Festivities for the Day
The Christmas Shop: Hudson Elementary School, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Features local home based businesses and crafters. Support Small Business Saturday and shop Perfectly Posh,Thirty-One, Usborne Books, Scentsy, Crafty Creations, DeHeavnly Crafts, DoTerra Essential Oils, and many more.

Lunch with Santa: Hudson Fire Department, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Hudson Woman's Club will be hosting an event for children Pre-K through 3rd grade. Pre-registration is required. Forms will be sent home through school and are available at the library and on the Village of Hudson website. Lunch will be prepared by the Hudson Lions Club.

The Village Ginger Bread House: Hudson Township Hall, 11:00am - 7:30pm
For truly unique gifts & holiday shopping visit the town hall. The town hall will be filled with homemade crafts, gifts and vintage collectibles, including bakery candles, handcrafted jewelry, florals, wood turned pens, primitive lighted houses and barns, and much more created by your local artisans. Will will also have a bake sale provided by the Hudson Ag 4H Club. Fresh baked Gingerbread cookies will be available for purchase too.

Tree Lighting Ceremony: Veteran's Park (Front St.), 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Christmas Carols, lighting of the park tree, a Christmas story read by Hudson Area Public Library, and a tree blessing. Donations will be accepted at the tree lighting for the Hudson Love Baskets.

Visit with Santa: Hudson Fire Department, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Follow Santa back to the Fire Department for Christmas treats and tours. Bring your camera for family photos.

A Dicken Christmas 2: 410 S. McLean Street, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
A light display, previously one of our featured stops during the Holiday in Hudson has moved. This year Bobby will have a 2-story display on his ranch home. It is going to look huge!

This years' Lunch with Santa will be Saturday Dec 5th between 11:00am and 12:30pm at the Hudson Fire Department, 502 N. Broadway St, Hudson IL. This annual event is once again sponsored by the Hudson Woman's Club and Hudson Lion's Club. and is for children Pre-K thru 3rd grade. Admission is $2 per child and $1 for each additional parent lunch. Activities will include a holiday craft, story time, lunch and of course a visit from Santa. Parents, Santa arrives at 12:00pm so have your cameras ready. Advanced registration is required. Registration forms can be downloaded below and must be returned by Monday November 30th.

Hudson Woman's Club will be accepting canned goods, nonperishable items and new unwrapped toys for the Hudson Love Baskets for anyone wanting to make a donation. Our current greatest needs are flour, sugar, and peanut butter.

New to Lunch with Santa: Children will receive an ornament that they can hang on the Hudson Village Christmas Tree at our Tree Lighting Ceremony in Veterans Park at 5:00pm later that night.

The Hudson Police Department is currently accepting applications for Full Time and Part Time employment. If you meet the following requirements and qualifications and are interested in working for a progressive and employee appreciated Village, apply within.

Required Qualifications

• US Citizen
• 21 years of age
• Possess a high school diploma or GED
• Maintain a valid driver’s license

If asked, applicants must provide the following:

• Certified copy of birth certificate
• Transcripts and diplomas of high school, GED, college
• Copy of DD-214 Military Discharge paperwork (if applicable)

Must be eligible to be licensed as a police Officer in the State of Illinois (50 ILCS 705/6 and 50 ILCS 705/6.1)
Both Positions will require working weekends, nights and holidays.

Part time position will start at $16.14 as to the union contract,
Full time position will start at $19.00 ($39,520) plus full – time employee benefits.

Applications may be picked up at the Hudson Police Department, 107 Front Street or the Hudson Water Department, 109 Front St, Hudson, IL between 8:30am & 12:30pm Monday - Friday. An applications may also be downloaded by clicking the link below.

All applications must be delivered to the and received or postmarked by Monday November 23, 2015
Hudson Police Department PO Box 221, 107 Front St Hudson, IL 61748

​The Hudson Boy Scouts delivered bags around town on November 7th to be filled with food and collected the next Saturday, November 14th. The food that you place on your porch on November 14th will be donated to Hudson Love Baskets. The Hudson Love Baskets go to families in need in Hudson at Christmas.