🌱 VILLAGE BOARD MEETING and 11 more events

Hello River Grove! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• CAMERATA CHICAGO PRESENTS: A HANDEL'S CHRISTMAS CONCERT for the Whole Family! at St Alphonsus Church
• Meet & Greet Santa Clause at 1117 Garfield Street
• Holiday Happenings at Concordia University Chicago

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

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and very cold, with a high of 26 and low of 22 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy with flurries, temps: high: 29, low: 2. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 8 and low of -3 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in River Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• CAMERATA CHICAGO PRESENTS: A HANDEL'S CHRISTMAS CONCERT for the Whole Family!
  St Alphonsus Church, 1429 W Wellington Ave, Chicago
  2:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Meet & Greet Santa Clause
  1117 Garfield Street,
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Holiday Happenings
  Concordia University Chicago, 7400 Augusta St, River Forest
  4:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Lunch & Learn
  West Central SDA Church, 1154 Wisconsin Ave, Oak Park
  12:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• Westdale School Concert
  Mannheim SD 83 Franklin Park, IL 60131
  6:30 pm

Sunday December 14

• Santa Stop
  River Grove, IL Calendar River Grove, IL 60171

Monday December 15

• VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
  Elmer Wolf Community Center , 2607 N Thatcher Ave , River Grove
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• MMS Holiday Concert
  Mannheim SD 83 Franklin Park, IL 60131
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Dave Rudolf
  River Grove Public Library , 8638 W Grand Ave , River Grove
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Winter Solstice + Restorative Immersion
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Christmas Craft
  River Grove, IL Calendar , 8664 W. Grand Avenue , River Grove
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Intramurals - 4th & 5th Grade
  Elmhurst SD 205 Elmhurst, IL 60126
  7:15 am
• Ethics Class
  Oak Park Public Library , 834 Lake St. , Oak Park
  9:30 am
• Shake, Rattle & Read in the Storytime Room
  Oak Park Public Library , 834 Lake St. , Oak Park
  10:00 am
• Toddler Time (Ages 18 months-3)
  River Forest Public Library , 735 Lathrop Avenue , River Forest
  10:00 am
• Canvas and Conversation
  Oriole Park Branch Library , 7454 West Balmoral Avenue , Chicago
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Triton College, IL posted a job opening for Welding Instructor in River Grove. Apply here.
• Food 4 Less Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Melrose Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near River Grove here.

🗞 Nearby News

River Forest

• Help us keep community journalism alive (oakpark.com)
• Some churches are turning traditional nativity displays into anti-ICE messages (abc15.com)
• ‘Suburban Moms' arrested after Broadview ICE sit-in get nothing at first scheduled court date (oakpark.com)

Franklin Park

• December 2025 @ the Franklin Park Library (peopleandplacesnewspaper.com)
• After Jesus' zip ties taken, Evanston church updates Nativity: ‘Joseph didn't make it' (chicagotribune.com)
• Nick Polyak, who has led Leyden school district for 17 years, named Illinois Superintendent of the Year (chicagotribune.com)

Elmhurst

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