Community Corner
🌱 Why a Round Lake Beach teen faces ghost gun charges
Be sure to catch Fright Market at Camp Lake Zurich on the Round Lake Patch calendar

Coffee in hand, Round Lake? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why a Round Lake Beach teen faces ghost gun charges
Also on today's calendar: Fright Market at Camp Lake Zurich and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
- Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 61.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Round Lake Beach teen accused of possessing untraceable short-barrel rifle in Libertyville while on way to movie theater (lakemchenryscanner.com) — A 19-year-old from Round Lake Beach was arrested in Libertyville after police say they found a modified, untraceable rifle in his backpack during a late-night traffic stop while he and several juveniles were headed to a movie theater. Prosecutors sought to detain him, but a judge released him with monitoring, weapons restrictions, and drug and alcohol testing while the case proceeds.
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📸 Around Round Lake
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Round Lake
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★ Featured events ★
- Fright Market at Camp Lake Zurich →
Phase Three Brewing - Lake Zurich, 932 Donata Ct, Lake Zurich
12:00 pm
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- PC: PTO Chipotle Dinner Night
Park East School Chipotle Mexican Grill, 792 E. Belvidere Road, IL-120, Grayslak
5:00 pm - Nature FunFest →
814 Hart Rd, Round Lake
10:00 am - ISA Certified Arborist Prep Course – Round Lake →
Village of Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center, 2007 N Civic Center Way, Round Lake Beach
6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Saturday August 29
Tuesday September 8
📣 Round Lake Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Indoor Pickleball →
Fox Lake, IL Calendar, 10 Riverview Avenue, Fox Lake
9:00 am - Beginner Core & Flexibility Class @SnapFitness Island Lake
Wauconda Area Chamber of Commerce Snap Fitness Island Lake
10:30 am - Musical Clinic & Auditions
Big Hollow SD 38 Middle School Cafeteria
2:45 pm - Open Gym →
Fox Lake, IL Calendar, 10 Riverview Avenue, Fox Lake
3:00 pm - Youth Summer Sports Session Two →
Fox Lake, IL Calendar, 10 Riverview Avenue, Fox Lake
5:00 pm - Recreation Strategic Plan Team Meeting →
Fox Lake, IL Calendar, Village Hall 66 Thillen Dr., Fox Lake
5:15 pm - Curriculum Night EC-2nd
B J Hooper Elem School 2400 Sand Lake Rd, Lindenhurst, IL 60046, USA
5:45 pm - CCS 3-5 Curriculum Night
Wauconda High School Wauconda, IL 60084
6:00 pm - Middle School Band Super Lessons
Wauconda Grade School Matthews Middle School, 3500 N Darrell Rd, Island Lake, IL 6004
6:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Cleaning Authority posted a job opening for M-F, 8-5, Housekeeper, House Cleaner in Grayslake. Apply here.
🗞 Nearby News
Grayslake
- Football Player Hospitalized In Critical Condition After Game Injury (patch.com)
Wauconda
- Schmit: Who had the area's top prep football performances in Week 1? (dailyherald.com)
- Illinois bill signed into law setting new emergency training requirements after toddler's death at Island Lake daycare center (lakemchenryscanner.com)
Lake Villa
- How One Library Built an Intranet That Staff Actually Uses! (superlibrarymarketing.com)
Ok Round 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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