🌱 How one Lake Bluff launch aims to turn grief into hope
Lake Bluff, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Lake Bluff! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How one Lake Bluff launch aims to turn grief into hope
Also on today's calendar: Bluffinia Summer Concert at the Beach! Concert & Fun and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you fit 10 horses in 9 stables? You cannot add any stables, you cannot put 2 horses in one stable. (Draw 9 boxes to help you figure this out) 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, temps: high: 88, low: 72.
- Saturday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Retired Minister Turns Grief Into a 1,000-Mile Solo Lake Michigan Crossing (watercraftjournal.com) — A Lake Bluff resident will launch a 1,000-mile solo WaveRunner journey around Lake Michigan from the Lake Bluff shoreline on July 6, raising funds for brain cancer research. Over 26 days he’ll visit 15 harbors, host hope-focused community events, and share twice-daily online updates so locals can track his progress and support the Malnati Brain Tumor Institute. 
📸 Around Lake Bluff
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Upcoming Events in
Lake Bluff
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★ Featured events ★
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Summer Reading Club: Sea Quest #4 →
Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
10:00 am
Friday July 3
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Other local events
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Bluffinia Summer Concert at the Beach! Concert & Fun →
Lake Bluff Beach, 784 E Prospect Ave, Lake Bluff
6:00 pm -
Paws, Lights, Action →
Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest
5:30 pm -
Lake Forest, Illinois Gorton Center — Roger D... →
Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest
2:00 pm -
Lake Forest, Illinois Gorton Center — Roger D Rapoport: writer, activist, filmmaker →
Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest
2:00 pm -
Cal Alumni Club of Chicago Summer Welcome Party 2026 →
Sunrise Beach
1:00 pm -
Chess Club (Summer 2026) →
Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
3:30 pm -
Summer Science (Summer 2026) →
Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
11:00 am
Saturday July 4
Saturday July 11
Sunday July 12
Sunday July 19
Monday July 20
Tuesday July 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
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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 -
Honk! Beep! Toot Toot! Storytime
Lake Forest Library 360 E Deerpath Rd, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, US
10:00 am -
Basic Computer Skills Help
Chicago Bee Branch Library 3647 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60609
12:00 pm
Thursday July 2
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Cutter in Lake Forest. Apply here.
- Waukegan Park District posted a job opening for Recreation Aide - SEA in Waukegan. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Bluff here.
🗞 Nearby News
North Chicago
- Illinois Man Charged With Hate Crime After Allegedly Posting Threatening Anti-Immigrant Signs in Waukegan and North Chicago – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)
- Today in Chicago History: More than 60,000 visitors overwhelm Brookfield Zoo on first day (chicagotribune.com)
- Calumet City library undergoes renovations amid allegations of misuse, politics (chicagotribune.com)
Lake Forest
- Unplug with nature, architecture, and pastry in Lake Forest (chicagoreader.com)
Libertyville
- Fire Breaks Out In Room At Libertyville Hotel (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: [T] [E] [N] [H] [O] [R] [S] [E] [S] (Thank you Lisa K. for sending it in!)
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