🌱 Patch AM: Paws for Reading! and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4 at Willow Hill Golf Course
• Paws for Reading! at Aspen Drive Library - Cook Memorial Public Library District
• New Year’s Eve Family Party in Vernon Hills at Vernon Hills Park District - Sullivan Community Center

Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Windy; morning snow, up to 1", with a high of 26 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: A little snow in the p.m., temps: high: 29, low: 24.
• Wednesday: A snow shower, with a high of 26 and low of 5 degrees.

📸 Around Vernon Hills

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vernon Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 3

• Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4
  Willow Hill Golf Course, 1350 Willow Rd, Northbrook
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday December 30

• Paws for Reading!
  Aspen Drive Library - Cook Memorial Public Library District , 701 Aspen Dr , Vernon Hills
  6:45 pm

Wednesday December 31

• New Year’s Eve Family Party in Vernon Hills
  Vernon Hills Park District - Sullivan Community Center , 635 N Aspen Dr , Vernon Hills
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 29

• NorthShore Mahjongg Monday's
  Dengeos - Buffalo Grove , 195 W Dundee Rd , Buffalo Grove
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Noon Year's Eve Celebration: December 30, 2025
  Ela Town Hall , 1155 E. Route 22 , Lake Zurich
  10:00 am
• Disney's Finding Nemo Jr.
  Marriott Theatre , 10 Marriott Dr , Lincolnshire
  10:00 am
• New Year's Noon
  Vernon Area Public Library , 300 Olde Half Day Rd , Lincolnshire
  11:15 am

Wednesday December 31

• New Year's Eve at Dave & Buster's Vernon Hills!
  Dave & Buster's Vernon Hills , 424 Hawthorn Ctr , Vernon Hills
• Join Us for Breakfast-Libertyville Sunrise Rotary
  BankFinancial , 1123 S. Milwaukee Avenue, 2nd Floor , Libertyville
• Million Dollar Quartet - Lincolnshire
  Marriott Theatre , 10 Marriott Dr , Lincolnshire
  1:00 pm
• Family New Years Eve Party
  Just for Fun Roller Rink - Mundelein , 139 N Seymour Ave , Mundelein
  3:00 pm
• New Year's Even Family Skate Party
  Just for Fun Roller Rink - Mundelein , 139 N Seymour Ave , Mundelein
  3:00 pm
• NOON Year's Eve Skate Party
  Just for Fun Roller Rink - Mundelein , 139 N Seymour Ave , Mundelein
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• I sometimes pray under my breath in the grocery line.
  Nothing big or showy, just a whisper. I know they are heard. I say this not to edify myself but to make a point. Wishing well for others is a simple… (Nextdoor Hawthorne)

• J. C. Penney Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Specialty Associate - Hawthorn Ctr in Vernon Hills. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• Girls basketball: Maine South ekes out win, gets revenge vs. Huntley to reach Komaromy semifinals (dailyherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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