🌱 Winterhaus: Cellar Eve (both locations) and 11 more events

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Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Low clouds, with a high of 45 and low of 29 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, afternoon mist, temps: high: 45, low: 36.
• Thursday: Low clouds and spotty drizzle, with a high of 42 and low of 36 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Winterhaus: Cellar Eve (both locations)
  Phase Three Brewing - Lake Zurich , 932 Donata Ct , Lake Zurich
  11:00 am
• Film Screening: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
  McKinley Park Branch Library , 1915 West 35th Street , Chicago
  1:00 pm
• Film Screening: Wicked (2024)
  Gage Park Branch Library , 2807 West 55th Street , Chicago
  2:00 pm
• Tech Tuesday
  Sherman Park Branch Library , 5440 South Racine Avenue , Chicago
  3:00 pm
• Frosty's Smile
  Pinot's Palette , 100 W Higgins Rd Suite H-80 , South Barrington
  3:00 pm
• STEAM Time with Mr. Eric
  Canaryville Branch Library , 642 West 43rd Street , Chicago
  3:00 pm
• Holiday Movies trivia at Pub 72
  Pub 72 , 38 E Higgins Rd , Gilberts
  7:00 pm
• Bingo at the Moose Lodge - Cash Prizes!
  Wauconda Area Chamber of Commerce , 100 N Main St , Wauconda
  7:00 pm
• Queen of Hearts at McHenry VFW Post #4600
  McHenry VFW Post #4600 , 3002 IL-120 , McHenry
  8:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Ela Township Offices Closed in Observance of the Christmas Holiday: December 24 & 25, 2025
  Ela Township , 1155 E Route 22 , Lake Zurich
• Winter Break (No School)
  Barrington CUSD 220 Barrington, IL 60010
• Holiday Bag Sale
  jh Events and Flowers , 3603 Municipal Dr. , McHenry

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

🗞 Nearby News

Cary

• McHenry County fire departments participate in Operation North Pole train event for children battling serious illness (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• Cary Breaking Bread to give away another 100 loaves for the holidays (shawlocal.com)

Algonquin

• Man, 72, Jailed On Possession Of Child Porn Charges In McHenry County: Prosecutors (patch.com)

Crystal Lake

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