🌱 ABC Adventures and 10 more events

What's up Melrose Park! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Irving Show Stoppers Present: A Christmas Carol at Irving Middle School
• Winter Begins at Village of Bellwood
• Winter Break - No Classes at Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Melrose Park? Post it to Melrose Park photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

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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📸 Around Melrose Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Melrose Park

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 24

• ABC Storytime
  Melrose Park Public Library, 801 Broadway Ave, Melrose Park
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Irving Show Stoppers Present: A Christmas Carol
  Irving Middle School , 805 S 17th Ave , Maywood
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

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

Monday December 22

• Winter Break - No Classes
  Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 Melrose Park, IL 60160

Wednesday December 24

• Village Hall Will Be Open for a Half Day on Christmas Eve
  Village of Melrose Park 1000 25th Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160
  3:00 am
• ABC Adventures
  Melrose Park Public Library , 801 Broadway Ave , Melrose Park
  10:00 am

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day
  Village of Bellwood 3200 Washington Blvd, Bellwood, IL 60104
• Village Hall Will Be Closed for Christmas
  Village of Melrose Park 1000 25th Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160

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📣 Melrose Park Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Dunning Walking Club
  West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
  1:00 pm
• Tween Hangout
  West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
  3:30 pm
• Story Stretchers (Grades K-4)
  River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
  3:30 pm
• Hot Chocolate Bar
  Austin-Irving Branch Library , 6100 West Ivring Park Road , Chicago
  3:30 pm

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• I AM THAI Cuisine — (331) 225-0587
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Merchandise and Stocking Associate in Melrose Park. Apply here.
• Ferrara Candy Company posted a job opening for Sanitation Technician-Overnight Shift in Bellwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Melrose Park here.

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🗞 Nearby News

River Forest

• Nativity scenes, art spotlight immigration (umnews.org)
• Term limits in River Forest confirmed (oakpark.com)
• What will people say about you? (oakpark.com)

Forest Park

• Tech learners celebrate library's hands-on training (forestparkreview.com)

Elmhurst

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Ok Melrose Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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