Northwestern athletes of the 2020s (2020-25) (insidenu.com)

Rosemont

• Silviu Livescu To Receive 2026 Washington Award (spe.org)
• Dolan Earns Spot on Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (fightingillini.com)
• Set Sail On Fun: Chicago Boat Show Returns To Rosemont's Stephens Center Next Month (journal-topics.com)

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Ok Des Plaines! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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