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🌱 Restoration Day - Oakwood Hills Fen - Cary, IL 2025 and 10 more events
And check out Holiday Party in a Bag on the Oakwood Hills Patch calendar

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Morning rain; cloudy, windy, with a high of 47 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Breezy and much colder, temps: high: 26, low: 23.
- Saturday: Breezy with a passing shower, with a high of 44 and low of 15 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Restoration Day - Oakwood Hills Fen - Cary, IL 2025
Silver Creek Conservation Area , 1009 Rawson Bridge Rd , Cary
3:00 pm - Multi-Chamber Young Professional Holiday Party at Boulder Ridge
Boulder Ridge Country Club , 350 Boulder Dr , Lake in the Hills
5:00 pm - Feed Your Soul Gestalt Group
McHenry Chamber of Commerce , 4706 Alden Road , Woodstock
7:00 pm - Holiday Feed Your Soul
Soulful Prairies Equine Gestalt Therapy and Retreat Center , 4706 Alden Rd , Woodstock
7:00 pm - Holiday Cookie Exchange, Cary Canaries Concert, and Bingo
255 Briargate Rd , Cary
7:30 pm - Holiday Bag Sale
jh Events and Flowers , 3603 Municipal Dr. , McHenry - Cary Gymnastics Center Open Gym
Cary Gymnastics Center , 600 Industrial Dr , Cary
10:00 am - Time Warp Express Jolly Trolley Adventure to Save Santa November 7th - December 28th
Volo Museum , 27582 Volo Village Rd. , Volo
4:00 pm - Engage Dance Academy presents The Nutcracker- Sensory performance
Raue Center for the Arts , 26 N Williams St , Crystal Lake
6:00 pm - The Mystic Menagerie: A Mystic Market
The Woodstock Square Mall , 110 S Johnson Street , Woodstock
12:00 pm - Engage Dance Academy presents The Nutcracker
Raue Center for the Arts , 26 N Williams St , Crystal Lake
12:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pace is planning an expansion of the Burr Ridge Park-n-Ride and invites the community to learn more and share feedback.
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🗞 Nearby News
Crystal Lake
- Man, 75, Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting In McHenry County (patch.com)
- Where To Recycle Holiday Trees In Lake County: Forest Preserves Drop-Off Locations (patch.com)
McHenry
- Pregnant woman transported to hospital after car slams into rear of garbage truck near McHenry (lakemchenryscanner.com)
- Yummy Bowl to take over former Applebee's spot in McHenry (shawlocal.com)
- Gracey LePage sparks Crystal Lake South defense against Grayslake North (dailyherald.com)
Johnsburg
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