🌱 Baby Storytime and 11 more events
Good day Mount Prospect! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- FREE Schaumburg Home Show Returns April 18th & 19th! Bigger & Better for 2026! at Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel
- Midwest Music Marketplace at The Event Center
- Baby Storytime at Mount Prospect Public Library
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Very warm; fog in the morning, with a high of 82 and low of 45 degrees.
- Saturday: Cooler; a shower in the a.m., temps: high: 53, low: 37.
- Sunday: Windy; an afternoon shower, with a high of 52 and low of 32 degrees.
📸 Around Mount Prospect
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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FREE Schaumburg Home Show Returns April 18th & 19th! Bigger & Better for 2026!
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, 1551 Thoreau Dr N, Schaumburg
10:00 am -
Midwest Music Marketplace
The Event Center, 3000 S River Rd, Des Plaines
12:00 pm
Sunday April 19
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Other local events
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Baby Storytime
Mount Prospect Public Library , 10 S Emerson St , Mt Prospect
9:30 am -
Family Storytime
Mount Prospect Public Library , 10 S Emerson St , Mt Prospect
10:30 am -
Play and Learn
Mount Prospect Public Library South Branch , 1711 Algonquin Rd , Mt Prospect
11:30 am -
Thursday, April 23 - Something Rotten!
Prospect High School , 801 W Kensington Rd , Mt Prospect
7:00 pm -
Sat. April 25 - Something Rotten!
Prospect High School , 801 W Kensington Rd , Mt Prospect
7:00 pm -
Storytime Playdate: In Bloom
Mount Prospect Public Library , 10 S Emerson St , Mt Prospect
9:30 am -
Hooked on Books!
Mount Prospect Public Library , 10 S Emerson St , Mt Prospect
4:30 pm
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
Saturday April 25
Monday April 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Movie: Song Sung Blue
Prospect Heights Public Library District , 12 Elm St , Prospect Heights
1:00 pm -
Minecraft Club (Session A)
Elk Grove Village Public Library , 1001 Wellington Ave , Elk Grove Village
5:00 pm -
Ribbon Cutting - Meri Furniture
Meri Furniture , 1052 S Arlington Heights Rd , Arlington Heights
10:00 am -
Craft Supply Swap
Prospect Heights Public Library District , 12 Elm St , Prospect Heights
10:30 am -
STILL GOT IT™ – Throwback Edition
Eggcellence Cafe AH , 1279 N Rand Rd , Arlington Heights
5:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Second time our basement has flooded..
is it worth investing in a sump pump? We contacted us waterproofing but does anyone else have any ideas. (Nextdoor Camelot) - Hi everyone — I’m looking for someone who can help with some minor cosmetic siding repairs (a loose panel or two).
Nothing major, just want to tidy things up. I live in the Mount Prospect area. If you’ve worked with someone you’d recommend, I’d love to hear about… (Nextdoor Camp Pine)
- Miller Pipeline posted a job opening for Material Handler in Mount Prospect. Apply here.
- Chilli's posted a job opening for Dishwasher - Rosemont Chili's in Des Plaines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Prospect here.
🗞 Nearby News
Des Plaines
- Happy Earth Month, Des Plaines! (journal-topics.com)
- Des Plaines Cannabis Dispensary Set For Opening (journal-topics.com)
- Chicago suburbs in Cook and Lake counties prepare for Des Plaines River flood (chicagotribune.com)
Buffalo Grove
- Remorseful Thief Returns Stolen $2 Cigarillo To Store: Buffalo Grove Police Blotter (patch.com)
- Lincolnshire Library Seeks $100K State Grant For Security Upgrades (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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