🌱 Patch AM: 3 Arrested, 57 Drivers Ticketed During Holiday Crackdown In Woodridge

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In today's newsletter:

• Woodridge holiday traffic crackdown nets arrests and dozens of tickets

Also on today's calendar: Drive Thru Mobile Pantry - January 6, 2026 and 2 more events.

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• Thursday: Rain in the afternoon, with a high of 51 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 3 Arrested, 57 Drivers Ticketed During Holiday Crackdown In Woodridge (patch.com) — Woodridge drivers are being put on notice after police arrested three people and issued 57 citations during a holiday traffic safety crackdown that ended Jan. 5. Local officers focused on seatbelt use, distracted driving, speeding and impaired driving as part of statewide safety initiatives, with the police chief stressing that driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs endangers everyone on Woodridge roads.
   

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Tuesday January 6

• Drive Thru Mobile Pantry - January 6, 2026
  509 E Briarcliff Rd, Bolingbrook
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday January 8

• Woodridge Garden Club: Repotting Houseplants Event
  Fred C. Hohnke Community Center, 2600 The Center Dr, Woodridge, IL, 60517
  6:30 pm

Friday January 9

• Holiday In Paradise
  Pinot's Palette , 1001 75th St Unit 113B , Woodridge
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 24

• Next Stop Comedy
  The Ridge Bar & Grill , 7414 Janes Ave , Woodridge
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 31

• Heavenly Heart
  Pinot's Palette , 1001 75th St Unit 113B , Woodridge
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday January 6

• Creative Goal Setting Workshop
  Downers Grove Township , 4341 Saratoga St , Downers Grove
  12:30 pm
• Boys' Basketball at Jefferson Junior High
  Cass SD 63 , 7200 Janes Avenue , Woodridge
  4:15 pm
• Conservation On Tap
  Bubblehouse Brewing Company , 2121 Ogden Ave Unit A , Lisle
  6:00 pm
• Introduction to Microsoft Excel
  Fountaindale Public Library - Peggy J. Danhof Board Room
  6:30 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Post Closed
  American Legion Post 80, Downers Grove, Illinois , 4000 Saratoga Ave , Downers Grove
• Toastmasters
  Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Commerce , 201 Canterbury Lane Ste. B , Bolingbrook
  8:00 am
• Fall Prevention: Strategies for reducing your risk
  Downers Grove Township , 4341 Saratoga Ave , Downers Grove
  12:30 pm
• Preschool Art: Alma's Art
  Fountaindale Public Library - Children's Creativity Park
  1:30 pm

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