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

Hello Mettawa! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 APP Vlasic Classic Chicago Benefiting Shriners Children's at Danny Cunniff Park
• Tighthead's Summer Bazaar at Tighthead Brewing Company
• 2026 Shriners Children's™ APP Pro Invitational Chicago at Danny Cunniff Park

... and check out 8 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 passing shower, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with plenty of sun, temps: high: 85, low: 68.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mettawa

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★ Featured events ★

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
• Vernon Hills Arbortheater Concert: Brass from the Past
  GLMV Chamber of Commerce 50 S. Fairway Drive, just north of the Vernon Hills Athletic Complex (VHAC)
  7:00 pm

Friday August 7

• GLMV Conversations 4 Success Network Group (C4S) - FREE
  GLMV Chamber of Commerce Holiday Inn Express 975 Lakeview Parkway - Vernon Hills
  8:00 am
• Diamond Painting
  Lake Forest Library 360 E Deerpath Rd, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, US
  3:00 pm
• First Friday →
  GLMV Chamber of Commerce Downtown Libertyville
  5:00 pm
• Camp S'more Memories: A Mom & Son “Almost Campout” (Ages 5–13 w/Adult)
  GLMV Chamber of Commerce The Landing on Diamond Lake (formerly Diamond Lake Recreation Center) 1016 Diamond Lake Road Mundelein, IL 60060
  6:00 pm

Saturday August 8

• Safe Place Empower Rally
  GLMV Chamber of Commerce 1123 S. Milwaukee Avenue, 2nd Floor BankFinancial, Libertyville, IL 60048
• Mundelein Farmers Market
  GLMV Chamber of Commerce Park St & Seymour Ave. Mundelein, IL 60060
  8:00 am
• Friends Board Meeting
  Lake Forest Library 360 E Deerpath Rd, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, US
  9:15 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• MainStreet Libertyville Farmers Market
  GLMV Chamber of Commerce 1123 S. Milwaukee Avenue, 2nd Floor BankFinancial, Libertyville, IL 60048
  7:00 am
• Business Builders Network
  GLMV Chamber of Commerce Townee Square Restaurant, 508 N. Milwaukee Ave in Libertyville.
  7:30 am
• Community Fiesta & Health Fair
  Kelly Hs Chicago, IL 60632
  8:30 am
• CHAMBER BENEFITS WORKSHOP
  Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce Via Zoom
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Vernon Hills

• 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 Forest

• Lake Forest Center for Leadership Joins Excelsior University (capitalregionchamber.com)
• Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Lands Among Top 20 Hospitals In State: U.S. News (patch.com)
• W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Oppenheimer Analyst Says (marketbeat.com)

Buffalo Grove

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