tamcdonald on February 20th, 2010

On Tuesday, February 16, we had our 3rd Lake County Tweetup at Nirvana Wine and Grillerie in Vernon Hills. We saw many new faces and also some that have been with us since the beginning. The following is a list of February #lctu attendees:
@tamcdonald @refrigeration @farrah77 @heatheracton78 @EverybodySafe @GetYourYGGI @dbsalk @bennerm @DeerPathFarm @GinosEastDfld @elitebiztax @anup25 [...]

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tamcdonald on February 3rd, 2010

Come join us for February’s Lake County Tweetup on February 16, 2010. We are expecting another great crowd this month! There will be plenty of opportunities to connect with other Lake County residents and businesses. Our host this month is Nirvana Wine & Grillerie in Vernon Hills, IL.

Who’s invited?
Anyone is welcome. Don’t let the word “Tweetup” frighten you. [...]

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tamcdonald on January 23rd, 2010

This Monday is the Lake County Tweetup at Wildfire Restaurant in Lincolnshire, IL. The tweetup is from 5-7pm. Lake County Tweetup #lctu registration and details.

Still asking yourself, “what is a tweetup?” Lake County Tweetup is focused on bringing together Lake County area networkers whether they live, work or play in Lake County, IL. The common [...]

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tamcdonald on October 28th, 2009

Today Groupon is offering a racing package for Chicago Indoor Racing in Buffalo Grove and Addison. The package includes a one year license plus 4 arrive and drive races. A bonus free race emailed to you on your birthday as well. Reach speeds of 30-35 mph that feel twice as fast! For only $50, you [...]

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First round game schedules were released this afternoon for the IHSA Boys Football playoffs. Below are Lake County teams (in bold) and their match-ups for the first round. Click on the Class bracket to see the entire playoff bracket and match-ups on the http://www.ihsa.org website.
Class 5A (Lower Bracket)
#11 Chicago (Brooks) (6-3) at #6 Vernon Hills [...]

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tamcdonald on October 23rd, 2009

Our first Lake County Tweetup will be held on November 11, 2009 from 5:30-7:30pm. The Hotel Indigo Chicago/Vernon Hills has graciously agreed to be our host for this event.
Who’s invited?
Anyone is welcome.  Dont’ let the word “Tweetup” frighten you. It’s a gathering of Twitter users, or Tweeps, that get together. You don’t have to be [...]

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tamcdonald on October 23rd, 2009

Downtown Libertyville will be losing a store by the end of the year. According to an email I receive from them, Vintner’s Cellar Winery of Libertyville will close before the end of the year. Co-owner, Vanessa Oien, plans to embark on a new journey–she has begun work on her masters of wine degree. The store [...]

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The new Lake County Fielders baseball team from Zion, IL, has been making a lot of news lately. The 2010 expansion team for the independent Northern League, of which Kevin Kostner is an owner, just hired Fran Riordan as the field manager. Riordan was the winningest manager in the Frontier League history this year before [...]

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Another Lake County haunted house in Fox Lake, IL, X-Treme Hauntings offers 8000 square feet of fear!
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tamcdonald on October 16th, 2009

Highwood holds it’s first Pumpkin Festival on Wednesday, October 21 from 3-8pm. Gearing up for a Guinness world record in 2010! Should be quite a site both this year and next! Check out some of the news coverage they got on CBS
Highwood prepares for Guinness world record
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