🌱 Patch AM: Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs 'A Christmas Carol' Again and 11 more events

Good morning to you Oak Brook! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Business After Hours - UGLY Christmas Sweater Party @ Interpro Translation Solutions at Wheaton Chamber of Commerce
• Business Roundtable - December 18, 2025 at The Drake Oak Brook, Autograph Collection Hotel
• Business Roundtable at The Drake Oak Brook, Autograph Collection Hotel

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 25 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Clouds and sun; not as cold, temps: high: 36, low: 30.
• Wednesday: Periods of sun, with a high of 36 and low of 31 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Brook

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Santa Stocking Deliveries - OAK BROOK, IL 2025
  Oak Brook Park District Recreation Center, 1450 Forest Gate Rd, Oak Brook
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 16

• Business After Hours - UGLY Christmas Sweater Party @ Interpro Translation Solutions
  Wheaton Chamber of Commerce , 1761 S. Naperville Rd., Suite 102 , Wheaton
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Business Roundtable - December 18, 2025
  The Drake Oak Brook, Autograph Collection Hotel , 2301 York Rd , Oak Brook
  9:30 am
• Business Roundtable
  The Drake Oak Brook, Autograph Collection Hotel , 2301 York Rd , Oak Brook
  9:30 am
• Economic Development Partnership Council
  The Drake Oak Brook, Autograph Collection Hotel , 2301 York Rd , Oak Brook
  10:30 am
• Economic Development Partnership Council Meeting - December 18, 2025
  The Drake Oak Brook, Autograph Collection Hotel , 2301 York Rd , Oak Brook
  10:30 am
• CUSD 200 Mobile Market at Villagebrook Apartments Sponsored by the Student Excellence Foundation
  Wheaton North High School , 278 E St Charles Rd , Carol Stream
  4:30 pm
• Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley
  Playhouse Theatre McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage , 425 Fawell Boulevard , Glen Ellyn
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs 'A Christmas Carol' Again
  Theater Wit , 1229 W Belmont Ave , Chicago
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• High School Winter Exam Cram
  Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
  12:00 pm
• Gingerbread House Decorating Seminar
  Downers Grove Township , 4341 Saratoga Ave , Downers Grove
  12:30 pm
• Senior Social: The Legend of St. Nicholas
  Helen Plum Library , 411 S Main St , Lombard
  1:00 pm
• 7th / 8th Grade Boys Basketball Tournament
  Churchville Middle School , 155 Victory Pkwy , Elmhurst
  4:00 pm

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Oak Brook PatchAM possible:

• Crazy Bins
  New Bin Outlet Store in Downers Grove!
• Jubilee Resale — (630) 613-8795
  Quality used Furniture & Clothing

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• What is the reason for these icicles to form?
  Is it due to clogged gutters? Who can help me fix the problem? (Nextdoor Brook Forest)

• Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Westmont. Apply here.
• Lou Malnati's Pizzeria posted a job opening for Phone/Host/Cashier in Villa Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Brook here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lombard

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