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🌱 Tour de France Wine Dinner — Froggy's French Café and 11 more events

Hello Highwood! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Magic Show at Yana's.
  • Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4 at Willow Hill Golf Course
  • Tour de France Wine Dinner — Froggy's French Café

... and check out 3 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!)


Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Areas of morning fog, with a high of 35 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Thursday: Windy with rain, then cooler, temps: high: 46, low: 15. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 28 and low of 23 degrees.


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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday December 17
  • LEGO Club for Grades Kâ4
    Lake Forest Library , 360 E Deerpath Rd , Lake Forest
    4:00 pm
  • (Boys Basketball) Rondout @ Bannockburn 4:00 (JV) / 5:00 (V)
    Bannockburn School , 2165 Telegraph Rd , Bannockburn
    4:00 pm
  • Chess Club for Grades 5â12
    Lake Forest Library , 360 E Deerpath Rd , Lake Forest
    4:00 pm
  • Just Jane: A Visit with Jane Austen
    Lake Forest Library , 360 E Deerpath Rd , Lake Forest
    7:00 pm
  • Improvised Jane Austen
    Deerfield Public Library , 920 Waukegan Rd , Deerfield
    7:00 pm
  • Thursday December 18
  • Tech Talk CafĂŠ
    Lake Forest Library , 360 E Deerpath Rd , Lake Forest
    10:30 am
  • Shop the Friends Booth at the Think Local Pop-Up Shop
    Lake Forest Library , 220 E Deerpath Rd , Lake Forest
    11:00 am
  • Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Senior Center hosts the "Christmas Classics" Lunch Show by LUDY and his LADY — Ludytunes
    Dickinson Hall--Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Senior Center , 100 E Old Mill Rd , Lake Forest
    11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • BP at Green Bay & Central - $3.
    59/gal Shell at Green Bay & Vine - $2.99/gal I understand a 10-20 cent variance, but the BP just seems like it's price gouging! 60¢/gal difference… (Nextdoor Highwood)
  • Wendy's posted a job opening for Team Member * in Highland Park. Apply here.
  • The Deamer Group posted a job opening for Seamstress | Luxury High-End Clothing in Lake Forest. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Highwood here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lincolnshire

  • Zebra wants to sell off its Fetch robotics arm (dcvelocity.com)
  • Tom Czyz Joins Mowery & Schoenfeld as Assurance Partner (businesswire.com)
  • Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards; HAIRSPRAY Leads Best Musical! (broadwayworld.com)

Lake Bluff

  • Lake Bluff Village Board approves procedures for responding to federal immigration enforcement activities (chicagotribune.com)
  • Jack Franks' Marengo firm part of multimillion-dollar PCB settlement against Monsanto (shawlocal.com)

Buffalo Grove


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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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