🌱 Patch AM: Driver Cited After 3 Hurt In Rollover Crash In Glen Ellyn

Good day Glen Ellyn! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Three injured in Glen Ellyn rollover crash at busy intersection
• Planning your New Year’s? See what Abbington’s big bash includes.
• Why did COD name its mock courtroom after Judge Bauer?

Also on today's calendar: This week, holiday food events delivered to you from Bittersweet, Manny's Deli, Urbanbelly, & more! and 9 more events.

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

Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 35 and low of 30 degrees.
• Thursday: Windy with rain, then cooler, temps: high: 46, low: 14. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 27 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Driver Cited After 3 Hurt In Rollover Crash In Glen Ellyn (patch.com) — Glen Ellyn residents saw a busy intersection partially shut down Monday after a three-car rollover crash near Western Avenue and Geneva Road sent three people to the hospital with minor injuries. Police say a driver who failed to yield while turning left was cited, and the intersection reopened about an hour later as officers completed their investigation.
   

• Ring in 2026 at these festive New Year's Eve events in northern Illinois (shawlocal.com) — If you’re staying close to home, Glen Ellyn’s Abbington Banquets is hosting an upscale New Year’s Eve celebration with a three-course dinner, seafood bar, wine, live music, and midnight champagne toast. The roundup also highlights many other suburban parties, concerts, and family-friendly countdowns across northern Illinois, giving you plenty of options if you want to venture beyond town.
   

• William J. Bauer, ‘sage' Chicago-based 7th Circuit judge and US attorney, dies at 99 (chicagotribune.com) — Glen Ellyn readers may recognize William J. Bauer from the College of DuPage, where the Homeland Security Education Center’s mock courtroom bears his name. The longtime DuPage prosecutor, federal judge, and influential 7th Circuit “sage” has died at 99, leaving a legacy of integrity-focused reforms, memorable legal opinions, and decades of public service across DuPage County and Chicago.
   

📸 Around Glen Ellyn

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Glen Ellyn

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Holiday Hoedown with Miss Jamie's Farm
  Spring Avenue Recreation Center, 185 Spring Ave, Glen Ellyn
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Study Haven
  Glen Ellyn Public Library , 400 Duane Street , Glen Ellyn
  9:00 am
• Gingerbread Storytime
  Glen Ellyn Public Library , 400 Duane St. , Glen Ellyn
  9:30 am
• Eww, Gross!
  Glen Ellyn Public Library , 400 Duane St. , Glen Ellyn
  4:00 pm
• CUSD 200 Mobile Market at Villagebrook Apartments Sponsored by the Student Excellence Foundation
  Villagebrook Apartments , 278 E St Charles Rd , Carol Stream
  4:30 pm
• Women in Business Self-Defense Techniques Event at KDC Martial Arts
  KDC Martial Arts , 22w535 Butterfield Rd., Unit 11 , Glen Ellyn
  4:30 pm
• Craft Group
  Glen Ellyn Public Library , 400 Duane St. , Glen Ellyn
  6:30 pm
• Historic Preservation Commission
  Glen Ellyn, IL Calendar , 535 Duane St , Glen Ellyn
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• This week, holiday food events delivered to you from Bittersweet, Manny's Deli, Urbanbelly, & more!
  3:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Winter Break UNLIMITED Attractions Wristband at Enchanted Castle
  Enchanted Castle Family Entertainment Center, 1103 S Main St, Lombard, IL, 60148
  12:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
  Southminster Presbyterian Church , 680 S Park Blvd , Glen Ellyn
  4:30 pm
• Christmas Eve Services
  St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Local lawmakers, clergy react to Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law (shawlocal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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