🌱 Portillo's Dine & Share and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Portillo's Dine & Share at Portillo’s
• Board of Education Meeting at Chsd 155
• Library Board at Crystal Lake Public Library

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Becoming windier and cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 37 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 69, low: 51.
• Friday: A shower in the a.m.; breezy, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.

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📸 Around Prairie Grove

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Prairie Grove

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Thursday May 14

• Portillo's Dine & Share
  Portillo’s, 855 Cog Circle, Crystal Lake
  5:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Board of Education Meeting
  Chsd 155, 1 S Virginia Rd, Crystal Lake
  7:00 pm

Wednesday May 20

• Library Board →
  Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 Paddock Street, Crystal Lake
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Public Arts Commission
  City Hall, 100 W. Woodstock Street, Crystal Lake
  8:00 am
• Lunch & Learn Burnout & Self-Care in the Workplace
  White Oaks at McHenry, 4605 W. Crystal Lake Rd., McHenry
  12:00 pm
• 2026 Retiree Recognition Event
  Boulder Ridge Country Club
  4:00 pm
• Multi-Chamber Ribbon Cutting Kelleher + Holland
  McHenry Chamber of Commerce, 35 E Crystal Lake Ave, Crystal Lake
  4:00 pm
• Golf League - 2026 →
  Boone Creek Golf Club, 6912 Mason Hill Road, McHenry
  4:30 pm
• Seed Starting Class for Tweens and Teens
  McHenry Public Library District, 809 Front St., McHenry
  5:00 pm
• Park Board Meeting
  Barrington Hills Park District, 361 Bateman Rd, Barrington Hills
  6:00 pm
• Choir Concert
  West Elementary Crystal Lake, IL 60014
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Bites & Business at Antioch Pizza - Woodstock
  Antioch Pizza - Woodstock, 150 South Eastwood Drive, Woodstock
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

McHenry

• Charles J. Miller Road construction imminent over Fox River in McHenry (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• 'Come stand with others': Republicans announce 'silent majority' rally in McHenry in support of Trump, ICE (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• McHenry home damaged in fire (shawlocal.com)

Crystal Lake

• No Ticket For Deputy Who Crashes Squad Car In McHenry Co.: Authorities (patch.com)

Cary

• 'A smile that lit up the room': 19-year-old man from Cary dies after being shot multiple times in Chicago (lakemchenryscanner.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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