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🌱 First Day of Classes (1st-8th)/FULL DAY of Student Attendance and 11 more events
Be sure to catch Help Stock the Shelves at Northbrook Farmers Market's Summer Stock 2026 on the Wheeling Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Help Stock the Shelves at Northbrook Farmers Market's Summer Stock 2026 at Northbrook Farmers Market | Cherry Lane & Meadow Road
- Disco Fever Hits FLX Move in Glenview Launching Jumpboard Class Excitement
- Little Legends Fall Outdoor Soccer (Ages 3-7) at Little Legends Soccer Academy
... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 66 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 62.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.
📸 Around Wheeling
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wheeling
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★ Featured events ★
- Help Stock the Shelves at Northbrook Farmers Market's Summer Stock 2026 →
Northbrook Farmers Market | Cherry Lane & Meadow Road,
7:00 am - Disco Fever Hits FLX Move in Glenview Launching Jumpboard Class Excitement →
1330 Waukegan Rd, Glenview
9:00 am - Little Legends Fall Outdoor Soccer (Ages 3-7) →
Little Legends Soccer Academy, 74 Park Dr, Glenview
4:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
Sunday August 23
Tuesday September 8
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Other local events
- First Day of Classes (1st-8th)/FULL DAY of Student Attendance
Prospect Heights SD 23 Prospect Heights, IL 60070 - First Day of Classes, Grades 1-8
Ccsd 21 Wheeling, IL 60090 - Back to School Bash
Evergreen Chicago, IL 60609
1:00 pm - Crafting Corner
Brighton Park Branch Library 4314 South Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL 60632
4:00 pm - Free Wednesday Open Mic Comedy at Comedy Plex →
Oak Park - River Forest (OPRF) Chamber of Commerce 1128 Lake Street (Lower Level) Oak Park, Il 60301
8:00 pm - First Day of Early Childhood
Prospect Heights SD 23 Prospect Heights, IL 60070 - First Day of Classes, Pre-K (Early Childhood)
Ccsd 21 Wheeling, IL 60090 - First Day of Classes, Kindergarten Group A
Ccsd 21 Wheeling, IL 60090
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Ike Sneak Peek
Prospect Heights SD 23 Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary School, 1 N Schoenbeck Rd, Mt Pr
7:00 am - Ross/Sullivan Sneak Peek
Prospect Heights SD 23 Prospect Heights, IL 60070
7:45 am - PreK & Kdg visit day
Saint Mary School Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
8:00 am - Cross Country Summer Running
River Trails Middle School , 1000 N Wolf Rd, Mt Prospect, IL 600
8:00 am
Tuesday August 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Can you name 10 of your all time favorite movies?
(Or just a few). Let's have some fun!!!! We Were soldiers Armageddon Titanic Deep impact Twister The Green Mile Disturbia The Breakfast club Pretty… (Nextdoor Hollywood Ridge)
- Chase Professionals posted a job opening for Material Handler-Direct Hire-North Brook, IL in Northbrook. Apply here.
- The Fresh Market posted a job opening for Produce Team Member in Northbrook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wheeling here.
🗞 Nearby News
Arlington Heights
- Apartments proposed for Buffalo Grove's Chase Plaza; Buffalo restaurant site to be redeveloped (dailyherald.com)
- Mount Prospect homeowners cultivate their native roots (dailyherald.com)
- Incompetence in government is costly (dailyherald.com)
Palatine
- Crash Shuts Down North Quentin Road In Palatine (patch.com)
- Suspect Still Wanted 3 Years After Fatal Palatine Shooting (patch.com)
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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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