🌱 Winter Break Camp - All 6 Days and 11 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4 at Willow Hill Golf Course
• Spirit Week-Wear Holiday Clothes at Camras
• Winter Spirit Week! Holiday Shirts and Sweaters at Canty

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

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 50 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Some sun; breezy, much colder, temps: high: 29, low: 26.
• Saturday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 42 and low of 19 degrees.

📸 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

Friday December 19

• Spirit Week-Wear Holiday Clothes
  Camras Chicago, IL 60634
• Winter Spirit Week! Holiday Shirts and Sweaters
  Canty Chicago, IL 60634
• Giles Spirit Day- Holiday Attire Head to Toe
  Norridge SD 80 Harwood Heights, IL 60706
• 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
• Film Screening: Babe (1995)
  Oriole Park Branch Library , 7454 West Balmoral Avenue , Chicago
  2:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Winter Break Camp - All 6 Days
  Norridge Park District , 4631 N Overhill Ave , Norridge
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Tales and Tunes for Toddlers
  Lincolnwood Public Library District , 4000 W Pratt Ave , Lincolnwood
  10:00 am
• Preschool Story Time and Play Group
  Budlong Woods Branch Library , 5630 North Lincoln Avenue , Chicago
  10:30 am
• Story and Play Time
  West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
  11:00 am
• Game On: Tabletop Gaming for Adults
  Edgebrook Branch Library , 5331 West Devon Avenue , Chicago
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A fire at the rear of a two-story apartment building at 6049 S. Sawyer in Chicago has caused heavy damage, but no injuries were reported.
  6:53AM on Dec 17: Chicago Fire Department responds to a still and box alarm fire on the second floor of a two-story courtyard building at 6049 S… (Nextdoor )

• Portillo's posted a job opening for Team Member - $15.25/hr. in Harwood Heights. Apply here.
• Sam's Club posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Melrose Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Harwood Heights here.

🗞 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)
• These 23 IL Hospitals Are Ranked Among Best For Maternity Care (patch.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)

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