🌱 Patch AM: Parkinson's Roundtable: Solutions to Living Your Best Life and 12 more events

Hi there, Oak Brook! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley at Playhouse Theatre McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage
• Holiday Luncheon hosted by Holiday Inn & Suites Carol Stream at Holiday Inn & Suites Carol Stream
• Parkinson's Roundtable: Solutions to Living Your Best Life at York Twp Senior Citizen Bus

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 48 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy and much colder, temps: high: 28, low: 24.
• Saturday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 42 and low of 19 degrees.

📸 Around Oak Brook

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oak Brook

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• This week, holiday food events delivered to you from Bittersweet, Manny's Deli, Urbanbelly, & more!
  3:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Noon Year's Eve
  Pinstripes, 7 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• 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
• Parkinson's Roundtable: Solutions to Living Your Best Life
  York Twp Senior Citizen Bus , 1502 S Meyers Rd , Lombard
  1:00 pm
• Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley
  Playhouse Theatre McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage , 425 Fawell Boulevard , Glen Ellyn
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• 12/20: Train Saturdays - Extended for Explorers Club
  DuPage County Historical Museum , 102 E. Wesley St. , Wheaton
  1:30 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 21

• Creators: Winter Solstice Celebration
  Sustain DuPage Garden , Main St , Wheaton
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• NO Board of Trustees Meeting on December 23, 2025
  Oak Brook, IL Calendar , 1200 Oak Brook Rd. , Oak Brook
  7:00 pm

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

Thursday December 18

• Early Orchestra
  Oak Elem School Hinsdale, IL 60521
  7:45 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
  9:30 am
• Family Storytime
  Bellwood Public Library , 600 Bohland Ave , Bellwood
  10:00 am
• Sensory Storytime
  Hinsdale Public Library - Storytime Room
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Crescent Hotels & Resorts posted a job opening for AM Server-250 in Oak Brook. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Hinsdale

• New Hinsdale D181 Leader Comes From Wealthy District In Another State (patch.com)

Westmont

• Over 38,000 Pounds Of Food Donated By Westmont Neighbors (patch.com)

Western Springs

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-- The Patch AM Team

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