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Also on today's calendar: First Presbyterian Rummage Sale and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: 4. What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• These 6 Chicago-Area Malls Face 'Financial Distress': Report (patch.com) — Vernon Hills residents are learning that Hawthorn Mall has been graded C-plus by a national real estate research firm, signaling financial vulnerability despite an ongoing $252 million redevelopment. The report lists six Chicago-area malls at similar or greater risk, highlighting how aging shopping centers are pivoting to mixed-use projects with housing, entertainment, and medical space to stay viable.
• TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2026: Learning Resources (time.com) — A Vernon Hills–based educational toy maker, Learning Resources, has been named one of TIME’s most influential companies after its CEO successfully challenged President Trump’s tariffs at the U.S. Supreme Court. The fourth-generation family business with about 500 employees helped overturn a key trade policy, triggering potential refunds for importers while spotlighting a major employer in the village.
• Man convicted in DUI crash that killed 2 in 2005 pleads guilty in new drunk-driving collision near McHenry (dailyherald.com) — A Vernon Hills resident with a prior fatal DUI conviction has now pleaded guilty to another drunk-driving crash, this time near McHenry, and received a five-year prison sentence. Prosecutors say his blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit and that he was driving on a revoked license tied to the earlier deadly crash.
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