🌱 How new Pace bus hours could change your Mount Prospect commute
Hello Mount Prospect! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How new Pace bus hours could change your Mount Prospect commute
Also on today's calendar: Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4 and 2 more events.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Mount Prospect? Post it to Mount Prospect photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 37 and low of 30 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy with periods of rain, temps: high: 44, low: 16. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 26 and low of 22 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Northwest Suburban Bus Routes Get Longer Hours, More Frequent Service (journal-topics.com) — Mount Prospect riders on Pace Route 606 now have earlier, later, and more frequent buses linking the village with Rosemont, Schaumburg, and nearby job centers. Several other northwest suburban routes also gained longer hours and tighter headways, especially on evenings and weekends, as part of a six‑month pilot aimed at boosting ridership. 
📸 Around Mount Prospect
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Upcoming Events in
Mount Prospect
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★ Featured events ★
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Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4
Willow Hill Golf Course, 1350 Willow Rd, Northbrook
5:00 pm
Saturday January 3
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Other local events
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The Polar Express
Mt. Prospect Metra Station Prospect , 13 E Northwest Hwy , Mt Prospect
1:00 pm -
Tech Playground
Mount Prospect Public Library , 10 S Emerson St , Mt Prospect
6:00 pm -
Ed Foundation Meeting
Khepri Kitchen + Coffee , 106 S Emerson St , Mt Prospect
6:30 pm -
Family Concert: Laura Doherty
Mount Prospect Public Library , 10 S Emerson St , Mt Prospect
10:30 am
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 27
📣 Mount Prospect Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Social Worker at the library
Rolling Meadows, IL Calendar , 3110 Martin Ln , Rolling Meadows
10:00 am -
Teen Study Sessions
Rolling Meadows Library , 3110 Martin Ln , Rolling Meadows
12:00 pm -
Youth Volunteers Needed - Bookies Book Club
Prospect Heights Public Library District , 12 Elm St , Prospect Heights
3:45 pm -
Police & Fire Commission Regular Meeting
Prospect Heights, IL Calendar , 8 N. Elmhurst Road , Prospect Heights
4:00 pm -
Sublimation Mugs
Elk Grove Village Public Library , 1001 Wellington Ave , Elk Grove Village
5:30 pm -
Choir: Holiday Caroling *optional*
Arden Courts - ProMedica Memory Care Community , 1940 Nerge Rd , Elk Grove Village
6:15 pm -
HOLIDAY MOVIES AND MUSIC
Elk Grove Village Public Library , 1001 Wellington Ave , Elk Grove Village
6:30 pm -
In Stitches Drop-in
Prospect Heights Public Library District , 12 Elm St , Prospect Heights
6:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Potbelly Sandwich Shop posted a job opening for Daytime Team Member in Mount Prospect. Apply here.
- PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Mount Prospect. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Prospect here.
🗞 Nearby News
Des Plaines
- Construction Management VP Tapped As New Des Plaines Park Commissioner (journal-topics.com)
- A historic pilgrimage brings Our Lady's love and Christ's grace to Wisconsin (diolc.org)
- Deli Boys is casting specialty rolls for new season (reelchicago.com)
Palatine
Ok Mount Prospect! 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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