🌱 Winter Program and 11 more events

Morning Franklin Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Winter Program at Mannheim Early Childhood Center

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 36, low: 31.
• Thursday: Windy with rain, then cooler, with a high of 47 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin Park

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Friday December 19

• Winter Program
  Mannheim Early Childhood Center Melrose Park, IL 60164

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Intramurals - 4th & 5th Grade
  Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
  7:15 am
• Emerson Winter Sing
  Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
  8:30 am
• Leyden Family Services
  Village of Schiller Park - Schiller Park IL 60176
  9:00 am
• Tuesday Tales (Ages 0-6)
  River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
  10:00 am
• Family Story Time
  Oriole Park Branch Library , 7454 West Balmoral Avenue , Chicago
  10:30 am
• 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
• Village of Schiller Park Community Blood Drive 2025
  Village of Schiller Park Community Center , 4501 25th Ave , Schiller Park
  1:00 pm
• Home School Connections
  Berkeley Public Library , 1637 Taft Ave , Berkeley
  1:00 pm
• Blood Drive
  Community Center , 4501 25th Avenue , Schiller Park
  1:00 pm
• Lincoln 3D Printer Club-5th Grade
  Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pactiv Evergreen posted a job opening for Machine Operator - Thermoforming Night Shift in Franklin Park. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Rosemont

• Silviu Livescu To Receive 2026 Washington Award (spe.org)
• Cook County man charged with felonies after allegedly selling cocaine to undercover officer (fox32chicago.com)
• Dolan Earns Spot on Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (fightingillini.com)

Elmhurst

• Elmhurst Woman Bites Officer, Kicks Another: Cops (patch.com)
• Firms Fight For Elmhurst Garbage Contract, With Dueling Letters (patch.com)
• 13 Townhomes Set For Elmhurst Neighborhood (patch.com)

Park Ridge

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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