🌱 Ela Township Offices Closed in Observance of the Christmas Holiday: December 24 & 25, 2025 and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4 at Willow Hill Golf Course
• Ela Township Offices Closed in Observance of the Christmas Holiday: December 24 & 25, 2025 at Ela Township

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 48 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy and much colder, temps: high: 27, low: 25.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 44 and low of 18 degrees.

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Saturday January 3

• Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4
  Willow Hill Golf Course, 1350 Willow Rd, Northbrook
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 24

• Ela Township Offices Closed in Observance of the Christmas Holiday: December 24 & 25, 2025
  Ela Township , 1155 E Route 22 , Lake Zurich

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Adjudication Hearing
  Village Hall , 290 Evergreen Dr , Vernon Hills
  9:00 am
• Tech Talk CafĂŠ
  Lake Forest Library , 360 E Deerpath Rd , Lake Forest
  10:30 am
• Shop the Friends Booth at the Think Local Pop-Up Shop
  Lake Forest Library , 220 E Deerpath Rd , Lake Forest
  11:00 am
• Public Skate — Glacier Ice Arena
  Glacier Ice Arena , 670 Lakeview Pkwy , Vernon Hills
  11:20 am
• GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING
  Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce , 444 S Rand Rd Ste 308 , Lake Zurich
  11:30 am
• Afternoons with Judy Levin: "Orbital"
  Lake Forest Library , 360 E Deerpath Rd , Lake Forest
  12:00 pm
• Million Dollar Quartet - Lincolnshire
  Marriott Theatre , 10 Marriott Dr , Lincolnshire
  1:00 pm
• Thirsty Thursdays: Books on Tap
  Half Day Brewing Company , 200 Village Green S , Lincolnshire
  6:00 pm
• OMNI: SMART Recovery
  Buffalo Grove, IL Calendar , 1111 West Lake Cook Road , Buffalo Grove
  6:00 pm
• Board of Trustees Meeting
  Vehe Barn , 23680 W Cuba Rd , Deer Park
  7:00 pm
• Committee of the Whole Meeting
  Deer Park, IL Calendar , 23570 W. Cuba Road , Deer Park
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach is closed due to a crash.
  12:51PM on Dec 16: Rollins Road at East End Avenue in Round Lake Beach is closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor )
• Village Hall Internet and Phones Temporarily Out of Service.
  We are presently part of a know outage in our service area that has temporarily taken Village Hall offline for internet and telephone service. It is… (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Vernon Hills

• Where To Recycle Holiday Trees In Lake County: Forest Preserves Drop-Off Locations (patch.com)
• Conant Edges Maine East For Mejoe Hernandez Girls Wrestling Invite Title (journal-topics.com)
• Spring Grove man reported missing, in 'very confused' state as sightings reported in several Lake County towns (lakemchenryscanner.com)

Lake Zurich

• Occupant transported to hospital after fire fills senior living building with heavy smoke in Vernon Hills (lakemchenryscanner.com)

Libertyville

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