🌱 Why Route 22 was shut down after a deadly overnight crash
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In today's newsletter:
- Why Route 22 was shut down after a deadly overnight crash
Also on today's calendar: 12/30- Kildeer, IL- La Dolce Vita New Year's Eve and 3 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 30 degrees.
- Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 35, low: 31.
- Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 44 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• One Killed, One Injured in Head-on Crash on Route 22 East of Quentin Rd in Kildeer (arlingtoncardinal.com) — A fatal head-on crash on Route 22 near Sanctuary Club Drive in Kildeer early Saturday left a Mundelein driver dead and a Schaumburg driver with minor injuries. Kildeer police and Lake Zurich firefighters shut down the road in both directions while investigators examined why the eastbound Kia SUV crossed the center line into oncoming traffic. 
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12/30- Kildeer, IL - La Dolce Vita New Year's Eve
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant, 20423 N Rand Rd, Kildeer
7:00 pm
Tuesday December 30
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Other local events
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Community & Police Advisory Committee
Police Department , 200 Mohawk Trail , Lake Zurich
6:30 pm -
Planning & Zoning Commission
Village Hall , 70 East Main Street , Lake Zurich
7:00 pm -
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce , 444 S Rand Rd Ste 308 , Lake Zurich -
Ela Township Offices Closed in Observance of the Christmas Holiday: December 24 & 25, 2025
Ela Township , 1155 E Route 22 , Lake Zurich -
12/30- Kildeer, IL- La Dolce Vita New Year's Eve
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant , 20423 N Rand Rd , Kildeer
7:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Wednesday December 24
Tuesday December 30
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Teen Study Sessions
Rolling Meadows Library , 3110 Martin Ln , Rolling Meadows
12:00 pm -
JETSB Meeting
Police Station , 754 Lakeview Parkway , Vernon Hills
1:00 pm -
Village Board of Trustees Special Meeting
Hawthorn Woods, IL Calendar , 2 Lagoon Drive , Hawthorn Woods
5:00 pm -
Fire & Police Commission
Police Department , 200 Mohawk Trail , Lake Zurich
5:30 pm -
Fire & Police Commission - CANCELED
Lake Zurich Calendar , Police Department 200 Mohawk Trail , Lake Zurich
5:30 pm -
Board of Education Meeting
District Administrative Center , 515 W Main St , Barrington
6:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
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