🌱 Open Mat in West Chicago 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
• Guns! Accessories! and Ammo! Auction! at Donley Auctions
• Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley at Playhouse Theatre McAninch Arts Center

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and quite cold, with a high of 25 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Cloudy and cold with flurries, temps: high: 27, low: 1.
• Saturday: Frigid with snow and flurries, with a high of 7 and low of -6 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Chicago

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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

Saturday December 13

• Guns! Accessories! and Ammo! Auction!
  Donley Auctions, 8512 S Union Rd, Union
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley
  Playhouse Theatre McAninch Arts Center , 425 Fawell Boulevard , Glen Ellyn
  7:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Pizza & PJ's with Santa
  Recreation Center Gym , 3S260 Warren Ave. , Warrenville
  5:30 pm
• Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley
  Playhouse Theatre McAninch Arts Center , 425 Fawell Boulevard , Glen Ellyn
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Electronic & More Recycling Event
  Public Works Storage Yard , 820 W Liberty Drive , Wheaton
  9:00 am
• Open Mat in West Chicago
  109 Turner Ct , West Chicago
  3:00 pm
• Gelli Printed Holiday Cards
  Gallery 200 , 103 W Washington St , West Chicago
  3:00 pm
• Dinner with Santa at Hawthorne's!
  Hawthorne's Backyard , 1200 Hawthorne Lane , West Chicago
  5:00 pm
• Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley
  Playhouse Theatre McAninch Arts Center , 425 Fawell Boulevard , Glen Ellyn
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• A Celebration of Excellence & Holiday Magic
  Klein Creek Golf Club , 1N333 Pleasant Hill Rd , Winfield
  11:00 am
• WMS Wrestling @ Geneva North
  Wredling Middle School Saint Charles, IL 60174
  4:15 pm
• Asleep at the Wheel
  Arcada Theatre , 105 E Main St , St. Charles
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Knights of Columbus Advent Fish Fry
  Winfield Calendar , St. John the Baptist Church Sebahar Hall , Winfield
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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• A phone call today from a man with a heavy accent said he was calling to verify a purchase I made through WalMart of a PlayStation for $900.
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• The Southwest DuPage School Recruitment Consortium posted a job opening for Maintenance / Custodial Leave Coverage 1.0 in Winfield. Apply here.
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