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Spotted on the Skokie calendar: Colors of Courage: Skokie Heart Installation and Community Rally

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  • How a Skokie developer ended up owning the Chicago White Sox

Also on today's calendar: Colors of Courage: Skokie Heart Installation and Community Rally and 17 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 27 and low of 22 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy with flurries, temps: high: 30, low: 2. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 9 and low of -2 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Today in Chicago History: Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Barack Obama (chicagotribune.com) — Skokie gets a brief nod in this look back at notable Dec. 10 moments, highlighting that White Sox owner Bill Veeck later sold the team to Skokie real estate developer Jerry Reinsdorf in 1981. The rest of the piece surveys Chicago-connected milestones, from Nobel Prize winners and sports legends to Meigs Field’s opening and Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Lincolnwood

  • Skokie nighttime residential fire sends woman, 84, to hospital (chicagotribune.com)
  • Dining out: Kyuramen opens in Naperville, beers with Santa, Hanukkah dining and more (dailyherald.com)

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