🌱 It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• CAMERATA CHICAGO PRESENTS: A HANDEL'S CHRISTMAS CONCERT for the Whole Family! at St Alphonsus Church
• Sports Cards and More Show & Toy Drive for Silver Cross 9 am - 2 pm + Santa Visits 10 am - 11 am at Orland Park Civic Center
• It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy and quite cold, with a high of 25 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cold with a few flurries, temps: high: 27, low: 0.
• Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 7 and low of -8 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in University Park

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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

Sunday December 14

• Sports Cards and More Show & Toy Drive for Silver Cross 9 am - 2 pm + Santa Visits 10 am - 11 am
  Orland Park Civic Center, 14750 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
  Governors State University , 1 University Pkwy , University Park
  2:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Board Meeting Regular Session
  Virginia Ford Media Center/Board Room , 240 S Orchard Dr , Park Forest
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Senior Social: Golden Gatherings
  Dining On the Green , 349 Main St , Park Forest
  10:00 am
• Toddler Play and Read
  Woodson Regional Library , Chicago Public Library , Chicago
  10:30 am
• Careers by National Able Network: In-Person Orientation | CHICAGO HEIGHTS ONLY
  South Suburban Cook County American Job Center at Prairie State College , Chicago Heights
  1:00 pm
• Classic Movie Matinee
  Richton Park Public Library , 22310 Latonia Ln , Richton Park
  1:30 pm
• Tell All: Teen Book Club
  Woodson Regional Library , Chicago Public Library , Chicago
  4:00 pm
• TIME TBD- Bowling-JV Girls - VS Rich Township (Game)
  Crete-Monee High School HOME -
  4:30 pm
• TIME TBD- Bowling-V Girls - VS Rich Township (Game)
  Crete-Monee High School HOME -
  4:30 pm
• 5th Grade Band, Blue Jazz Band, and 6th Grade Band Concert
  Flossmoor SD 161 Chicago Heights, IL 60411
  5:30 pm
• South Chicago Heights Local Hearing
  South Chicago Heights, IL Calendar , 3317 Chicago Road , South Chicago Heights
  6:00 pm
• Seventh and Eighth Grade Band and Jazz Band Concert
  Parker Junior High School , 2810 School St , Flossmoor
  7:00 pm

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• Governors State University posted a job opening for AY24-25 - Adjunct Faculty - Geography in University Park. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Park Forest

• Park Forest Police Issue 67 Citations in Thanksgiving Traffic Safety Crackdown (enewspf.com)
• ‘Scoop Dogg' Wins Park Forest's Snowplow Naming Contest (enewspf.com)
• Police Charge Man with Possession of a Controlled Substance: Reports (enewspf.com)

Flossmoor

• Flossmoor police urge motorists to drive sober during holiday season, release Thanksgiving enforcement results (hfchronicle.com)
• Parker Junior High Students Find Warmth and Creativity in Knitting and Crochet Club (patch.com)
• Holiday book guide 2025: The best gift books of the season, paired to some very specific people (fresnobee.com)

Tinley Park

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