🌱 Saturday Game Day and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Sing-Along Christmas Messiah at Emmanuel Episcopal Church of LaGrange
• Saturday Game Day at Garfield Ridge Branch Library
• Holiday Wine Glass Painting at Garfield Ridge Branch Library

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 49 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy and colder, temps: high: 30, low: 24.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 43 and low of 19 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hodgkins

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Sing-Along Christmas Messiah
  Emmanuel Episcopal Church of LaGrange, 203 S Kensington Ave, La Grange
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• Saturday Game Day
  Garfield Ridge Branch Library , 6348 Archer Avenue , Chicago
  11:00 am
• Holiday Wine Glass Painting
  Garfield Ridge Branch Library , 6348 Archer Avenue , Chicago
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Toddler Storytime
  Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
  9:30 am
• Annual Joint Review Board (JRB)
  The Village of Willowbrook Calendar , 825 Midway Drive , Willowbrook
  10:00 am
• Sensory Storytime
  Hinsdale Public Library - Storytime Room
  10:30 am
• Puzzlemania for Adults
  Chicago Bee Branch Library 3647 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60609
  10:30 am
• Stay and Play
  Canaryville Branch Library 642 West 43rd Street, Chicago, IL 60609
  10:30 am
• Family Story Time
  Archer Heights Branch Library 5055 South Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL 60632
  11:00 am
• Adult Basic Computer Skills Help
  Chicago Bee Branch Library 3647 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60609
  12:00 pm
• Dec. Chair Yoga
  Indian Head Park, IL Calendar , 6404 Joliet Road , Countryside
  1:00 pm
• Administrative Hearing
  Village of La Grange Calendar , 53 S La Grange Road Village Hall Auditorium , La Grange
  1:30 pm
• Games People Play
  Garfield Ridge Branch Library , 6348 Archer Avenue , Chicago
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chicago police chase armed robbery suspects from DuSable Lake Shore Drive onto the Dan Ryan and into West Lawn, with two in custody.
  12:11PM on Dec 17: Chicago police chased a car full of armed robbery suspects from DuSable Lake Shore Drive onto the Dan Ryan Expressway and into the… (Nextdoor )
• Chicago police are searching for a third suspect following a high-speed chase that ended in a crash near 69th and Kedvale, with two suspects in custody.
  11:39AM on Dec 17: Multiple suspects bailed from a vehicle that crashed following a Chicago Police Department chase. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

La Grange

• New Bidding Rules Divide La Grange Officials (patch.com)
• 'Severely Invading': La Grange Developer's Plan Criticized (patch.com)

Western Springs

• Local Theater Has 'Made Western Springs Proud' For Nearly 100 Years: Best Of 2025 (patch.com)

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