🌱 Kids Can Cook - Chef Ron! Dec. 18 and 11 more events

Good morning Harwood Heights! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4 at Willow Hill Golf Course
• Giles Spirit Day- Ugly or Festive Sweater at Norridge SD 80
• Winter Spirit Week! Holiday Pajama Day at Canty

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 38 and low of 31 degrees.
• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, temps: high: 46, low: 15. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 29 and low of 24 degrees.

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📸 Around Harwood Heights

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Harwood Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 3

• Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4
  Willow Hill Golf Course, 1350 Willow Rd, Northbrook
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Giles Spirit Day- Ugly or Festive Sweater
  Norridge SD 80 Harwood Heights, IL 60706
• Winter Spirit Week! Holiday Pajama Day
  Canty Chicago, IL 60634
• Spirit Week-Wear Fleece or Flannel
  Camras Chicago, IL 60634
• 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
• Kids Can Cook - Chef Ron! Dec. 18
  Norridge Park District , 4631 N Overhill Ave , Norridge
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Spirit Week-Wear Holiday Clothes
  Camras Chicago, IL 60634
• Giles Spirit Day- Holiday Attire Head to Toe
  Norridge SD 80 Harwood Heights, IL 60706

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Wee Wednesdays A
  Niles-Maine District Library , 6960 W Oakton St , Niles
  10:00 am
• Story Time
  Roden Branch Library , 6083 North Northwest Highway , Chicago
  10:45 am
• Baby Lapsit Story Time and Play
  Brighton Park Branch Library 4314 South Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL 60632
  11:00 am
• Dunning Walking Club
  West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Cake Decorator in Harwood Heights. Apply here.
• Shriners Children's posted a job opening for Physician Liaison Lead (Central Region) in Elmwood Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Harwood Heights here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Park Ridge

• Park Ridge looking to fill board, commission vacancies: ‘Volunteers bring more diverse perspectives' (chicagotribune.com)
• Two Rockland City Councilors receiving death threats over ICE votes (wgme.com)
• ROUNDTABLE: Ranking the top Northwestern athletes of the 2020s (2020-25) (insidenu.com)

Oak Park

• Oak Park Conservatory A 'Hidden Gem' In The Community: Best Of 2025 (patch.com)
• Oak Park increases funding for tourism, arts (oakpark.com)
• Pritzker signs medical aid in dying bill after Oak Park activism (oakpark.com)

Elmhurst

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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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