🌱 The HUGE, FREE Lake County Home Show Returns! and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• The HUGE, FREE Lake County Home Show Returns! at Lake County Fairgrounds
• SPMS Boys Volleyball @ Zion Central Middle School at Zion Central Middle School
• SPMS Girls Soccer @ Zion Central Middle School at Zion Central Middle School

... and check out 5 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 78 and low of 46 degrees.
• Saturday: Very windy; cooler, temps: high: 54, low: 35.
• Sunday: Sunshine, a shower; breezy, with a high of 50 and low of 34 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wadsworth

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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

Monday April 20

• SPMS Boys Volleyball @ Zion Central Middle School
  Zion Central Middle School Zion, IL 60099
  4:00 pm
• SPMS Girls Soccer @ Zion Central Middle School
  Zion Central Middle School Zion, IL 60099
  4:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• ZCMS Boys Volleyball @ John Lewis Middle School
  John Lewis Middle School Zion, IL 60099
  4:00 pm
• SPMS Boys Volleyball @ Zion Central Middle School
  Zion Central Middle School Zion, IL 60099
  4:00 pm
• ZCMS Girls Soccer @ John Lewis Middle School
  John Lewis Middle School Zion, IL 60099
  4:00 pm
• SPMS Girls Soccer @ Zion Central Middle School
  Zion Central Middle School Zion, IL 60099
  4:00 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

Sunday April 19

• Quinceanera Expo
  The Venue at Millburn Stables , 19203 W Grass Lake Rd , Old Mill Creek
  12:00 pm
• Teen Study Cafe
  Zion-Benton Public Library , 2400 Gabriel Ave , Zion
  2:00 pm

Monday April 20

• SPMS Boys Volleyball @ Zion Central Middle School
  Zion Central Middle School Zion, IL 60099
  4:00 pm
• SPMS Girls Soccer @ Zion Central Middle School
  Zion Central Middle School Zion, IL 60099
  4:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Lake County Coyotes Rugby – Hutchins Athletic Field
  Hutchins Athletic Field , 18273 Stearns School Rd , Old Mill Creek
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Porter in Wadsworth. Apply here.
• Chilli's posted a job opening for Prep Cook - Gurnee Mills Chili's in Gurnee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wadsworth here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Beach Park

• Numerous fire departments called after multi-acre wildland fire breaks out at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• What was most represented ethnicity in Lake County school districts in 2024-25? (lakecountygazette.com)

Zion

• Transplant recipients raise awareness about organ donations: ‘Without a donor, there's no transplant' (chicagotribune.com)
• Benefit for Nicole Olinger on Saturday, April 18 (theradar.online)
• Top Cities to Live Include Illinois Locations (103wjod.com)

Gurnee

• 3 arrested, multiple search warrants executed in Gurnee as part of investigation into burglaries in Wisconsin, Illinois (lakemchenryscanner.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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