🌱 The HUGE, FREE Lake County Home Show Returns! and 11 more events

Coffee in hand, Holiday Hills? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• The HUGE, FREE Lake County Home Show Returns! at Lake County Fairgrounds
• Home School Bowling at Kingston Lanes
• Xtreme Bar Bingo at Kingston Lanes at Kingston Lanes

... and check out 2 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: Clouds and sun; breezy, warm, with a high of 80 and low of 44 degrees.
• Saturday: Very windy; a little rain, temps: high: 52, low: 34.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, a shower; windy, with a high of 51 and low of 25 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Holiday Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday April 26

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

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Other local events

Wednesday April 22

• Home School Bowling
  Kingston Lanes , 1330 S. Eastwood Dr. , Woodstock
  1:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Xtreme Bar Bingo at Kingston Lanes
  Kingston Lanes
  7:00 pm
• Peter Antoniou - Psychic Comedian
  Woodstock Opera House
  7:30 pm

Saturday April 25

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

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Volunteer Appreciation - Sundae on a Friday
  Senior Care Volunteer Network , 42 East Street Suite C , Crystal Lake
  1:00 pm
• Drop-in Game Center
  Lakefront Park , 10 Riverview Avenue , Fox Lake
  1:00 pm
• Ribbon Cutting - Candy's Cocktails & Gaming
  McHenry Chamber of Commerce , 4005 W. Kane Ave , McHenry
  5:00 pm
• Coffeehouse
  McHenry CHSD 156 Mchenry, IL 60050
  5:00 pm
• Hilarity for Charity
  Cary-Grove High School , 2208 W Three Oaks Rd , Cary
  7:00 pm
• Lucy's Comedy
  Raue Center for the Arts , 26 N Williams St , Crystal Lake
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Spring Blossoms Workshop-Create a Beautiful Bouquet
  McHenry Chamber of Commerce Main Stay Farm 6919 Keystone Rd Richmond, IL 60071
  10:00 am
• Dinosaur Dimensions: Expedition!
  McHenry Chamber of Commerce Raue Center for the Arts 26 N Williams St Crystal Lake, Il 60014
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• April 17 is World Public Transport Day!
  Today, Pace celebrates the everyday journeys that keep our region moving, from early-morning commutes to late-night rides home, quiet moments to… (Nextdoor )
• Accessible rides=more options!
  Pace fixed route buses are fully ADA-accessible, giving riders more ways to travel with ease. Pace is committed to making public transit accessible… (Nextdoor )

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🗞 Nearby News

McHenry

• The Salvation Army unveils new emergency response canteen in McHenry County to serve first responders, survivors in crisis (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• Nearly $5M boosts McHenry County sites for business growth (rrstar.com)
• Milwaukee woman accused of stealing perfume from Crystal Lake, McHenry Ultas in ‘ongoing criminal enterprise' (shawlocal.com)

Cary

• Christine Chmiel strikes out 14 in near perfect game for Marian Central: Wednesday's Northwest Herald roundup (shawlocal.com)

Crystal Lake

• Flooding Damages Titanic Exhibit At Volo Museum On Anniversary Of Ship’s Sinking (patch.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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