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

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Hello Western Springs! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Century-old Western Springs theater earns praise in Best of 2025
  • How Western Springs teens turned cupcakes into a growing STEM nonprofit
  • Which Western Springs athlete just earned national academic volleyball honors?

Also on today's calendar: Sing-Along Christmas Messiah and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 36 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, temps: high: 48, low: 17. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 30 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 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 nearly century-old cultural gem that delivers high-quality performances and theater education for both children and adults. As part of Patch’s Best of 2025 series, locals are invited to nominate more Western Springs people, places and businesses that made this year special.
   

• Teens launch local STEM group (lionnewspaper.com) — Western Springs teens have turned a local baking camp into Teens Teach STEM, a youth-run group using kitchen science to spark kids’ interest in STEM. They’ve fundraised at Western Springs events to donate hundreds of science-focused cookbooks to local families through the Westchester Food Pantry and hope to grow into a full nonprofit.
   

• Four Named CSC Academic All-District Selections (clemsontigers.com) — A Clemson volleyball standout from Western Springs has been honored as a CSC Academic All-District selection, highlighting both her playmaking and classroom achievements. The article details her assists, digs, and academic work alongside three recognized teammates, underscoring the strong academic standards required for this national award.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday December 17
  • Battle of the Books- Library
    Monroe Elem School Hinsdale, IL 60521
    7:50 am
  • Preschool Storytime
    Hinsdale Public Library - Storytime Room
    9:30 am
  • Administrative Adjudication Hearing
    Indian Head Park, IL Calendar , 201 Acacia Drive , Indian Head Park
    9:30 am
  • Stories and Songs
    Garfield Ridge Branch Library , 6348 Archer Avenue , Chicago
    10:30 am
  • Gingerbread Friends! - Hinsdale, IL 2025
    The Community House , 415 W 8th St , Hinsdale
    11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Hinsdale

  • New Hinsdale D181 Leader Comes From Wealthy District In Another State (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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