🌱 Patch AM: National Library Card Sign-Up Month and 14 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Cancer Wellness Center - Better Together Benefit 2026 at Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel
• Reg 'n' Go Kit: Marbled Paper Leaves at Lake Forest Library
• Early Dismissal, K-8 at Rondout Elem School

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Humid with record-tying heat, with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Hot with a stray thunderstorm, temps: high: 90, low: 73.
• Wednesday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees.

📸 Around Lake Forest

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Forest

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24
• Cancer Wellness Center - Better Together Benefit 2026 →
  Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel, 933 Skokie Blvd, Northbrook
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 1
• Reg 'n' Go Kit: Marbled Paper Leaves
  Lake Forest Library 360 E Deerpath Rd, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, US
• Early Dismissal, K-8 →
  Rondout Elem School Lake Forest, IL 60045
  8:20 am
• National Library Card Sign-Up Month →
  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
  10:00 am
• 1000 Books Before Kindergarten →
  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
  10:00 am
• The Book Stops Here at Dickinson Hall: "Buckeye"
  Lake Forest Library 100 E Old Mill Rd, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, US
  11:00 am
Wednesday September 2
• LEGO Drop-In (Fall 2026) →
  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
  3:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Grab and Go Crafts (Fall 2026) →
  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
  10:00 am
• EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert →
  Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• Messy Crafts (Fall 2026) →
  Lake Bluff Public Library, 123 E Scranton Ave, Lake Bluff
  11:00 am
• Northshore Chess Club at Starbucks →
  Starbucks Reserve, 672 N Western Ave, Lake Forest
  1:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• The Brothers Doobie →
  Gorton Center, 400 E Illinois Rd, Lake Forest
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Lake Bluff

• 2025: Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65 administrators rank 34th highest in state for average salary (lakecountygazette.com)
• Homewerks Acquires GTR Technologies In Fourth Deal, Adding ReVent, DewStop And Breeze Easy Brands (pulse2.com)

Lincolnshire

• Book military and veterans golf lessons and programs in Lincolnshire, IL (pga.com)

Highland Park

• Highland Park Medicaid Evaluation and Management bills rise to $3,888 in 2024 (lakecountygazette.com)
• FULL Afternoon of Art Song Ravinia Festival Highland Park IL 2026 Wonjin Choi, Su Hyeon Park, Estefani Lopez (operaonvideo.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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