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🌱 Patch AM: 2025 Lake Zurich Bear Cheer Invitational and 11 more events
Be sure to catch Digital Tools for Wellness & Planning (Zoom) on the Lake Zurich Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- 2025 Lake Zurich Bear Cheer Invitational
- Mojo Skillet at Copper Fiddle Distillery
- Toilet Paper Drive at Lake Zurich Family Martial Arts
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
Find out what's happening in Lake Zurichfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did the hair spray say to the hair when it got back from vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and misty, with a high of 42 and low of 31 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly to mostly sunny, temps: high: 45, low: 36.
- Thursday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 51 and low of 36 degrees.
📸 Around Lake Zurich
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Zurich
★ Featured events ★
- Digital Tools for Wellness & Planning (Zoom)
Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich
2:00 pm
Wednesday January 7
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Other local events
- 2025 Lake Zurich Bear Cheer Invitational
Lake Zurich High School , 300 Church St , Lake Zurich
9:00 am - Mojo Skillet
Copper Fiddle Distillery , 532 W State Rte 22 Ste 110 , Lake Zurich
8:00 pm - Toilet Paper Drive
Lake Zurich Family Martial Arts , 215 S Rand Rd , Lake Zurich
11:00 am - Ela Township Social Worker at Ela Library: January 12, 2026
Ela Area Public Library , 275 Mohawk Trail , Lake Zurich
3:00 pm - Rotary Club of Lake Zurich - Rotary Club Meeting
Ela Area Public Library , 275 Mohawk Trail , Lake Zurich
6:00 pm - Police Pension Board
Lake Zurich Calendar , Police Department 200 Mohawk Trail , Lake Zurich
8:00 am - Family Cookie Cutting Board
Ela Area Public Library , 275 Mohawk Trail , Lake Zurich
6:00 pm - Fire Pension Board
Lake Zurich Calendar , Village Hall 70 East Main Street , Lake Zurich
8:00 am
Saturday January 10
Monday January 12
Tuesday January 13
Wednesday January 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Am Spirit Barrington Biz Builders Networking Group
Barrington Area Library , 505 N Northwest Hwy , Barrington
9:30 am - Sustainability Committee Special Meeting
Hawthorn Woods, IL Calendar , 2 Lagoon Drive , Hawthorn Woods
6:30 pm - Ela Township Social Worker at Ela Library: January 12, 2026
Ela Area Public Library , 275 Mohawk Trail , Lake Zurich
3:00 pm - Planning, Building and Zoning Commission Meeting
Hawthorn Woods, IL Calendar , 2 Lagoon Drive , Hawthorn Woods
6:30 pm
Thursday January 8
Monday January 12
Tuesday January 13
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Primrose School of Long Grove posted a job opening for Early Childhood Teacher in Lake Zurich. Apply here.
- ECHO Incorporated posted a job opening for Assembly - Group Lead 1st Shift in Lake Zurich. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lake Zurich here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wauconda
- Crystal Lake South's LePage sisters embrace final season together: McHenry County girls basketball notes (shawlocal.com)
Mundelein
- 'Unimaginable loss': Mundelein firefighter-paramedic receives call of own mother found unresponsive (lakemchenryscanner.com)
Buffalo Grove
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-- The Patch AM Team
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