🌱 Patch AM: Local Theater Has 'Made Western Springs Proud' For Nearly 100 Years: Best Of 2025

Hello Western Springs! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why a nearly 100-year-old theater still defines Western Springs culture

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Performance - Opera Vocalist (free) and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy and not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, temps: high: 37, low: 32.
• Thursday: Windy with rain, then cooler, with a high of 46 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• Local Theater Has 'Made Western Springs Proud' For Nearly 100 Years: Best Of 2025 (patch.com) — Residents are celebrating The Theatre of Western Springs as a standout in the Best of 2025 series, highlighting its nearly century-long role in local culture. Community members praise the theater for delivering high-quality performances and offering educational programs for children and adults, and readers are invited to nominate their own Western Springs favorites.
   

📸 Around Western Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Western Springs

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 16

• Christmas Performance - Opera Vocalist (free)
  First Presbyterian Church, 150 S Ashland Ave, La Grange
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Sing-Along Christmas Messiah
  Emmanuel Episcopal Church of LaGrange, 203 S Kensington Ave, La Grange
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Knitting Circle
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library , 800 Chestnut St , Western Springs
  1:00 pm
• Knitting Circle
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library , 800 Chestnut St , Western Springs
  1:00 pm
• Junior Engineers: Building with Marshmallows
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library , 800 Chestnut St , Western Springs
  4:00 pm
• Teen Board
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library , 800 Chestnut St , Western Springs
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Gnome Ornament Kit
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library , 800 Chestnut St , Western Springs
  9:30 am

📣 Western Springs Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Junior High Internet Safety Presentation
  Komarek School District , 8940 W 24th Street , North Riverside
  8:15 am
• Baby Storytime
  Hinsdale Public Library - Storytime Room
  9:30 am
• Storytime & Craft 12/16/2025 - Hinsdale, IL 2025
  Hinsdale Humane Society , 21 Salt Creek Ln , Hinsdale
  10:00 am
• Village Hall Closed
  Village of La Grange Calendar La Grange, IL 60525
  12:00 pm
• High School Winter Exam Cram
  Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
  12:00 pm
• Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
  Westmont, IL Calendar
  2:00 pm
• Virtual: Senior Yoga Online
  Berwyn Public Library , 2701 South Harlem Avenue , Berwyn
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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Ok Western Springs! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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