🌱 How Lily Lake students became red-carpet authors in Central 301

Morning Lily Lake! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Lily Lake students became red-carpet authors in Central 301

Also on today's calendar: Ghosted Goods Auction and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 55 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, breezy and warm, temps: high: 86, low: 63. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Central 301 highlights student achievements in coding and writing across district schools (kanecountyreporter.com) — Lily Lake families recently celebrated young writers as Central 301 “rolled out the red carpet” for students who completed original books at Lily Lake Grade School. Across the district, students also showcased hands-on coding and robotics projects, while new state data highlights Central 301’s spending, teacher demographics, and comparatively low chronic truancy rate.
   

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📸 Around Lily Lake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lily Lake

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Saturday June 6

• Summer Reading Kick-Off
  Maple Park Public Library 302 Willow Street, Maple Park, IL 60151
  11:00 am

Monday June 8

• Summer Reading Starts
  Maple Park Public Library 302 Willow Street, Maple Park, IL 60151

Tuesday June 9

• Kid's Activity
  Maple Park Public Library 302 Willow Street, Maple Park, IL 60151
  2:00 pm

Thursday June 11

• Ghosted Goods Auction →
  Online Only
  9:00 am
• Teen Activity
  Maple Park Public Library 302 Willow Street, Maple Park, IL 60151
  2:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• Summer Reading Program
  Kaneville Public Library 2S101 Harter Road, Kaneville, IL 60144

Thursday June 18

• Vintage Toys & Trains Auction Featuring The Larry Prosken Collection →
  Online Only
  9:00 am

Friday June 19

• Relics of the American West 1850 - 1920 →
  Donley Auctions Online Platform, 8512 S Union Rd, Union
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• Teen Volunteer Hour
  Rakow Branch Library Rakow Branch -
  2:30 pm
• Pizza Night 06/03 →
  Heritage Prairie Farm, 2N308 Brundige Rd, Elburn
  5:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Device Advice
  Rakow Branch Library Rakow Branch - Rakow - Computer Cafe
  9:30 am
• Sun Party with FVAS →
  Town & Country Public Library, 320 E North St, Elburn
  10:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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🗞 Nearby News

St. Charles

• South Carolina commit Hayden Sujack hits 60th homer for St. Charles East in supersectional. ‘It was my pitch.' (chicagotribune.com)
• THE DEAD DAISIES And GLENN HUGHES Reunite For Special One-Night Show In Illinois (Video) (metaladdicts.com)
• A new bakery may be coming to downtown Geneva (tricitiescentral.com)

Geneva

• Snowballs vs. Squirrels: Entertainment baseball event set where Cougars play (shawlocal.com)
• Celebrate National Candy Month with these sweet spots in northern Illinois (shawlocal.com)

Aurora

• Aurora Riverboat Casino To Close Ahead Of Land-Based Casino Opening (patch.com)
• Body Pulled From Retention Pond Amid Search For Missing Woman: Aurora Police (patch.com)

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Ok Lily Lake! 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: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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