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🌱 How could this Cook County race affect Elk Grove Village?
Make time for Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4 on the Elk Grove Village Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How could this Cook County race affect Elk Grove Village?
Also on today's calendar: Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4 and 6 more events.
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📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Elk Grove Village? Post it to Elk Grove Village photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Elk Grove Villagefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 30 degrees.
- Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 36, low: 31.
- Thursday: Breezy with occasional rain, with a high of 45 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Republican Candidates Talk Platform, Electability at Maine GOP Forum (journal-topics.com) — Cook County’s 15th District, which includes parts of Elk Grove Village, is shaping up as a key battleground, with two Republicans pitching contrasting strategies on taxes, crime and electability. Their forum appearances came alongside GOP hopefuls for several Chicago-area congressional seats, all debating how hard to lean into conservative messages in increasingly Democratic suburbs.
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📸 Around Elk Grove Village
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elk Grove Village
★ Featured events ★
- Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4
Willow Hill Golf Course, 1350 Willow Rd, Northbrook
5:00 pm
Saturday January 3
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Other local events
- Sublimation Mugs
Elk Grove Village Public Library , 1001 Wellington Ave , Elk Grove Village
5:30 pm - Choir: Holiday Caroling *optional*
Arden Courts - ProMedica Memory Care Community , 1940 Nerge Rd , Elk Grove Village
6:15 pm - HOLIDAY MOVIES AND MUSIC
Elk Grove Village Public Library , 1001 Wellington Ave , Elk Grove Village
6:30 pm - Snow Globe Studio
Elk Grove Village Public Library , 1001 Wellington Ave , Elk Grove Village
4:15 pm - Thursday Evening Tech Help
Elk Grove Village Public Library , 1001 Wellington Ave , Elk Grove Village
6:00 pm - Chicago/ Премʼєра фільму «Вартові Різдва» /“The Guardians of Christmas”
Classic Cinemas Elk Grove XQ , 1050 Elk Grove Town Center , Elk Grove Village
7:00 pm - Parents’ Night Out
Pavilion Aquatics Center , 1000 Wellington Ave , Elk Grove Village
5:30 pm - Chipotle-Dine and Share
Chipotle , 910 Elk Grove Town Center , Elk Grove Village
4:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
📣 Elk Grove Village Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Eternity (PG13)
Village of Bensenville Calendar , Bensenville Center Theatre 9 S Center St , Bensenville
3:30 pm - Rental Family (PG13)
Village of Bensenville Calendar , Bensenville Center Theatre 9 S Center St , Bensenville
4:00 pm - Pizza Pop-By from the Grinch
Recreation Complex , 111 E Foster Ave , Wood Dale
4:30 pm - Business After Hours - UGLY Christmas Sweater Party @ Interpro Translation Solutions
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce , 1761 S. Naperville Rd., Suite 102 , Wheaton
5:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burger King posted a job opening for Assistant Manager 13092 in Elk Grove Village. Apply here.
- IICRC posted a job opening for Part Time Commercial Cleaner Belvedere IL in Elk Grove Village. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elk Grove Village here.
🗞 Nearby News
Schaumburg
- Best bets: From Mannheim Steamroller to classical to rockabilly, holiday sounds fill the air (dailyherald.com)
- Country is upside down (dailyherald.com)
- Springfield cuts lifeline of Big Beautiful Bill (dailyherald.com)
Des Plaines
- Construction Management VP Tapped As New Des Plaines Park Commissioner (journal-topics.com)
Elmhurst
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