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🌱 Tots and Tales Storytime and 11 more events
Also, don't miss CAMERATA CHICAGO PRESENTS: A HANDEL'S CHRISTMAS CONCERT for the Whole Family! on the East Hazel Crest Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- CAMERATA CHICAGO PRESENTS: A HANDEL'S CHRISTMAS CONCERT for the Whole Family! at St Alphonsus Church
- Tots and Tales Storytime at Thornton Public Library
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in East Hazel Crestfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and quite cold, with a high of 26 and low of 21 degrees.
- Friday: Mainly cloudy with flurries, temps: high: 28, low: 1. ⛄️ Brr!
- Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 9 and low of -5 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Hazel Crest
★ Featured events ★
- CAMERATA CHICAGO PRESENTS: A HANDEL'S CHRISTMAS CONCERT for the Whole Family!
St Alphonsus Church, 1429 W Wellington Ave, Chicago
2:00 pm
Friday December 12
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Other local events
- Tots and Tales Storytime
Thornton Public Library , 115 E Margaret St #1 , Thornton
10:00 am
Saturday December 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
- New Member Breakfast December 2025
Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce Brookdale Oak Park 1111 Ontario Street Oak Park, IL 60302 Parking is available at the Holley Court village-owned parking garage, or on adjoining side streets.
8:00 am - December Chair Yoga
South Holland Public Library , 16250 Wausau Ave , South Holland
11:00 am - Family Story Time
Archer Heights Branch Library 5055 South Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL 60632
11:00 am - Little Mozart with Robin's Nest Music
South Holland Public Library , 16250 Wausau Ave , South Holland
11:00 am - Teen Volunteers: Know Your Rights Kits
Archer Heights Branch Library 5055 South Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL 60632
4:00 pm - PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
Village of Olympia Fields - Olympia Fields IL 60461
4:00 pm - Meet Dr. Leonidas Berry: Make a Plane Workshop
Sherman Park Branch Library 5440 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609
4:00 pm - Candy House Making
Back of the Yards Branch Library 4650 South Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609
4:00 pm - Winter Slime
Homewood Public Library , 17917 Dixie Hwy , Homewood
4:00 pm - Wentworth @ Wolcott - Boys Basketball
Wolcott School , 200 N Wolcott Street , Thornton
4:15 pm - Film Screening: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Gage Park Branch Library 2807 West 55th Street, Chicago, IL 60632
4:30 pm
Thursday December 11
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🗞 Nearby News
Harvey
- Harvey Fire Department hit with more layoffs amid partial city government shutdown (cbsnews.com)
South Holland
- Holiday book guide 2025: The best gift books of the season, paired to some very specific people (fresnobee.com)
- Flossmoor police urge motorists to drive sober during holiday season, release Thanksgiving enforcement results (hfchronicle.com)
Flossmoor
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