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🌱 Holiday/Winter Concert and 11 more events
Be sure to catch Drop-in Softball on the Hillcrest Patch calendar
Good morning Hillcrest! 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:
- Holiday/Winter Concert at Rochelle CCSD 231
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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Cloudy and very cold, with a high of 23 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Very cold with flurries, temps: high: 24, low: -2.
- Saturday: Frigid with snow, with a high of 5 and low of -12 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hillcrest
- Holiday/Winter Concert
Rochelle CCSD 231 Rochelle, IL 61068
7:00 pm
Thursday December 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Drop-in Softball
Indoor Sports Center , 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. , Loves Park
10:00 am - Golf Driving Range
Indoor Sports Center , 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. , Loves Park
10:00 am - Raptors Soccer Training
Indoor Sports Center , 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. , Loves Park
5:00 pm - TIME TBD- BASKETBALL-JV Girls - VS Rockford Lutheran School - Jr/Sr High School (Game)
High School Gym HOME -
5:00 pm - RYSL Fall Indoor Session
Indoor Sports Center , 8800 E. Riverside Blvd. , Loves Park
5:00 pm - 2025 Excalibur & Excelsior Awards Celebration
Prairie Street Brewing Co. , 200 Prairie St , Rockford
6:00 pm - Holiday/Winter Concert
Rochelle CCSD 231 Rochelle, IL 61068
7:00 pm - Key Club Blood Drive
Byron Cusd 226 Byron, IL 61010 - Winter Wonderland Terrarium Kit
Byron Public Library District , 100 S Washington St , Byron
9:00 am - ROE 16 Technology Roundtable
DeKalb County Regional Office of Education , 2500 N Annie Glidden Rd Suite C , DeKalb
12:30 pm - Sleigh Bar: A Holiday Pop-Up Experience
Rockford City Market , 116 N Madison St , Rockford
4:00 pm
Thursday December 11
Friday December 12
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🗞 Nearby News
Rochelle
- Rochelle city manager to step down after eight years (wrex.com)
- Rochelle Elementary District 231 Board Learns of Program Success at All Three Schools (1023thecoyote.net)
- Rochelle Council Approves Bond Measures, New T-Hangar at Municipal Airport (1023thecoyote.net)
Oregon
- Rockford area basketball scores from Tuesday, December 9, 2025 (mystateline.com)
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