🌱 Afternoon Book Discussion of "The Comfort of Crows" at Lake Bluff Public Library and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• The HUGE, FREE Lake County Home Show Returns! at Lake County Fairgrounds
• Afternoon Book Discussion of "The Comfort of Crows" at Lake Bluff Public Library at Lake Bluff Public Library
• First Presbyterian Rummage Sale

... 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: Fog in the a.m., then breezy, with a high of 77 and low of 45 degrees.
• Saturday: Very windy; cooler, temps: high: 54, low: 37.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 52 and low of 31 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Knollwood

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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

Tuesday April 21

• Afternoon Book Discussion of "The Comfort of Crows" at Lake Bluff Public Library
  Lake Bluff Public Library , 123 E Scranton Ave , Lake Bluff
  2:30 pm

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

• First Presbyterian Rummage Sale
  700 N Sheridan Rd , Lake Forest
  8:00 am
• New Parent Meetup (Spring 2026)
  Lake Bluff Public Library , 123 E Scranton Ave , Lake Bluff
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Muffins in the Morning
  Cherokee Elementary School , 475 E Cherokee Rd , Lake Forest
  7:15 am
• Rick Springfield
  Genesee Theatre , 203 N Genesee St , Waukegan
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Dungeons & Dragons 5-Game Series for Adults
  Lake Forest Library , 360 E Deerpath Rd , Lake Forest
  1:00 pm
• Singles Social Mixer Libertyville, IL Bar Crawl Starting at Morgan's
  Morgan's Bar & Grill , 532 N Milwaukee Ave , Libertyville
  6:00 pm
• The Riverside Room: Live Jazz Event Featuring Juanita Nave
  The Riverside Room , 114 S Genesee St Suite 304 , Waukegan
  7:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• 18th Annual Bowl for the Cure Fundraiser - Lakeside Recreation Center - Sunday April 19, 2026 11:30 AM
  GLMV Chamber of Commerce , 900 S. Lake St , Mundelein
  11:30 am
• Little Sharks Storytime for Ages 3–4
  Lake Forest Library , 360 E Deerpath Rd , Lake Forest
  2:00 pm
• World Ballet Company: Cinderella
  Genesee Theatre , 203 N Genesee St , Waukegan
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lake Bluff

• Marquette snaps up Lake Bluff apartments for $44M (therealdeal.com)
• Top 3 Medical Weight Loss Clinics in Lake Forest, IL Offering GLP-1 Treatments (conservamome.com)
• What was most represented ethnicity in Lake County school districts in 2024-25? (lakecountygazette.com)

North Chicago

• This Chicago suburb ranked No.1 in Illinois for starting a business, report says (fox32chicago.com)

Libertyville

• Fundraiser underway to help surviving family of Schaumburg firefighter (dailyherald.com)
• Libertyville Community High School District 128's enrollment rank decreases in 2024-25 (lakecountygazette.com)

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