🌱 Snowmobile crash south of Pingree Grove sends rider to hospital

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In today's newsletter:

• Snowmobile crash south of Pingree Grove sends rider to hospital
• Why a Pingree Grove federal agent was ordered to stay jailed

Also on today's calendar: 12/30-1/4 "Week After Christmas".

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Not as cold, becoming breezy, with a high of 35 and low of 27 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 32.
• Thursday: Morning rain; cloudy, windy, with a high of 42 and low of 8 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Snowmobile crashes into tree at Kane County forest preserve, person taken to hospital (shawlocal.com) — Emergency crews from the Pingree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District responded Sunday night after a snowmobile crashed into a tree at Muirhead Springs Forest Preserve, just south of town. One person was taken to a local hospital by ambulance after a medical helicopter was initially requested, though officials have not released details on the cause or severity of the injury.
   

• Customs & Border Patrol agent accused of sexual assault and robbery to stay in custody (wgntv.com) — A Pingree Grove resident who works as a Customs and Border Patrol agent will remain in federal custody while facing serious civil-rights and firearm charges tied to alleged assaults in suburban hotels. Prosecutors argued he is a flight risk due to dual citizenship and possible witness intimidation, while a judge cited strong evidence including multiple witnesses and DNA in denying his release.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pingree Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• 12/19-12/28 "Week of Christmas"
  Goebbert's Farm Pingree Grove, 42W813 Reinking Rd, Pingree Grove
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• GDW 2nd Grade Concert
  Gary D Wright Elem Sch , 1500 Ketchum Road , Hampshire
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• 12/30-1/4 "Week After Christmas"
  Goebbert's Farm Pingree Grove , 42W813 Reinking Rd , Pingree Grove
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• 12 Days of Winter Countdown to Winter Break
  Lakewood School Carpentersville, IL 60110
  8:00 am
• Young Professionals Network Meeting
  Century 21 New Heritage - Hampshire Office , 120 W Oak Knoll Dr , Hampshire
  5:30 pm
• GDW Band/Choir/Orchestra Concert
  Gary D Wright Elem Sch , 1500 Ketchum Road , Hampshire
  6:00 pm
• Orff Ensemble & Choir Concert
  Lakewood School Carpentersville, IL 60110
  6:00 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Gary D Wright Elem Sch , 2550 Harnish Drive , Algonquin
  6:30 pm
• GVES Band & Orchestra Concert
  Golfview Elem School , 124 Golfview Lane , Carpentersville
  6:30 pm
• DMS Holiday Choral Concert
  Dundee Middle School , 4200 W Main St , West Dundee
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• GDW 2nd Grade Concert
  Gary D Wright Elem Sch , 1500 Ketchum Road , Hampshire
  6:00 pm
• PVES Band/Orchestra Concert
  Carpentersville Middle School , 100 Cleveland Ave , Carpentersville
  6:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Hampshire

• Why not cut back? (dailyherald.com)
• No Reserve: Pratt & Whitney JT8D Turbine Kinetic Table (bringatrailer.com)

Elgin

• Brethren Volunteer Service announces new project sites, new BVS Early Enrollment Program (brethren.org)
• Illinois mom covers 250-mile distance to reunite formerly detained immigrants with their Chicago families: ‘They deserve to know somebody cares' (chicagotribune.com)
• Crowd expected again to urge St. Charles to ban ICE from public property Monday evening (shawlocal.com)

Crystal Lake

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