🌱 Patch AM: Noon Year's Eve Celebration and 11 more events

Hey there, Western Springs! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Noon Year's Eve Celebration at Thomas Ford Memorial Library
• Village Administrative Offices Closed 1/1 at Western Springs, IL Calendar

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Fog in the morning; cloudy, with a high of 47 and low of 31 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mainly cloudy, afternoon mist, temps: high: 47, low: 38.
• Thursday: Low clouds and spotty drizzle, with a high of 43 and low of 39 degrees.

📸 Around Western Springs

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Western Springs

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Tuesday December 30

• Noon Year's Eve Celebration
  Thomas Ford Memorial Library , 800 Chestnut St , Western Springs
  11:00 am

Thursday January 1

• Village Administrative Offices Closed 1/1
  Western Springs, IL Calendar Western Springs, IL 60558

📣 Western Springs Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Fun with Fossils!
  Trailside Museum of Natural History , 738 Thatcher Ave , River Forest
  10:00 am
• Small Serendipity
  River Trail Nature Center , 3120 Milwaukee Ave , Northbrook
  10:00 am
• Wildlife Connections
  River Trail Nature Center , 3120 Milwaukee Ave , Northbrook
  10:30 am
• Winter Exploration Day
  Dan Ryan Woods Pavilion , S Western Ave & W 87th St , Chicago
  11:00 am
• 12/23/25 - Winter Break Single Day Camp - Hinsdale, IL 2025
  21 Salt Creek Ln , Hinsdale
  3:00 pm
• Crafter Dark: Seasonal Mason Jar Craft Series
  Hinsdale Public Library - Community Meeting Room
  7:00 pm
• NO Board of Trustees Meeting on December 23, 2025
  Oak Brook, IL Calendar , 1200 Oak Brook Rd. , Oak Brook
  7:00 pm
• Village Board Meeting
  La Grange Park, IL Calendar , 447 N. Catherine Avenue , La Grange Park
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve - Office Closed
  Village of Riverside - Community Events - Riverside IL 60546
• Winter Break
  Riverside SD 96 Riverside, IL 60546

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Drainage solutions and grading
  In need of landscape drainage or Hardscape installation?... (More info)

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Baker and Packager Associate in La Grange. Apply here.
• Robert Half posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Clerk in Oak Brook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Western Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brookfield

• What Nick Fuentes and the Groypers want (theweek.com)

Lyons

• Brookfield picks 3 vendors to add to Shops in 2026 (rblandmark.com)
• Case for Brookfield dispensary heads to village board (rblandmark.com)

Riverside

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 find you very attractive!
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