🌱 The HUGE, FREE Lake County Home Show Returns! and 13 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• FREE Schaumburg Home Show Returns April 18th & 19th! Bigger & Better for 2026! at Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel
• The Barrington 4th of July 5K/10K at Citizens Park
• Earth Day Tree Giveaway at Deer Park, IL Calendar

... and check out 9 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: Very warm; fog in the morning, with a high of 82 and low of 44 degrees.
• Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 53, low: 35.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, breezy and cool, with a high of 51 and low of 29 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Deer Park

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★ Featured events ★

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

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

• Earth Day Tree Giveaway
  Deer Park, IL Calendar , 20530 N. Rand Road , Deer Park
  8:00 am
• 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

Friday April 24

• Arbor Day Planting
  Deer Park, IL Calendar , 23570 Cuba Road , Deer Park
  10:00 am

Saturday April 25

• The HUGE, FREE Lake County Home Show Returns!
  Lake County Fairgrounds , 1060 E Peterson Rd , Grayslake
  10:00 am

Saturday May 2

• Auditions for Seussical Jr.
  Dancewerks Studio , 110 S Hager Ave , Barrington
  9:00 am
• Deer Park Art Show 2026
  Deer Park Town Center , Shopping Center , 20530 N Rand Rd , Deer Park
  10:00 am
• Deer Park Art Show
  20530 N Rand Rd, Deer Park, IL 60010
  10:00 am
• Deer Park Art Show
  Deer Park Town Center , Shopping Center , 20530 N Rand Rd , Deer Park
  10:00 am

Sunday May 3

• Deer Park Art Show
  20530 N Rand Rd, Deer Park, IL 60010
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• There is road construction on Brentwood Dr...
  There is road construction on Brentwood Dr reported on Apr 01, 2026. "Road Resurfacing Project - Landscape Restoration Work Begins Week of April 13" (Nextdoor )

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🗞 Nearby News

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Buffalo Grove

• Remorseful Thief Returns Stolen $2 Cigarillo To Store: Buffalo Grove Police Blotter (patch.com)
• Lincolnshire Library Seeks $100K State Grant For Security Upgrades (patch.com)

Arlington Heights

• 18-Year-Old Driver Killed After Attempted Traffic Stop In Rolling Meadows: Police (patch.com)
• Arlington Heights Sets Memorial Day Parade, Ceremony (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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