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🌱 Patch AM: Free "Ask the Farmer" Gardening Workshop at Mellody Farm in Vernon Hills and 10 more events
Be sure to catch Lake Forest College Community Engagement Event: Community Sports Day on the Vernon Hills Patch calendar

Hey hey Vernon Hills! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Lake Forest College Community Engagement Event: Community Sports Day at Lake Forest College
- Comics, Cards & Cookies Bazaar + More at Tighthead Brewing Company
- Candidate Forum: Representative for Illinois 10th Congressional District at Zoom Webinar
... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Warmer with high clouds, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
- Sunday: Turning sunny; warm, temps: high: 75, low: 59.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vernon Hills
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★ Featured events ★
- Lake Forest College Community Engagement Event: Community Sports Day →
Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
11:00 am - Comics, Cards & Cookies Bazaar + More →
Tighthead Brewing Company, 161 N Archer Ave, Mundelein
12:00 pm - Candidate Forum: Representative for Illinois 10th Congressional District →
Zoom Webinar,
12:30 pm - Managed Mischief - Trivia Night Concerning the Boy Wizard →
Emil's Tavern on Center, 161 Center St, Grayslake
7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
Wednesday October 14
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Other local events
- Card Expo at Hawthorn Mall →
Hawthorn Mall, Vernon Hills
9:00 am - In-person support group for women trauma survivors (Vernon Hills) →
Hawthorn Mall, 122 Hawthorn Center, Vernon Hills
6:00 pm - Adjudication Hearing →
Vernon Hills, IL Calendar, 290 Evergreen Dr, Vernon Hills
9:00 am - Free "Ask the Farmer" Gardening Workshop at Mellody Farm in Vernon Hills →
Mellody Farm, 851-1101 Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills
10:00 am - FREE Artemis Chamber Orchestra concert →
Trinity Episcopal Church, 425 Laurel Ave, Highland Park
3:00 pm - Mellody Farm Harvest Festival Returns to Vernon Hills Oct. 24 →
Mellody Farm, 851-1101 Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills
10:00 am - Biscuits, Bloody Marys & Winter Garden Wisdom Come to Mellody Farm →
Mellody Farm, 851-1101 Milwaukee Ave, Vernon Hills
10:00 am - Documentary Film and Q&A: Louder than Guns →
Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest
7:00 pm
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
Sunday October 18
Saturday October 24
Wednesday October 28
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🗞 Nearby News
Lincolnshire
- Electric Dental Handpiece Motors Market To 2035: Growth Driven by Shift from Air-Turbine to Electric Systems (indexbox.io)
- Camping World's Matt Wagner, Exec Team Are Optimistic (rvbusiness.com)
- Hair For You Foundation provides wigs for children with cancer, hosts Family Fun Day Saturday in Lincolnshire (cbsnews.com)
Mundelein
- 'It's a homecoming': New Mundelein business adds to Lake County's brewing history (dailyherald.com)
Grayslake
- Lake County Sheriff Candidate Questionnaire: John Idleburg (patch.com)
- Blind Man's Bait-And-Switch Suit Moves Forward Against Grayslake Dealership (patch.com)
Ok Vernon Hills! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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