🌱 How $500,000 in donations revived Kenilworth’s lakefront plaza upgrades
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In today's newsletter:
- How $500,000 in donations revived Kenilworth’s lakefront plaza upgrades
Also on today's calendar: Light Up the Night: 10th Annual Winter Solstice Parade of Lights and 9 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Becoming windier, not as cold, with a high of 38 and low of 32 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 39, low: 33.
- Thursday: Very windy; periods of rain, with a high of 44 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Kenilworth beachfront project on track, takes work indoors (therecordnorthshore.org) — Kenilworth’s major beachfront improvement project is on schedule, with work shifting indoors for the winter and Phase 2 still expected to wrap before the 2026 beach season. Village officials have restored long-planned plaza upgrades thanks to $500,000 in community donations, and residents can expect new bathrooms, better access, and enhanced landscaping along the lakefront. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Light Up the Night: 10th Annual Winter Solstice Parade of Lights
Glencoe
5:00 pm -
"Let There Be" Christmas Cantata
Lutheran Church of Ascension, 460 Sunset Ridge Rd, Northfield
4:30 pm -
Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4
Willow Hill Golf Course, 1350 Willow Rd, Northbrook
5:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Saturday January 3
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Other local events
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Boys Basketball- Christian Hertiage Home
Marie Murphy Middle School , 2921 Illinois Road , Wilmette
4:00 pm -
Boys Basketball- Christian Hertiage Away
Marie Murphy Middle School , 2921 Illinois Road , Wilmette
4:00 pm -
Winter Choir Concert
Highcrest Middle School , 569 Hunter Road , Wilmette
7:00 pm -
Architectural Review Commission - CANCELLED
Kenilworth, IL Calendar Kenilworth, IL 60043
7:00 pm -
HM/JH Gr 5-8 Winter Choir Concert, 7PM
Regina Dominican High School , 701 Locust Rd , Wilmette
7:00 pm -
Kenilworth Stars Hans Cast Frozen Jr. Show (Wednesday, December 17th)
Kenilworth Assembly Hall , 410 Kenilworth Ave , Kenilworth
7:45 pm -
Boys Basketball- Sunset Ridge Home
Marie Murphy Middle School , 2921 Illinois Road , Wilmette
4:00 pm -
Callipygian Christmas
1024 Lake Ave , Wilmette
7:30 pm -
Light and Life He Brings - Christmas Eve at Trinity (family friendly)
1024 Lake Ave , Wilmette
5:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Wednesday December 24
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🗞 Nearby News
Wilmette
- How To Recycle Your Christmas Tree, Holiday Decor In Wilmette (patch.com)
Evanston
- A very special Christmas concert held at ETHS (evanstonnow.com)
- Menorah lighting downtown Tuesday (evanstonnow.com)
- Northwestern tries to get back to old defensive ways vs. Valparaiso (yardbarker.com)
Northfield
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