Plainfield Lights Up the Holidays: Map Shows the Area's Best-Decorated Homes
We've updated our map of festively decorated Plainfield homes.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Plainfield Tot Meets Santa
Jensen Lage was one of 100 hearing-impaired kids who got to meet St. Nick himself on Dec. 13.
Jensen Lage of Plainfield, 1, was apprehensive about meeting Santa recently, even while being held by his mom Jennifer. The Lages were among 200 persons who attended a pizza and holiday gifts party for 100 hearing-impaired kids and their caregivers and teachers in Aurora Dec. 13. Jennifer Lage is an audiologist for the Sycamore-based Northeastern Illinois Association, party co-sponsor with the Aurora Noon Lions Club. Center is Jeanne McDonald of Naperville, deaf teacher at Allen Elementary School in Aurora. The NIA, a regional special-education cooperative, serves children with special needs--autism, hearing impairment, vision impairment--from communities including Aurora, Geneva, and Sandwich in 10 northern Illinois counties. .
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Christmas Fun Facts and Trivia
How much will we spend this year? And what's the best-selling Christmas song of all time? Find the answers below
Monday, December 24, 2012
What's Open in Plainfield on Christmas
For your dining, driving and last-minute food and gift-giving pleasure, a handful of businesses are open on a day when most of us are celebrating.
This Christmas Day, not everyone will be basking in the glow of the family hearth feeling nothing but goodwill toward men after downing a huge feast and tearing open a bounty of presents. Some folks will be manning cash registers, working in kitchens and overseeing gas pumps to guarantee you can not only get to grandma's house, but that you can pick up that last-minute bottle of booze, box of candy or present for Aunt Mildred along the way. And just in case the Bumpus' hounds make off with your turkey, several Chinese restaurants will be open for your dining pleasure. Some local watering holes will open up late in the day. Here are some places you may or may not know are open on Christmas: RELATED: The Reason for the Season: Plainfield …
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The Reason for the Season: Plainfield Churches Plan Christmas Services
Patch has compiled a list of where, when local churches will celebrate Christmas.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Plainfield Police Plan Holiday Crackdown
Tips for staying safe during celebrations this Christmas and New Year's.
Editor's note: The following is a press release issued by the Plainfield Police Department: The Plainfield Police Department will participate in the 2012 Holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over/Click It or Ticket” crackdown. This intensified enforcement effort against drunk drivers and seat belt law violators underscores the disproportionate number of traffic deaths caused by alcohol and failure to buckle up. The stepped-up enforcement began Dec. 17 and will run through New Year’s Eve. Enforcement efforts will concentrate on the deadly nighttime hours between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. Please designate a sober driver and DO NOT let friends and family drive drunk as just two of several simple steps to avoid a tragic crash or an arrest for drunk …
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jono100
6:41 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
Plainfield police will give rides home.....after they collect their tow fee impound fee and bond after your dui arrest more ›
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Kids Help Kids: Plainfield Brothers Sell Artwork to Benefit Children's Hospital
Ryan and Josh McKeown have blown away their $100 fundraising goal.
A pair of Plainfield brothers has come up with a creative way to help other kids this Christmas. Walker's Grove Elementary students Ryan McKeown , 8, and little brother Josh, 6, are putting their artistic talent to good use, selling their artwork to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Ryan said he was watching TV one Saturday morning when he saw a commercial about a 9-year-old boy who launched an effort to help others. As he and Josh sat at their Plainfield home, drawing and coloring pictures, they got an idea for a way they could give back, too. Sign up for the Plainfield Patch newsletter. “We were drawing pictures and I thought that would be easy,” Ryan said. So the boys and their mom, Nikki, started brainstorming, trying to …
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Monday, December 17, 2012
The Reason for the Season: Plainfield Churches Plan Christmas Services
Patch has compiled a list of where, when local churches will celebrate Christmas.
Looking for a place to celebrate Christmas? Here's a list of Plainfield churches and scheduled Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services: Christ Community Church, 12410 S. Van Dyke Rd., 815-254-3800; www.aplacetoconnect.com Crosswinds Church, 14360 S. Route 59, 851-230-7624; www.xwindschurch.org Followers of Christ Lutheran Church, 12357 S. 248th Ave., 815-439-0700; www.followersofchristelca.com Friendship Baptist Church, 15801 S. Route 59, 815-436-2380; www.fbcplainfield.com Grace Pointe Church, 14210 S. Route 30, 815-641-9697; www.gracepointeplainfield.us Life Spring Community Church, 15116 S. DesPlaines St., 815-436-7633; www.yourlifespring.org Dec. 23: Candlelight Christmas services at 5:30 and 7 p.m. Peace Lutheran Church, 24024 W. …
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Plainfield: Show Us Your Lights
Share photos and videos of your holiday display on Patch, or just tell us where we can see great lights in Plainfield.
By now, you should know about Patch’s “Deck the House” contest, which launched this month and gives dedicated decorators the chance to win $100,000 for their local school district by entering photos or videos of their holiday light displays. (You can check out Plainfield entries and cast your vote by clicking here.) There’s also the Plainfield Park District’s outdoor holiday decorating contest — the deadline to enter that one is Dec. 12, and winners will be announced Dec. 19. But we can’t all be Clark Griswold. Maybe your holiday display is a little more low key — or maybe you’re just not the contest-entering type. That’s no reason to hide your light. We think your holiday display deserves to be shared. So we’re asking Plainfield holiday …
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Start Feeling Festive: Plainfield Holiday Events Guide
There’s fun for all ages when it comes to holiday events in Plainfield.
If your inner Grinch is threatening to take over and you need a good dose of holiday spirit, there is no end to the options available in Plainfield, whether you're looking for Santa, Christmas carols or holiday treats. We know this list is likely incomplete so if you have a public event you'd like to have added, please put the details in the comment box below. And feel free to list it on our events calendar by going to the bottom of the Plainfield Patch home page and clicking on "Put an event on the calendar." Stay Patched in — sign up for the Plainfield Patch newsletter. Hungry for more holiday fun? Check out some of the festivities happening in nearby Joliet. Or, share your holiday spirit by uploading a photo or video of your light …
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Shannon Antinori
1:36 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
Lori, I'm not sure if you're possibly referring to the carriage rides offered during Candlelight Christmas (http://patch.com/A-z9dL) but I will check around and see what I can find. more ›
judy d
2:59 pm on Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Any grocery store open today? we need more buns more ›