🌱 Christmas Eve Dining in Maple Park and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Christmas Eve Dining in Maple Park
• New Year’s Eve at Acquaviva!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy and cold, with a high of 23 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold with flurries, temps: high: 24, low: -3.
• Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 3 and low of -10 degrees.

📸 Around Maple Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maple Park

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Cookies with Santa
  Sycamore Park District, 480 Airport Rd, Sycamore
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Dining in Maple Park
  Acquaviva Winery & Ristorante & Wedding Venue , 47W614 IL-38 , Maple Park
  2:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Year’s Eve at Acquaviva!
  Acquaviva Winery & Ristorante & Wedding Venue , 47W614 IL-38 , Maple Park
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Sycamore Outreach
  Sycamore Public Library , 103 E State St , Sycamore
  1:00 pm
• Willrett Flower Co (Dekalb, IL) Hosting Silhouettes by Chris
  Willrett Flower Company , 230 E Lincoln Hwy Ste 150 , DeKalb
  1:00 pm
• Chess Scholars Series
  Town & Country Public Library , 320 E North St , Elburn
  4:30 pm
• HHS Holiday Concert
  Hampshire High School , 1600 Big Timber Road , Hampshire
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• A Wonderful Life - Fireside Theatre, Fort Atkinson, WI
  DeKalb County Farm Bureau , 1350 W Prairie Dr , Sycamore
• 1st Grade Concert
  Kaneland John Stewart Elem Sch Elburn, IL 60119
  9:30 am
• Lawrence J. Martin Heritage Center
  Town & Country Public Library , 320 E North St , Elburn
  10:00 am
• ROE 16 Technology Roundtable
  DeKalb County Regional Office of Education , 2500 N Annie Glidden Rd Suite C , DeKalb
  12:30 pm
• Bucket Drumming
  Kaneland John Stewart Elem Sch Elburn, IL 60119
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for snow removal for upcoming snows.
  Any recommendations? 409 S Kincaid St Maple Park PM me. Thanx Dave (Nextdoor Maple Park)

• Ryder System posted a job opening for Forklift Operator Material Handler in Dekalb. Apply here.
• Northern Illinois University posted a job opening for English Instructor (Creating a Pool for Anticipated Openings) (21528) in Dekalb. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maple Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sycamore

• FOIA request sent to City of Sycamore regarding new or amended contracts on December 9, 2025 (dekalbtimes.com)
• Sycamore's $25.39M city budget includes funding increases for staff, contracts (shawlocal.com)
• Bingle (scholastic.com)

DeKalb

• FOIA request sent to DeKalb County regarding newly executed contracts on December 10, 2025 (dekalbtimes.com)

Geneva

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