🌱 How a proposed childcare center could reshape traffic near Long Grove’s border

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In today's newsletter:

• How a proposed childcare center could reshape traffic near Long Grove’s border

Also on today's calendar: Rock 'n' Run the Runway and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What does a thesaurus eat for breakfast? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 77 and low of 61 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 61.
• Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 66 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Long Grove childcare facility could affect Buffalo Grove subdivision (dailyherald.com) — Long Grove officials are weighing approval of a new Children’s Lighthouse childcare center on a long-vacant Fremont Way parcel, drawing strong traffic concerns from nearby Buffalo Grove residents. The proposed 12,000-square-foot facility would serve up to 186 children on weekdays and aims to partner with Long Grove businesses, while the plan commission continues deliberations at a July 7 meeting.
   

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📸 Around Long Grove

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Long Grove

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 20

• Long Grove Strawberry Fest 2026 →
  Historic Downtown Long Grove Visitors' Center, 145 Old McHenry Rd, Long Grove
  1:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday June 25

• Board of Education
  Lake Zurich CUSD 95 Administration Building
  6:15 pm

Friday June 26

• Long Grove Strawberry Fest - Friday →
  Long Grove Chocolate Fest, 114 Old McHenry Rd, Long Grove
  12:00 pm

Saturday June 27

• Rock 'n' Run the Runway →
  Chicago Executive Airport, 1020 Plant Rd, Wheeling
  8:00 am
• Midsummer Artisan Market at Phase Three →
  Phase Three Brewing - Lake Zurich, 932 Donata Ct, Lake Zurich
  12:00 pm
• The 250 birthday celebration of the USA. →
  St Matthew Lutheran Church and Early Childhood Center, 24500 N Old McHenry Rd, Hawthorn Woods
  4:00 pm
• Mellencougar in Lake County, IL →
  Historic Downtown Long Grove, 145 Old McHenry Rd, Long Grove
  5:00 pm

Monday June 29

• 2nd Annual Smarty Pints Trivia Night at Buffalo Creek Brewing Long Grove →
  Buffalo Creek Brewing, 360 Historical Ln, Long Grove
  5:00 pm

Wednesday July 1

• Frontier Days Festival →
  Recreation Park, 500 E Miner St, Arlington Heights
  5:00 pm

Saturday July 4

• Celebrate America's 250th Buffalo Grove Birthday →
  Willow Stream Park, 651 Old Checker Rd, Buffalo Grove
  7:00 pm

Saturday July 11

• Havana Nights →
  Brothers' Field, 340 Old McHenry Rd, Long Grove
  6:30 pm

Saturday July 18

• Peace, Love and Long Grove →
  Historic Downtown Long Grove Visitors' Center, 145 Old McHenry Rd, Long Grove
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Buffalo Grove

• Buffalo Grove Police Plan July 4 Traffic Enforcement (patch.com)
• 2 Found Dead In Buffalo Grove Home, 3rd Dies At Hospital (patch.com)

Vernon Hills

• Mks Jumps 7.2% Amid Sector-Wide Rally (alphastreet.com)
• Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. releases CNC With advanced control functions (automationmag.com)
• FUJI America Corporation Welcomes Jonathan Wol as Senior Director of Sales and Applications (smttoday.com)

Lake Zurich

• Local Event: Midsummer Artisan Market at Phase Three (patch.com)
• Lake Zurich's Reilly Novak, a Creighton recruit, is the 2026 News-Sun Girls Soccer Player of the Year (chicagotribune.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Synonym buns (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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