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🌱 Patch AM: Where Vernon Hills volleyball lands in the Daily Herald’s new rankings

Also check out Fright Market at Camp Lake Zurich on the Vernon Hills Patch calendar

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Hello Vernon Hills! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where Vernon Hills volleyball lands in the Daily Herald's new rankings
  • How a Vernon Hills protest figured into Wheaton's defining controversy

Also on today's calendar: Fright Market at Camp Lake Zurich and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 59.
  • Friday: Sunny much of the time, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Daily Herald girls volleyball Top 20 (dailyherald.com) — Vernon Hills' girls volleyball team is highlighted as a program to watch in the Daily Herald's latest Top 20 rankings, coming off a 22-14 season. While the main list spotlights powerhouses like Benet and Libertyville, Vernon Hills appears among the next-tier contenders, signaling rising expectations for the Cougars this fall.
   

• 2026 Marks the 10-Year Anniversary of Dr. Larycia Hawkins' Departure from Wheaton (thewheatonrecord.com) — Vernon Hills High School is remembered as one of Illinois' most visible sites of 2015 hijab solidarity protests, a moment now revisited in a 10-year look back at Wheaton professor Larycia Hawkins' departure. The article traces how her public support for Muslims, campus backlash, and ensuing debates over evangelical identity still shape Wheaton College and broader Christian discourse today.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday August 26
  • 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
  • GPS - Navigating Parent Series- Parenting Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle of Worry and Raising Resilient Kids
    Libertyville School District 70 1381 Lake St, Libertyville, IL 60048
    7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • C2 Education Centers, Inc. posted a job opening for SAT/ACT Math & Science Tutor in Vernon Hills. Apply here.
  • Thorntons LLC posted a job opening for Clean Team Member in Mundelein. 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)

Mundelein

  • Dani Hopp's 20 kills power Richmond-Burton: Northwest Herald roundup (shawlocal.com)
  • 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)
  • Steve Reaven's high school football rankings and Week 1 top players for Lake County (chicagotribune.com)
  • Round Lake Beach teen accused of possessing untraceable short-barrel rifle in Libertyville while on way to movie theater (lakemchenryscanner.com)

Ok Vernon Hills! 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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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