🌱 Patch AM: New Safety Measures Planned After Man Photographed Preschool At Main Street Rec Center

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• Parents demand tighter security at Main Street Rec Center preschool

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• Wednesday: A little snow, up to 1", with a high of 34 and low of 8 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and colder, temps: high: 22, low: 18.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 27 and low of 15 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New Safety Measures Planned After Man Photographed Preschool At Main Street Rec Center (patch.com) — Parents in Glen Ellyn are pressing the Park District for stronger security at the Main Street Recreation Center preschool after a man, described by police as an apparent First Amendment auditor, tried to enter a classroom and then filmed children through a window. District leaders are weighing reflective and shatter-resistant window coverings, door reinforcements, ALICE training, and possibly more secure entry and camera systems while acknowledging the challenges of protecting a busy public facility.
   

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Wednesday January 7

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Wednesday December 31

• New Years Eve at the Abbington
  Abbington Distinctive Banquets , Butterfield Rd , Glen Ellyn
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Thursday January 1

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  Glen Ellyn Historical Society , 800 N Main St , Glen Ellyn
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Saturday January 10

• Master Bespoke Tailor Launches Hands-On Fashion Classes at E.W.S. Fashion Academy, est. 1995
  137 N Oak Park Ave , Oak Park
  9:00 am

Sunday January 11

• Paws for Insight: Spiritual Benefit Faire
  American Legion Post 76 , 570 S Gary Ave , Carol Stream
  1:00 pm

Monday January 12

• Illinois Secretary of State Mobile DMV
  500 W Irving Park Rd , Itasca
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• Had an unusually sophisticated scam attempted today.
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🗞 Nearby News

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