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

Good day Oak Brook! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Business Roundtable - December 18, 2025 at The Drake Oak Brook, Autograph Collection Hotel
• Business Roundtable at The Drake Oak Brook, Autograph Collection Hotel
• Economic Development Partnership Council at The Drake Oak Brook, Autograph Collection Hotel

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

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 36 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 36, low: 31.
• Thursday: Windy with rain, then colder, with a high of 44 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📸 Around Oak Brook

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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

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

Friday December 19

• Holiday Luncheon hosted by Holiday Inn & Suites Carol Stream
  Holiday Inn & Suites Carol Stream , 150 S. Gary Avenue , Carol Stream
  11:30 am

Sunday December 28

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

📣 Oak Brook Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Baby Storytime
  Hinsdale Public Library - Storytime Room
  9:30 am
• Storytime & Craft 12/16/2025 - Hinsdale, IL 2025
  Hinsdale Humane Society , 21 Salt Creek Ln , Hinsdale
  10:00 am
• High School Winter Exam Cram
  Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
  12:00 pm
• Village Hall Closed
  Village of La Grange Calendar La Grange, IL 60525
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Omaha Steaks posted a job opening for Store 1390 - Oak Brook, IL - Retail Sales Associate in Oak Brook. Apply here.
• Crescent Hotels & Resorts posted a job opening for Server - 250 in Oak Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oak Brook here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hinsdale

• Hinsdale Suspect Faces Felony Theft Charge (patch.com)
• Oak Brook Art League to thank hosting library by donating original works (chicagotribune.com)
• From exhausted to empowered: One Naperville father's mission to make men feel like themselves again (chicagoparent.com)

Elmhurst

• Elmhurst Woman Bites Officer, Kicks Another: Cops (patch.com)
• Firms Fight For Elmhurst Garbage Contract, With Dueling Letters (patch.com)

Lombard

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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