🌱 Remembering Timothy Ericson, former Clarendon Hills resident and longtime archivist
Clarendon Hills, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readCheers Clarendon Hills! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Remembering Timothy Ericson, former Clarendon Hills resident and longtime archivist
Also on today's calendar: Veterans Day Ceremony - La Grange and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A couple of showers; cooler, with a high of 57 and low of 40 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 46, low: 33.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 45 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Timothy Ericson 11/08/2026 (bakken-young.com) — Timothy Ericson, a former Clarendon Hills resident who spent his career preserving history and teaching future archivists, died suddenly November 8 at 79. His work took him to Wisconsin universities and the Society of American Archivists, and he helped advance Native archives and archivists. A private interment is planned in River Falls this spring. 
📸 Around Clarendon Hills
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Veterans Day Ceremony - La Grange →
American Legion Post 1941, 900 LaGrange Rd, La Grange
11:00 am -
BHHS Chicago Holiday Toy Collection →
5150 Main Street Unit C Downers Grove, IL 60515,
9:00 am -
Tom Petty Tribute Concert →
900 s lagrange rd,
8:00 pm -
Mistletoe Magic Christmas Bazaar →
Hinsdale United Methodist Church, 945 S Garfield Ave, Hinsdale
9:00 am -
Charlotte's Web →
Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 31st St, Oak Brook, IL,
3:00 pm -
Chicago Artisan Market in Fulton Market - Sun, Nov 15th (Pre-Thanksgiving Market) →
Morgan MFG, 401 N Morgan St, Chicago
11:00 am -
Charlotte's Web →
Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 31st St, Oak Brook, IL,
2:00 pm -
Camerata Chicago — Handel's 'Messiah' →
Union Church of Hinsdale, 137 S Garfield Ave, Hinsdale
3:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Sunday November 15
Sunday November 22
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Other local events
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Toddler Storytime
Hinsdale Public Library - Storytime Space
10:00 am -
Naperville Bricks & Minifigs LEGO Store - Early Black Friday Sale! →
564 Rte 59, Naperville
10:00 am -
Charlotte's Web →
Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, 1220 Kensington Rd, Oak Brook, IL
1:00 pm -
IL Burbs Book Crawl →
Frugal Muse Books, Music and Video, 7511 Lemont Rd, Darien
4:00 pm
Thursday November 12
Saturday November 21
Sunday November 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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🗞 Nearby News
Westmont
- St. Charles Singers and Kontras Quartet to Illuminate CANDLELIGHT CAROLS in St. Charles (broadwayworld.com)
- Galesburg girls swimming wins Pekin sectional, breaks three school records (wgil.com)
Hinsdale
- Steve Millar's high school football rankings and 2nd round players of the week for the Southland (chicagotribune.com)
- Patricia Jane (McHugh) Comstock, 85, of La Grange Highlands (patch.com)
Oak Brook
- Oak Brook firefighters retirees paid $3.8 million into their pension fund and have collected an estimated $29.1 million (dupagepolicyjournal.com)
- Aleksandra Cormier (psychologytoday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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