🌱 How a new I-294 ramp could reshape traffic through Northlake

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• How a new I-294 ramp could reshape traffic through Northlake

Also on today's calendar: Stuff Your Stocking Christmas Drive-Thru and 1 more event.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 36, low: 31.
• Thursday: Windy with rain, then cooler, with a high of 47 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• ‘We finally got the ramp open': Access from tollway to North Avenue a game-changer (dailyherald.com) — Drivers in Northlake will soon get faster, more direct access to North Avenue thanks to a long-awaited I-294 ramp opening this Saturday. Local leaders say the new connection will ease congestion into Northlake’s industrial and commercial areas, benefit nearby towns, and help reduce neighborhood cut-through traffic, all as part of a $50 million interchange upgrade project.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Northlake

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Stuff Your Stocking Christmas Drive-Thru
  586 N Michigan St, Elmhurst
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• MMS Holiday Concert
  Mannheim SD 83 Franklin Park, IL 60131
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Winter Program
  Mannheim Early Childhood Center Melrose Park, IL 60164

Saturday December 27

• Kiddie Countdown*
  Northlake Public Library District , 231 N Wolf Rd , Northlake
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Intramurals - 4th & 5th Grade
  Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
  7:15 am
• Emerson Winter Sing
  Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
  8:30 am
• Leyden Family Services
  Village of Schiller Park - Schiller Park IL 60176
  9:00 am
• Tuesday Tales (Ages 0-6)
  River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
  10:00 am
• Parachute Play
  West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
  10:30 am
• Cruelty Free You + Me: Stories and Songs
  Austin-Irving Branch Library , 6100 West Ivring Park Road , Chicago
  11:00 am
• Village of Schiller Park Community Blood Drive 2025
  Village of Schiller Park Community Center , 4501 25th Ave , Schiller Park
  1:00 pm
• Blood Drive
  Community Center , 4501 25th Avenue , Schiller Park
  1:00 pm
• Home School Connections
  Berkeley Public Library , 1637 Taft Ave , Berkeley
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Franklin Park

• Community news: Morton Arboretum Tree Lights, Franklin Park clothing drive, more (chicagotribune.com)
• Is This America? (blogspot.com)

Elmhurst

• 13 Townhomes Set For Elmhurst Neighborhood (patch.com)
• Burglary Of Deceased Elmhurst Man's House Under Investigation: Cops (patch.com)

Rosemont

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-- The Patch AM Team

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