🌱 Patch AM: Movie Matinee and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Parents Night Out at KidsUnited Mundelein (Ages 4-12) at KidsUnited Mundelein, 424 E Hawley St, Mundelein, IL 60060
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: Politics Course at Lake Forest College
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: Art and Architecture Course at Lake Forest College

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunshine with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 78, low: 58.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.

📸 Around Vernon Hills

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vernon Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 22
• Parents Night Out at KidsUnited Mundelein (Ages 4-12) →
  KidsUnited Mundelein, 424 E Hawley St, Mundelein, IL 60060,
  5:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: Politics Course →
  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Lake Forest College Community Engagement Lifelong Learning Series: Art and Architecture Course →
  Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday August 19
• TL Supply Drop off Meet and Greet
  Townline Elementary School 810 N Aspen Dr, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
  8:30 am
Friday August 21
• Movie Matinee →
  Aspen Drive Library - Cook Memorial Public Library District, 701 Aspen Dr, Vernon Hills
  1:30 pm
• Grayslake North Varsity Football @ Vernon Hills →
  Vernon Hills High School, 145 Lakeview Pkwy, Vernon Hills
  7:00 pm
Monday August 24
• TL-ML/Newcomer Parent Night
  Townline Elementary School Townline Library
  4:00 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Vernon Hills High School Libertyville High School, 708 W Park Ave, Libertyville, IL 6004
  6:00 pm
• Route 66: From Chicago to St. Louis →
  Aspen Drive Library - Cook Memorial Public Library District, 701 Aspen Dr, Vernon Hills
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 18
• P4R (Professionals for Referrals) Network Meeting
  GLMV Chamber of Commerce Panera Bread 1575 S Lake St Mundelein, IL 60060
  7:30 am
• PreK & Kdg visit day
  Saint Mary School Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
  8:00 am
• Memory Café at Dickinson Hall: Indoor Summer Picnic
  Lake Forest Library 100 E Old Mill Rd, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, US
  10:00 am
• Library Board Meeting
  Lake Forest Library 360 E Deerpath Rd, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, US
  6:30 pm
• District 67 Regular Board of Education Meeting
  Lake Forest School District 67 Board Room, Lake Forest Community High School West Campus
  7:00 pm
• Board of Education Meeting 7:00 p.m. →
  Rondout Elem School Lake Forest, IL 60045
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Hiring Veterans: Jobs of the week for Aug. 17, 2026 (va.gov)

Libertyville

• Coroner releases identity of mother who died of drowning after saving her son from Des Plaines River in Libertyville (lakemchenryscanner.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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