🌱 2026 Shriners Children's™ APP Pro Invitational Chicago and 12 more events

Hey there, Long Grove! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Sunset Yoga Fundraiser at Soul Harbour Ranch
• 2026 APP Vlasic Classic Chicago Benefiting Shriners Children's at Danny Cunniff Park
• Tighthead's Summer Bazaar at Tighthead Brewing Company

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a shower, with a high of 78 and low of 65 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 86, low: 70. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.

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📸 Around Long Grove

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 7

• Sunset Yoga Fundraiser →
  Soul Harbour Ranch, 22093 N Countryside Ln, Barrington
  7:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• 2026 APP Vlasic Classic Chicago Benefiting Shriners Children's →
  Danny Cunniff Park, 2700 Trail Way, Highland Park
  9:00 am

Sunday August 9

• Tighthead's Summer Bazaar →
  Tighthead Brewing Company, 161 N Archer Ave, Mundelein
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 6

• 2026 Shriners Children's™ APP Pro Invitational Chicago →
  Danny Cunniff Park, 2700 Trail Way, Highland Park
  5:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Ela Township Assessor's Department Offers Extended Appeal Hours: Au
  Ela Township Ela Town Hall, 1155 E. Route 22, Lake Zurich, Illinois, 60047\
  9:00 am
• Road to the Big Stage →
  Historic Downtown Long Grove Visitors' Center, 145 Old McHenry Rd, Long Grove
  2:00 pm

Sunday August 9

• Eat the Neighborhood Foraging Walk: Long Grove →
  Long Grove Historical Society, 338 Old McHenry Rd, Long Grove
  10:30 am

Monday August 10

• Teacher in-Service Day (Staff 1st Day)
  Lake Zurich CUSD 95 Lake Zurich, IL 60047

Tuesday August 11

• Institute Day
  Lake Zurich CUSD 95 Lake Zurich, IL 60047
• Mobile Dental Clinic: August 11, 2026
  Ela Township Ela Town Hall, 1155 E. Route 22, Lake Zurich, Illinois, 60047\
  10:00 am

Wednesday August 12

• Teacher In-Service Day/Workday
  Lake Zurich CUSD 95 Lake Zurich, IL 60047
• HS Material Distribution Make-Up
  Lake Zurich High School LZHS
  8:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Buffalo Grove Police Therapy Dog Earns Crisis Response Certification (patch.com)

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• EDGAR Filing Documents for 0001402057-26-000065 (sec.gov)
• Why Chicago is becoming Notre Dame football's kind of town all over again (on3.com)

Lake Zurich

• Fresenius Kabi Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of One Lot of Morphine Sulfate Injection, USP in a Simplist® Prefilled Syringe Due to Labeling Mix-up (lasvegassun.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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