🌱 Patch AM: How Elgin volunteers are quietly reuniting immigrant families across 250 miles

What's up Elgin! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Elgin volunteers are quietly reuniting immigrant families across 250 miles

Also on today's calendar: Free Holiday Gift Wrapping at Algonquin Commons and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 26 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Not as cold, becoming breezy, temps: high: 35, low: 31.
• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 36 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Illinois mom covers 250-mile distance to reunite formerly detained immigrants with their Chicago families: ‘They deserve to know somebody cares' (chicagotribune.com) — An Elgin family’s late-night reunion with a father released from immigration detention highlights how local volunteers are quietly driving hundreds of miles to bring loved ones home. The story follows Illinois organizer Rebecca De La Luz as she coordinates rides, donations, and emotional support, including stops at Elgin homes and restaurants, to help detainees reconnect with Chicago-area families.
   

📸 Around Elgin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elgin

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Free Holiday Gift Wrapping at Algonquin Commons
  Algonquin Commons, 1900 S Randall Rd, Algonquin
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• Dinosaur Explorer Exhibit
  Main Library -
  9:00 am
• Google Suite Alternatives & Password Management
  Main Library - Computer Training Room
  10:30 am
• Take a Bough Creative Morning
  Oak Crest Residence & Atrium Apartments , 204 S State St , Elgin
  10:30 am
• Sustainability Commission
  Elgin Calendar , 100 Symphony Way West Conference Room , Elgin
  6:00 pm
• A Visit with Jane Austen
  Main Library - Elgin Room
  6:30 pm
• Grupo de Conversación en Inglés en línea o en la Biblioteca
  Main Library - Grove Room
  6:30 pm
• Left On Read Book Club
  Main Library - Conference Room
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Elgin Genealogical Society Research Assistance
  Main Library - 2nd Floor - Genealogy
  12:00 pm
• Private Event ~ Main Stage Theatre
  Elgin Calendar Elgin, IL 60120-5570
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• 12 Days of Winter Countdown to Winter Break
  Lakewood School Carpentersville, IL 60110
  8:00 am
• Crafty Preschoolers
  South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Shales Children's Activity Room
  10:00 am
• Tween Time STEAM: Candy Cane Coding- Grades: 3 - 6
  South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Shales Children's Activity Room
  4:45 pm
• MES Band/Orchestra Concert
  Meadowdale Elem School , 14 Ash St , Carpentersville
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• If you’re looking to adopt a cat, I’m volunteering at Petsmart in Hoffman Estates on 59 and Higgins today.
  We’re open for adoptions. There are some beautiful healthy kitties available and waiting for you! Merry Christmas Fur Keeps Animal Rescue (Nextdoor Fieldstone)
• All lanes on Illinois SB Bishop Ford at 159th St. are open following the clearance of an earlier vehicle fire.
  1:14AM on Dec 14: A vehicle fire is blocking all lanes on Illinois SB Bishop Ford at 159th St., with motorists using the 159th St. exit and entrance… (Nextdoor )

• John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc posted a job opening for Material Handler III /2nd Shift -Sitdown Forklift in Elgin. Apply here.
• Burlington Coat Factory Corporation posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Elgin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elgin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Carpentersville

• Samson Averehi sparkles as Jacobs pulls away (shawlocal.com)

Ok Elgin! 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 either. They were speaking in sign language.
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