🌱 Long Grove Strawberry Fest 2026 and 11 more events

Good morning to you Kildeer! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Land We Love Run at Cuba Township Road District
• Ela Township Offices Closed in Observance of Juneteenth: June 19, at Ela Township
• Long Grove Strawberry Fest 2026 at Historic Downtown Long Grove Visitors' Center

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
• Saturday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 86, low: 59. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Clouds breaking and breezy, with a high of 70 and low of 52 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kildeer

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday June 28

• Land We Love Run →
  Cuba Township Road District, 28160 W Cuba Rd, Barrington
  7:30 am

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Other local events

Friday June 19

• Ela Township Offices Closed in Observance of Juneteenth: June 19,
  Ela Township 1155 E Route 22, Lake Zurich, IL 60047

Saturday June 20

• Long Grove Strawberry Fest 2026 →
  Historic Downtown Long Grove Visitors' Center, 145 Old McHenry Rd, Long Grove
  1:30 pm

Saturday June 27

• The 250 birthday celebration of the USA. →
  St Matthew Lutheran Church and Early Childhood Center, 24500 N Old McHenry Rd, Hawthorn Woods
  4:00 pm
• Mellencougar in Lake County, IL →
  Historic Downtown Long Grove, 145 Old McHenry Rd, Long Grove
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Hub Club Carriage Horses-Front Paddocks
  Barrington Hills Park District 361 Bateman Rd, Barrington Hills, IL 60010
  8:00 am
• Art in the Park Workshops - Hawthorn Woods, IL 2026 →
  Heritage Oaks Park, 310 N Fairfield Rd, Hawthorn Woods
  9:00 am
• Farmers Market →
  Lake Zurich Calendar, Paulus Park 200 S Rand Road, Lake Zurich
  3:00 pm
• Summer Music Concerts →
  Twin Lakes Golf Course & Recreation Area, 1200 E Lake Dr, Palatine
  6:00 pm
• Deer Park Town Center - Outdoor Movie Night →
  Deer Park Town Center Shopping Center, 20530 N Rand Rd, Deer Park
  6:00 pm
• Deer Park Town Center - Outdoor Movie Night - Zootopia 2 →
  Deer Park, IL Calendar, 20530 N. Rand Road, Deer Park
  6:00 pm
• Concert in the Park →
  Hawthorn Woods, IL Calendar, 5 Park View Lane, Hawthorn Woods
  6:30 pm

Saturday June 13

• New & Used Clothing Sale →
  Palatine, IL Calendar, 200 N. Plum Grove Road, Palatine
  8:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Lake Zurich

• The Spiritual War Against Israel (vcy.org)

Vernon Hills

• No More ‘Wrong Library' For Buffalo Grove Residents (journal-topics.com)
• NuWave Sued After Pressure Cooker Burns Require Skin Graft (dailyhornet.com)

Mundelein

• Family demands 'immediate' firing, suspension of officers involved in fatal shooting of armed woman in Mundelein (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• Iowa Offer Intrigues Wyatt VanBoening (hawkfanatic.com)
• 'Strong threat' of tornadoes Thursday after Wednesday weather knocks down power lines and trees across Lake and McHenry counties (lakemchenryscanner.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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