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Championship Matches at Libertyville Cup Soccer Tournament

May 31, 2010 By View Comments

The Memorial Day weekend plays host the the Greater Libertyville Soccer Association’s (GLSA) Libertyville Cup Youth Soccer Festival. The soccer tournament is a 4 day event that has teams from Boys Under 8 through Boys Under 19 and Girls Under 8 through Girls Under 14. Memorial day is the day for most of the semi-final and championship matches. See all the brackets and game schedules then head out to the Libertyville Township Soccer Complex for a day of great youth soccer. There is no parking fees and concessions are available.

If you are looking for other activities to do outside of the Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills area, check out the Lake County, Illinois Convention & Visitors Bureau event page. And don’t forget every day is a great day to hike, bike or ride the Des Plaines River Trail.

As always, we welcome your comments, thoughts and suggestions on what makes Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills such a great place to live, work and play!

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Head to the Beach Without Traveling to Lake Michigan

May 30, 2010 By View Comments

You can dig you toes into the sand of the beach without having to leave the Green Oak, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills area. Common thinking is that you need to head to the shores of Lake Michigan to enjoy the place where water meets sand. At Lake County Forest Preserve District’s Independence Grove, in Libertyville, we have a swimming beach right in our back yard! Located at 16400 W. Buckley Rd.(Route 137), East of Milwaukee Ave. Independence Grove’s swimming beach opened Memorial Day weekend and will be open every weekend (weather permitting) until June 13, when it will be open daily. Hours are 10am -6pm. Regular admission is $4 for Lake County residents, $7 for non residents, and children 2 and under are free.

There are plenty of other activities in Independence Grove besides the swimming beach, and will highlight a few of them in upcoming posts, or you can visit LCFPD for more information on Independence Grove. So enjoy this Memorial Day weekend and get out to the beach! Don’t forget the Mundelein and Libertyville Memorial Day Parades tomorrow!

As always, we welcome your comments, thoughts and suggestions on what makes Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills such a great place to live, work and play!

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Memorial Day Parades in Libertyville and Mundelein

May 29, 2010 By View Comments

Libertyville and Mundelein will both hold Memorial Day Parades this year. Libertyville’s memorial Day ceremony will begin at the Libertyville downtown Metra station at 9:30am on Monday, May 31, and will arrive at Cook Park at 9:45am. Scheduled to speak are, Michael C. Peck, superintendent of veterans affairs for Lake County, and Mayor Terry Weppler. You can get more information by visiting Libertyville’s website.

The Village of Mundelein and American Legion Post #867 have invited all veterans from the Mundelein area to participate in the Memorial Day Celebration, Monday, May 31 at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at the Mundelein Village Hall, 440 E. Hawley St. , and will end at Memorial Park where Mayor Kessler will speak.

Vernon Hills will not have a parade, but did hold a pre-Memorial Day celebration.

Don’t forget, the Cuneo Garden Art Fest is going on this Saturday and Sunday.

As always, we welcome your comments, thoughts and suggestions on what makes Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills such a great place to live, work and play!

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Memorial Day Weekend-The Unofficial Start of Summer (and Art Fests!)

May 28, 2010 By View Comments

This Memorial Day weekend, there will be plenty of activities around Lake County, but a true sign of the beginning of summer is art festivals. This Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30, will be the Cuneo Gardens Art Fest in Vernon Hills. The art fest will run from 10am to 5pm on both days and although there is no admission to the grounds, there will be a $5/car parking donation.

In addition to viewing works from the 70 registered artists, there will be live entertainment both days, fresh food and drinks, and kids activities.  You will be able to view the Cuneo Museum grounds while at the Art Fest, and for $10/adult, $9/senior and student, you can take a tour of the historic mansion.

Get directions to Cuneo Museum and Gardens in Vernon Hills.

Tomorrow we’ll let you know of upcoming Memorial Day parades in Libertyville and Mundelein. Read what Vernon Hills did yesterday in a pre-Memorial Day celebration.

As always, we welcome your comments, thought and suggestions on what makes Green Oaks, Libertville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills such a great place to live, work and play!

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Pre Memorial Day Celebration in Vernon Hills

May 27, 2010 By View Comments

As we begin to prepare for the Memorial Day Weekend, it’s important to remember what the holiday is about. Today there is a pre Memorial Day ceremony at 10:00am in Vernon Hills at the Arbortheater. The organizing groups have been raising funds to send Vernon Hills World War II Veteran to Washington D.C. for “Honor Flight Chicago”.  While at first they thought there was only 1 veteran, they soon found out there was over 75 veterans residing in Vernon Hills.

“So, in the spirit of leaving no one behind and taking care of our own, we decided to make our donation to Honor Flight, and hold our own recognition ceremony for all the Vernon Hills seniors who have served our country at our Veteran’s Memorial/Arbortheater,” said Williams.

The rest of the week and weekend will be dedicated to Memorial Day celebrations, but none may be more important than recognizing and supporting those who fought for our country like the heroes of World War II.

More reading from an article in the Vernon Hills Review today.

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