🌱 Patch AM: Which Northwestern star putting Park Ridge on the college football map?

What's up Park Ridge! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Northwestern star putting Park Ridge on the college football map?

Also on today's calendar: Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4 and 6 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Park Ridge? Post it to Park Ridge photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 31 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 31.
• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 46 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• ROUNDTABLE: Ranking the top Northwestern athletes of the 2020s (2020-25) (insidenu.com) — A Northwestern football standout highlighted in this decade-in-review is described as a Park Ridge, Ill., native, giving local fans a hometown connection to the Wildcats’ recent success. The long feature ranks top Northwestern athletes from 2020–25 across multiple sports, celebrating national titles, All-American honors, and record-setting performances that have defined the university’s strongest recent athletic era.
   

📸 Around Park Ridge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Park Ridge

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 3

• Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4
  Willow Hill Golf Course, 1350 Willow Rd, Northbrook
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Story Time
  Roden Branch Library , 6083 North Northwest Highway , Chicago
  10:45 am
• Old City Pizzeria & Sports Bar- After Hours Ribbon Cutting
  Old City Pizzeria & Sports Bar , 8706 W. Golf Road , Park Ridge
  5:00 pm
• A Holiday Truck !
  Bottle & Bottega by Painting with a Twist , 424 W Touhy Ave , Park Ridge
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Wrestling vs. Gemini (HOME)
  Lincoln Middle School , 200 South Lincoln Avenue , Park Ridge
  4:00 pm
• Family Craft Night
  Roden Branch Library , 6083 North Northwest Highway , Chicago
  5:30 pm
• Holiday Neon Lights !
  Bottle & Bottega by Painting with a Twist , 424 W Touhy Ave , Park Ridge
  6:30 pm
• Board of Education - Regular Meeting
  Park Ridge Niles School District 64 District Office-PD Center-NE-DO Hendee Rooms 1-3, 8200 Greendale Ave, Niles, IL
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• End of Semester 1
  Maine High School District 207 1177 South Dee Road, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068, Park Ridge, IL 60068
  8:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Leyden Family Services
  Village of Schiller Park - Schiller Park IL 60176
  9:00 am
• Toddler Open Play Group
  McKinley Park Branch Library , 1915 West 35th Street , Chicago
  10:30 am
• Parachute Play
  West Addison Branch Library , 7536 West Addison Street , Chicago
  10:30 am
• Puzzlemania for Adults
  Chicago Bee Branch Library 3647 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60609
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Rosemont

• Silviu Livescu To Receive 2026 Washington Award (spe.org)
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• Dolan Earns Spot on Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll (fightingillini.com)

Des Plaines

• Construction Management VP Tapped As New Des Plaines Park Commissioner (journal-topics.com)
• Republican Candidates Talk Platform, Electability at Maine GOP Forum (journal-topics.com)

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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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