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🌱 How an Elmwood Park bar owner is reinventing a troubled Wheeling spot

Coming up on the Elmwood Park Patch calendar: Enjoy a Jazzy Xmas Eve Dinner with Doug Lalli

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In today's newsletter:

  • How an Elmwood Park bar owner is reinventing a troubled Wheeling spot

Also on today's calendar: Enjoy a Jazzy Xmas Eve Dinner with Doug Lalli and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Elmwood Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 50 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Breezy and much colder, temps: high: 27, low: 24.
  • Saturday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 43 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New restaurant coming to Wheeling space with deadly past (dailyherald.com) — Elmwood Park residents may recognize entrepreneur Dmitry Khlebnikov, who already runs Red Bottle Bar & Cocktail Lounge in town, as he expands with a new Red Bottle Restaurant in Wheeling. Village officials approved a 2 a.m. liquor license, live entertainment, and banquet space for the new spot, which is slated to open in early January in a location previously troubled by violence.
   


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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elmwood Park

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Other local events
    Friday December 19
  • Holiday Concert with Little Miss Ann
    West Belmont Branch Library , 3104 North Narragansett Avenue , Chicago
    11:00 am
  • Saturday December 20
  • Cookies and a Book
    West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
    2:00 pm
  • Sunday December 21
  • Film Screening: White Christmas (1954)
    West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
    2:00 pm
  • Monday December 22
  • Gift Wrapping Party
    West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
    1:00 pm
  • Tis the season!
    The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association , 178 Forest Ave #1 , Oak Park
    1:15 pm
  • Tuesday December 23
  • Parachute Play
    West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
    10:30 am
  • Cruelty Free You + Me: Stories and Songs
    Austin-Irving Branch Library , 6100 West Ivring Park Road , Chicago
    11:00 am
  • Adult Book Club: Piranesi
    West Belmont Branch Library , 3104 North Narragansett Avenue , Chicago
    6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday December 18
  • Family Storytime
    Bellwood Public Library , 600 Bohland Ave , Bellwood
    10:00 am
  • Toddler Time (Ages 18 months-3)
    River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
    10:00 am
  • Story and Play Time
    West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
    11:00 am
  • Boys Basketball/Cheerleading AWAY @ Hester
    Hester Junior High School , 2836 Gustav St , Franklin Park
    4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Charlie the Snowman & Friends, Wishing YOU a very happy holiday season !
    (3 D paint original 12/16/25 - Character line "Charlie") (Nextdoor Elmwood Park IL)
  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Melrose Park. Apply here.
  • Molly Maid of Oak Park and the Midwestern Suburbs posted a job opening for Ayuda para Lipieza / Limpieza de casas / Limpiadoras / Maid / House Cleaning in Melrose Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elmwood Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

River Forest

  • Nativity scenes, art spotlight immigration (umnews.org)
  • Term limits in River Forest confirmed (oakpark.com)
  • OPRF, Fenwick hockey revel in big wins (oakpark.com)

Oak Park

  • Oak Park Conservatory A 'Hidden Gem' In The Community: Best Of 2025 (patch.com)

Elmhurst


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