🌱 Teen Service Hour and 12 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• The HUGE, FREE Lake County Home Show Returns! at Lake County Fairgrounds
• Math Team ICTM State Series at Illinois State University
• Teen Service Hour at Lake Villa District Library

... and check out 7 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 79 and low of 44 degrees.
• Saturday: Winds becoming strong; cooler, temps: high: 53, low: 35.
• Sunday: Breezy with a passing shower, with a high of 50 and low of 26 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Villa

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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

Saturday April 18

• Math Team ICTM State Series
  Illinois State University , 100 N University St , Normal
  7:30 am

Sunday April 19

• Teen Service Hour
  Lake Villa District Library , 140 N Munn Rd , Lindenhurst
  2:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Track & Field: Boys Varsity vs. Round Lake (Away)
  Round Lake High School
  4:30 pm
• Track & Field: Girls Varsity vs. Round Lake (Away)
  Round Lake High School
  4:30 pm
• Softball: Varsity (Rescheduled to 04-22-26) vs. Wauconda (Away)
  Wauconda High School
  4:45 pm
• Lacrosse: Boys Varsity (Time Changed) vs. Crystal Lake Central (Aw
  Crystal Lake Central High School
  5:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Soccer: Girls Varsity vs. Grayslake North (Home)
  Lakes Community High School Soccer Field #1 Lakes Community High School Soccer Field #1
  4:30 pm
• Tennis: Boys Varsity vs. Round Lake (Away)
  Round Lake High School
  4:30 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

• Indoor Walking
  Fox Lake, IL Calendar , 10 Riverview Avenue , Fox Lake
  9:00 am
• Indoor Pickleball
  Fox Lake, IL Calendar , 10 Riverview Ave , Fox Lake
  11:00 am
• Drop-in Game Center
  Fox Lake, IL Calendar , 10 Riverview Avenue , Fox Lake
  1:00 pm
• Open Gym - Middle School and Up
  Fox Lake, IL Calendar , 10 Riverview Avenue , Fox Lake
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I have a water leak in my ceiling from these storms and need it fixed as soon as possible.
  Anyone have recommendations. The company I talked to this morning never showed up today. (Nextdoor Grand Ave)

• Community High School District 117 posted a job opening for High School Spanish Teacher in Lake Villa. Apply here.
• Buona Beef, Inc. posted a job opening for Porter in Lake Villa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Villa here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Antioch

• Antioch teacher teaches top five in national competition (dailyherald.com)
• Weber, Thomas help represent the ladies at Lake County Shootout (dailyherald.com)
• What was most represented ethnicity in Lake County school districts in 2024-25? (lakecountygazette.com)

Round Lake

• Round Lake Vineyards hosts murder mystery on April 18 (nwestiowa.com)
• Sue Ann Coleman, 80, formerly of Morris (1430wcmy.com)

Crystal Lake

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