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🌱 What this $765,000 South Elgin home sale says about prices
And check out A Collector's Dream Auction - General Antiques - ONLINE ONLY on the South Elgin Patch calendar

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- What this $765,000 South Elgin home sale says about prices
Also on today's calendar: A Collector's Dream Auction - General Antiques - ONLINE ONLY and 7 more events.
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- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and very cold, with a high of 24 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Cloudy, flurries; very cold, temps: high: 26, low: -1.
- Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 6 and low of -8 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Single-family home in South Elgin sells for $765,000 (shawlocal.com) — A four-bedroom, three-bath home at 335 Forest Trail in South Elgin recently sold for $765,000, highlighting strong prices in the village’s housing market. Several nearby South Elgin properties also closed this year, offering a snapshot of what larger single-family homes are currently fetching locally.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in South Elgin
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★ Featured events ★
- A Collector's Dream Auction - General Antiques - ONLINE ONLY
Donley Auctions, 8512 S Union Rd, Union
9:00 am - Guns! Accessories! and Ammo! Auction!
Donley Auctions, 8512 S Union Rd, Union
10:00 am
Thursday December 11
Saturday December 13
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Other local events
- Crisis Management 1 Day Workshop | Elgin, IL
Training Institute of Elgin , 620 Wing St #9 , Elgin
9:00 am - Let's Play Indoors
South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Shales Children's Activity Room
10:00 am - West Aurora Boys JV Basketball @ South Elgin
South Elgin High School , 760 E Main St , South Elgin
10:00 am - Yoga y Ponche
South Elgin Branch - South Elgin - Hoffer Meeting Room
11:00 am - Santa’s Trolley Express at the Fox River Trolley Museum
Fox River Trolley Museum , 365 S La Fox St , South Elgin
12:00 pm - Conchas and Crafts with a Cop
South Elgin Branch -
1:00 pm - Santa’s Trolley Express
Fox River Trolley Museum , 365 S La Fox St , South Elgin
12:00 pm - Sunday Concerts at SEB
Gail Borden Public Library District: South Elgin Branch , 127 S McLean Blvd , South Elgin
2:00 pm
Friday December 12
Saturday December 13
Sunday December 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Dinosaur Explorer Exhibit
Main Library -
9:00 am - Piano Performance
Main Library - Lobby - Piano
10:00 am - Story Mix for Birth-6
Main Library - Meadows Community Rooms ABC
10:30 am - Kids Explore: STUCK! The LaBrea Tar Pits
Main Library - Story Room
4:00 pm
Thursday December 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Illinois School District U-46 posted a job opening for MS Volleyball Coach - 7th Grade Boys in South Elgin. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Pizza Maker(02726) 686 S Barrington Rd in Streamwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near South Elgin here.
🗞 Nearby News
Elgin
- Elgin News Digest: Elgin's Daddy Daughter dances to be held Feb. 6-7; Elgin holding event on accessible streets, sidewalks (chicagotribune.com)
- Commissioners divided over plans to build Hindu temple in Elgin (chicagotribune.com)
- Faithful honor Mexican patroness in Guadalupe horse pilgrimage, but numbers lower after ICE raids (chicagotribune.com)
St. Charles
- Playa Bar & Music Lounge aims to bring feel, flavors of Mexican seaside to St. Charles (shawlocal.com)
Geneva
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