🌱 Jessica Vealitzek steps away after eight years on Lake County Board
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In today's newsletter:
- Jessica Vealitzek steps away after eight years on Lake County Board
Also on today's calendar: Munson Ski Black Saturday Boat Party Noon till 6pm and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 56 and low of 38 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with showers around, temps: high: 44, low: 33.
- Friday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 44 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Jessica Vealitzek reflects on her 8 years on County Board: ‘My … goal was to maintain that idealism' (chicagotribune.com) — Jessica Vealitzek, whose Lake County Board district includes parts of Hawthorn Woods, is leaving after eight years focused on environmental policy and government transparency. Nicki Sullivan will succeed her as the county pursues projects including the Route 53 corridor greenway. Vealitzek says she leaves with her idealism largely intact. 
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Board of Police Commissioners Meeting →
Village Hall - Police Department, 2 Lagoon Drive, Hawthorn Woods
3:00 pm
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Candlelight Classics: An Evening at the Piano →
Hawthorn Woods, IL Calendar, 2 Lagoon Drive, Hawthorn Woods
5:30 pm -
Name That Tune: Trivia Night →
Village Hall - Barn, 2 Lagoon Drive, Hawthorn Woods
5:30 pm -
Police Pension Board Meeting →
Village Hall - Barn, 2 Lagoon Drive, Hawthorn Woods
9:00 am -
Board Meeting: November 18, 2026
Ela Town Hall, 1155 E. Route 22, Lake Zurich -
Monthly Senior Gathering →
Hawthorn Woods Country Club, Hawthorn Woods
12:00 pm -
Board of Education
Administration Building
6:15 pm -
Munson Ski Black Saturday Boat Party Noon till 6pm →
Munson Ski & Marine, 31695 US-12, Round Lake
12:00 pm -
Village Board of Trustees Meeting →
Village Hall - Barn, 2 Lagoon Drive, Hawthorn Woods
5:00 pm -
Planning, Building and Zoning Commission Meeting →
Village Hall - Barn, 2 Lagoon Drive, Hawthorn Woods
6:30 pm
Saturday November 14
Tuesday November 17
Wednesday November 18
Saturday November 21
Monday November 23
Tuesday November 24
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Intermediate Strength & Resistance Class @ SnapFitness Island Lake
Snap Fitness Island Lake, 452 E State Rd., Island Lake
10:30 am -
Beautification Committee - Cancelled →
Mundelein, IL Calendar
5:30 pm -
Xtreme Bar Bingo
Docks Bar and Grill, 313 E Liberty St, Wauconda
7:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
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💬 Chatter
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- Does anyone need high school help for volunteer hours?
We have a lot of students that need these hours for graduation requirements for Civics class. If you know anyone or any company that can use some… (Nextdoor Hawthorn Woods)
🗞 Nearby News
Lake Zurich
- 6 Chicago-Area Gutter and Roofing Contractors to Know in 2027 (terristeffes.com)
Mundelein
- Loud demonstration at Mundelein village hall prompts police response (dailyherald.com)
- Women's basketball continues homestand with Purdue Fort Wayne (wmubroncos.com)
Wauconda
- Wauconda Police Pension Fund paid $1.9 million to 21 retirees and survivors; taxpayers put in $1.4 million (lakecountygazette.com)
- Schmit: Who had the top performances in the second round of the prep football playoffs? (dailyherald.com)
- Record number of Husker entrepreneurs compete in 3-2-1 Quick Pitch (unl.edu)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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