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In today's newsletter:

• Which Elgin-linked shows are climbing the BroadwayWorld Chicago rankings?
• How one volunteer’s late-night drives are reuniting Elgin families

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

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Linell L.!

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

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 38, low: 31.
• Thursday: Morning rain; cloudy, windy, with a high of 43 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; HAIRSPRAY Leads Best Musical! (broadwayworld.com) — Elgin theater fans can see Elgin Summer Theater and Up and Coming Theatre repeatedly highlighted in the latest standings for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, including for Best Musical and several design and performance categories. The piece lists current vote percentages for dozens of Chicago-area productions and artists, with winners to be announced in January, and encourages readers to keep voting for their favorites.
   

• Illinois mom covers 250-mile distance to reunite formerly detained immigrants with their Chicago families: ‘They deserve to know somebody cares' (chicagotribune.com) — Families in Elgin are at the heart of a volunteer network that drives immigrants released from a Michigan detention center back to emotional reunions in local homes and restaurants. Organizer Rebecca De La Luz coordinates donations, backpacks, and late-night rides, including to Elgin families like Manuel Cruz’s, to show detainees they’re not alone during ongoing federal immigration operations.
   

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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

• Take a Bough Creative Morning
  Oak Crest Residence & Atrium Apartments , 204 S State St , Elgin
  10:30 am
• 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
• Committee of the Whole Meeting
  Elgin Calendar , 150 Dexter Court , Elgin
  6:00 pm
• Go Bilingual en la Biblioteca
  Main Library - Elgin Room
  6:00 pm
• Calcetines Festivos
  Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC
  6:30 pm
• German Conversation Group
  Main Library - Grove Room
  7:00 pm
• City Council Meeting
  City Council Chambers , 150 Dexter Court , Elgin
  7:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• 12 Days of Winter Countdown to Winter Break
  Lakewood School Carpentersville, IL 60110
  8:00 am
• South Elgin Boys Freshman Basketball @ Elgin
  Elgin High School , 1200 Maroon Dr , Elgin
  5:30 pm
• Orff Ensemble & Choir Concert
  Lakewood School Carpentersville, IL 60110
  6:00 pm
• GVES Band & Orchestra Concert
  Golfview Elem School , 124 Golfview Lane , Carpentersville
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Elgin Community College Environmental Biology Students Visit Local Water & Wastewater Treatment Plants —Elgin Community College Read on Patch

• Hi Neighbors,
  If anyone has a recommendation for tiling, please send my way—seeking to have a partial area in basement re-tiled. Thanks! (Nextdoor Bowes Rd)
• With tomorrow being as cold as it is.
  My boss called work off tomorrow. That being said, Does anyone have any painting needs? Electrical? Drywall? I’m looking to fill my day… (Nextdoor Century Oaks West)

• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Traveling Store Merchandiser in Elgin. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Lead - Part-Time in Elgin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elgin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Carpentersville

• Scots Men's & Women's Basketball Teams Get Weekend Wins (977wmoi.com)

St. Charles

• ‘Medical care is a human right': St. Charles clinics meet the needs of Kane County's uninsured (dailyherald.com)
• Before Cary town manager's leave, he and town hall celebrated his leadership (heraldsun.com)
• Kane County officials: Police can't enforce new law banning civil immigration arrests at courthouses (dailyherald.com)

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