🌱 OPEN MIC THURSDAYS | BLACK LUNG GRAYSLAKE and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Timeless Treasures — Holiday Concert with Jim Stephenson & Guest Vocalist Sara Sheffield at James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts
• OPEN MIC THURSDAYS | BLACK LUNG GRAYSLAKE
• Illinois Concealed Carry Class at Concealed Carry Safety Academy

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high of 22 and low of 14 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, flurries; cold, temps: high: 25, low: -2.
• Saturday: Snow and flurries at times, with a high of 4 and low of -7 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hainesville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Timeless Treasures — Holiday Concert with Jim Stephenson & Guest Vocalist Sara Sheffield
  James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W Washington St, Grayslake
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 11

• OPEN MIC THURSDAYS | BLACK LUNG GRAYSLAKE
  Black Lung Brewing Grayslake , 2 S Lake St , Grayslake
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Illinois Concealed Carry Class
  Concealed Carry Safety Academy , 371 N Cedar Lake Rd , Round Lake
  9:00 am

Sunday December 14

• Accessibility Hour
  Round Lake Area Public Library , 906 Hart Rd , Round Lake
  10:00 am
• Grayslake Historical Society Holiday Open House
  Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum - Grayslake IL 60030
  1:00 pm
• Society Holiday Open House
  Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum , 164 Hawley St , Grayslake
  1:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Chamber Luncheon
  First Draft Center , Center Street , Grayslake
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Winter Dance Party
  Warren-Newport Public Library , Meeting Room A , Gages Lake
  10:00 am
• Christmas Classics Lunch Show by LUDY and his LADY at the Warren Township Senior Center in Illinois — Ludytunes
  Warren Township Center , 17801 W Washington St , Gurnee
  10:30 am
• Drop-in Game Center
  Lakefront Park , 10 Riverview Avenue , Fox Lake
  1:00 pm
• Henna Club 5-8 GR Dec 4,11,18
  River Trail School , 333 O'Plaine Rd , Gurnee
  2:30 pm
• Makerspace Club K-5GR Sept 18,25/Oct 9,16,23,30/Nov 6,13,20/Dec 4,11,18/Jan 8,15,22,29/Feb 5,19,26/March 5,12,19/April 2,9
  River Trail School , 333 O'Plaine Rd , Gurnee
  2:30 pm
• Teen Studio
  Warren-Newport Public Library - The Flex
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Congratulations to Frontline Care Center on celebrating one year of service in Lake County!
  The facility opened last December in Round Lake, becoming Lake County’s first wellness center dedicated exclusively to Veterans, First Responders,… (Nextdoor )
• Any recommendations for pest control services that specialize in getting rid of mice?
  I had a bad experience with Orkin, so looking for alternatives. (Nextdoor Misty Hill-Deer Point)

🗞 Nearby News

Grayslake

• Route 83 and Winchester Road reopens near Grayslake following months of construction to improve intersection safety (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• Basketball roundup: Hersey, Maine East, Fremd boys remain unbeaten; Vyverman's 17 points help keep Mundelein girls perfect (dailyherald.com)
• The 2025 Better Guide to Giving (better.net)

Mundelein

• A dozen good things that happened in 2025 (dailyherald.com)

Palatine

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