🌱 Enjoy a Jazzy Xmas Eve Dinner with Doug Lalli and 12 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Lunch & Learn at West Central SDA Church
• Toddler Time (Ages 18 months-3) at River Forest Public Library
• Boys Basketball Game at Roosevelt Elem School

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Areas of morning fog, with a high of 36 and low of 31 degrees.
• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, temps: high: 47, low: 17. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 29 and low of 23 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maywood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 3

• Lunch & Learn
  West Central SDA Church, 1154 Wisconsin Ave, Oak Park
  12:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Toddler Time (Ages 18 months-3)
  River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
  10:00 am
• Boys Basketball Game
  Roosevelt Elem School , 1000 25th Ave , Melrose Park
  4:30 pm
• Exam Cram (Grades 9-12)
  River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
  4:30 pm
• Boys' Basketball Game @ Julian
  Percy Julian Middle School , 416 S Ridgeland Ave , Oak Park
  4:30 pm
• Irving Show Stoppers Present: A Christmas Carol
  Irving Middle School , 805 S 17th Ave , Maywood
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Family Storytime and Play (Ages 0-6)
  River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
  10:00 am
• Film Lover Fridays
  River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Winter Begins
  Village of Bellwood , 3200 Washington Blvd , Bellwood

Wednesday December 24

• Enjoy a Jazzy Xmas Eve Dinner with Doug Lalli
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Student Late Arrival - Doors open at 9:30, tardy bell rings at 9:45
  Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
  9:30 am
• ABC Storytime
  Melrose Park Public Library , 801 Broadway Ave , Melrose Park
  10:00 am
• Dunning Walking Club
  West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
  1:00 pm
• MPR: Giving Tree
  Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Proviso Township High Schools posted a job opening for Saturday School Program Facilitator in Maywood. Apply here.
• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Broadview. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maywood here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Broadview

• Christmas at the Mansions, rescheduled for December 27, 2025 (illinoisstate.edu)
• A Chicago theater parodies the "Real Housewives" with North Pole brides (wbez.org)
• Killing Suspected Traffickers Won't Win the War on Drugs (thefulcrum.us)

River Forest

• Nativity scenes, art spotlight immigration (umnews.org)
• Term limits in River Forest confirmed (oakpark.com)

Elmhurst

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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