🌱 Patch AM: Why Vernon Hills’ multi-sport goalie could anchor a playoff run

Hello Vernon Hills! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Vernon Hills' multi-sport goalie could anchor a playoff run
• How a Vernon Hills protest became part of a national faith debate

Also on today's calendar: Fright Market at Camp Lake Zurich and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.
• Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
• Thursday: A shower possible, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Max Gral may need to 'save the day' for Vernon Hills less often. But he intends to save his best for last (dailyherald.com) — Vernon Hills senior goalkeeper and wrestler Max Gral is gearing up for a bigger soccer season after keeping a young Cougars squad competitive last year. Coaches and teammates praise his size, shot-stopping, foot skills, and leadership, and Gral says he's ready to prove he's more than a one-season standout.
   

• 2026 Marks the 10-Year Anniversary of Dr. Larycia Hawkins' Departure from Wheaton (thewheatonrecord.com) — Vernon Hills enters this Wheaton-focused retrospective through a 2015 hijab solidarity action at Vernon Hills High School, one of Illinois' most visible responses to anti-Muslim rhetoric. The piece revisits Dr. Larycia Hawkins' departure from Wheaton College, its impact on evangelical circles, and how key players reflect on the controversy 10 years later.
   

📸 Around Vernon Hills

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vernon Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Fright Market at Camp Lake Zurich →
  Phase Three Brewing - Lake Zurich, 932 Donata Ct, Lake Zurich
  12:00 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
Saturday September 12
• Fall 3v3 Youth Soccer League for Ages 6-9 at KIDSUNITED Mundelein →
  KIDSUNITED Mundelein, 424 E Hawley St, Mundelein, IL 60060,
  2:45 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 27
• AS-Back to School Curriculum Night
  Aspen Elementary School Aspen
  6:00 pm
• TL Back to School Night
  Townline Elementary School 810 N Aspen Dr, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Village Board Meeting →
  Vernon Hills, IL Calendar, 290 Evergreen Dr, Vernon Hills
  7:00 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
Friday September 18
• Niles North Varsity Football @ Vernon Hills →
  Vernon Hills High School, 145 Lakeview Pkwy, Vernon Hills
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• ES Back to School Night/Curriculum Night
  Elementary South School Whole Building
  6:00 pm
• EN Back to School Bash/Curriculum Night
  Elementary North School Elementary North
  6:00 pm
• HS Curriculum Night
  Lake Zurich High School LZHS
  6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Join Us for Breakfast-Libertyville Sunrise Rotary →
  GLMV Chamber of Commerce 1123 S. Milwaukee Avenue, 2nd Floor BankFinancial, Libertyville, IL 60048
• All Things Google
  Lake Forest Library 360 E Deerpath Rd, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, US
  2:00 pm
• Wheeling Business Networking: Referrals, Not Business Cards
  GLMV Chamber of Commerce Devon Bank 561 N Milwaukee Ave, Wheeling, IL 60090
  3:30 pm
• MS Curriculum Night Gr. 7/8
  Lake Zurich CUSD 95 Middle Schools
  6:15 pm

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Nannette Porter Group Joins BHHS Chicago's Libertyville Office
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• HES Facilities Management posted a job opening for Weekend Custodian (5093) in Vernon Hills. Apply here.
• Elevate Care posted a job opening for Dietary Aide 11:00-7:30 3:30-7:00 in Buffalo Grove. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Vernon Hills here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lincolnshire

• On North Shore, Stevenson tops U.S. News & World public high school rankings, New Trier lands fourth (chicagotribune.com)
• 'A gift from the heavens': Buffalo Grove hosts community and wellness fair (dailyherald.com)

Mundelein

• Whether it was in Social Work or Real Estate, Bob Bykowski Held a Profound Commitment to Helping Others (thesalinepost.com)

Libertyville

• 2025: Libertyville Community High School District 128 administrators rank 6th highest in state for average salary (lakecountygazette.com)
• Daily Herald girls volleyball Top 20 (dailyherald.com)
• Round Lake Beach teen accused of possessing untraceable short-barrel rifle in Libertyville while on way to movie theater (lakemchenryscanner.com)

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-- 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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