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🌱 How diverse is Lake Bluff’s student body compared with Lake County?

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  • How diverse is Lake Bluff’s student body compared with Lake County?

Also on today's calendar: Band and Orchestra Concert and 6 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Fog in the a.m., then breezy, with a high of 74 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Saturday: Very windy; cooler, temps: high: 54, low: 37.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, breezy and cool, with a high of 52 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• What was most represented ethnicity in Lake County school districts in 2024-25? (lakecountygazette.com) — Lake Bluff families can see how their schools fit into Lake County’s changing demographics: Lake Bluff Elementary District 65 is 74.4% white, in a county where white students now make up 42.3% of enrollment overall. The report shows Hispanic students as the second-largest group and notes that total K‑12 enrollment across Lake County and Illinois continues to slowly decline.
   

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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
    • Saturday April 18
  • Dungeons & Dragons 5-Game Series for Adults
    Lake Forest Library , 360 E Deerpath Rd , Lake Forest
    1:00 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
    • Monday April 20
  • Kids Grab 'n' Go Creativity Kit
    Lake Forest Library , 360 E Deerpath Rd , Lake Forest

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There is a major accident on I-94 E reported at...
    There is a major accident on I-94 E reported at 1:29 PM. "CRASH AHEAD. SLOW DOWN and MOVE OVER" (Nextdoor )
  • There is a major accident on I-94 E reported at...
    There is a major accident on I-94 E reported at 10:41 AM. "CRASH AHEAD. SLOW DOWN and MOVE OVER" (Nextdoor )
  • Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65 posted a job opening for Health Teacher for Lake Bluff Middle School in Lake Bluff. Apply here.
  • AbbVie posted a job opening for Associate Director, Clinical Quality Assurance in North Chicago. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Bluff here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Chicago

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

Libertyville

  • Ray Hannemann's single lifts Richmond-Burton past Woodstock: Northwest Herald Thursday roundup (shawlocal.com)
  • 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)

Waukegan

  • Waukegan's Earth Month events kick off Saturday: ‘Every effort … helps shape the image of our city' (chicagotribune.com)
  • Bound for Yale, Waukegan's Jose Mendoza always aims high, and he rarely misses. He's batting nearly .700. (chicagotribune.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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lake Bluff

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lake Bluff

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.