🌱 Auditions for Seussical Jr. and 11 more events

Hi there, Barrington Hills! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Sports Cards And Memorabilia Auction at Donley Auctions
• FREE Schaumburg Home Show Returns April 18th & 19th! Bigger & Better for 2026! at Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel
• Elgin Master Chorale Presents That This Nation Shall Live Featuring Stacy Garrop's Terra Nostra

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Increasingly windy, with a high of 83 and low of 44 degrees.
• Saturday: Very windy; a little rain, temps: high: 53, low: 35.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 52 and low of 32 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Barrington Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Sports Cards And Memorabilia Auction
  Donley Auctions, 8512 S Union Rd, Union
  10:00 am

Sunday April 19

• FREE Schaumburg Home Show Returns April 18th & 19th! Bigger & Better for 2026!
  Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, 1551 Thoreau Dr N, Schaumburg
  10:00 am
• Elgin Master Chorale Presents That This Nation Shall Live Featuring Stacy Garrop's Terra Nostra
  1700 Spartan Dr, Elgin
  3:30 pm

Monday April 20

• The Barrington 4th of July 5K/10K
  Citizens Park, 511 N Lake Zurich Rd, Barrington
  7:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday April 21

• Public Works
  Village of South Barrington , 30 S Barrington Road , South Barrington
  1:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Architectural Control Commission
  Village of South Barrington , 30 S Barrington Road , South Barrington
  7:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• Auditions for Seussical Jr.
  Dancewerks Studio , 110 S Hager Ave , Barrington
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• What's the Buzz?
  Fox River Grove Public Library , 407 Lincoln Avenue , Fox River Grove
  10:30 am
• District Art Show - FRGML
  Fox River Grove Memorial Library , 407 Lincoln Ave , Fox River Grove
  4:00 pm
• District 3 Art Show
  Fox River Grove Public Library , 407 Lincoln Avenue , Fox River Grove
  4:00 pm
• CMS - Newsies Jr. Musical - Friday
  Carpentersville Middle School , 100 Cleveland Ave , Carpentersville
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Axolotl Joy
  Pinot's Palette , 100 W Higgins Rd Suite H-80 , South Barrington
  12:00 pm
• Blooms & Bugs Spring Cookie Decorating Class w/ My Cookie Cottage
  Eastside Café - Coffee & Wine Bar , 311 Barrington Ave Unit A , East Dundee
  3:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• Mushroom Froggy
  Pinot's Palette , 100 W Higgins Rd Suite H-80 , South Barrington
  11:30 am

Tuesday April 21

• Homeschool Hangout
  Dundee Library/Fox River Valley Public Library District , 555 Barrington Ave , East Dundee
  11:00 am
• Public Works
  Village of South Barrington , 30 S Barrington Road , South Barrington
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Presence Marketing, LLC posted a job opening for Trade Promotion Services Specialist in Barrington. Apply here.
• Barrington Community Unit School District posted a job opening for (2) ESY Special Education Teacher - Early Childhood in Barrington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Barrington Hills here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Barrington

• Court orders new trial for former ComEd CEO from Barrington convicted in scheme to bribe former Illinois House speaker (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• Pritzker touts BUILD Act reforms as pushback from suburbs grows (dailyherald.com)
• No. 4 Men's Volleyball Closes out Regular Season against No. 6 USC (pepperdinewaves.com)

Algonquin

• Dutch Bros Coffee Plans New Drive-Thru Location In Algonquin (patch.com)

Hoffman Estates

• O'Hare reclaims title as world's busiest airport amid federal scrutiny over packed flight schedules (dailyherald.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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