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LETTER FROM THE ViLLAGE PRESiDENT FÍŕŕƅϙbôſϙ´ôÍŘϠϙ ŪƯÍīĺϙ@ŘĺŽôϤϙ Ŝϙſôϙſôīèĺıôϙ͑͏͕͑ϠϙϙIЍı ČŘÍťôċŪīϙċĺŘϙťēôϙŘôıÍŘħÍæīôϙŕŘĺČŘôŜŜϙĺŪŘϙèĺııŪIJĖťƅϙıÍîôϙĖIJϙ ͑͏͔͑ϙÍIJîϙôIJôŘČĖƏôîϙæƅϙôŽôŘƅťēĖIJČϙĺIJϙťēôϙēĺŘĖƏĺIJϟϙ ēôŘôϙĖŜϙÍ īĺťϙēÍŕŕôIJĖIJČϙĖIJϙ @ϴÍIJîϙôŽôIJϙıĺŘôϙťĺϙīĺĺħϙċĺŘſÍŘîϙťĺϟ
Eric Smith
ESmith@vbg.org
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Eric Smith
Eric Smith, Village President
ViLLAGE TRUSTEES ViLLAGE CLERK Lester Ottenheimer
LOttenheimer@vbg.org
David Weidenfeld
DWeidenfeld@vbg.org
Joanne Johnson
JRJohnson@vbg.org
Janet Sirabian
JSirabian@vbg.org
Frank Cesario
FJCesario@vbg.org
Denice Bocek
DCBocek@vbg.org
Kevin Richards
KLRichards@vbg.org
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VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE 50 RAUPP BOULEVARD BUFFALO GROVE, IL 60089
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This is How We Roll: Local Regulations for E-bike and E-scooter Safety
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847-459-2545
(Non-Emergency) 847- 459-2560
POLICE DEPARTMENT
(Non-Emergency) 847- 537-0995
FIRE DEPARTMENT
50 Raupp Boulevard Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089 847-459-2500 | info@vbg.org vbg.org
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Closed – New Year’s 1Village Hall Village Hall Closed – NewDay Year’s Day Club @ Club Alcott@Center 7Public Safety PublicBreakfast Safety Breakfast Alcott Center Used Book Sale @ Indian Library 10 Used Book Sale @Trails Indian Trails Library Village Hall Closed – Martin–Luther Jr. King, Day Jr. Day 19 Village Hall Closed MartinKing, Luther What We TalkWe About TalkWe About 20 What TalkWhen AboutWe When TalkArt About Art @ Indian Library* @Trails Indian Trails Library* 21 Paint with Paper: Portrait CollageCollage Workshop 21 Paint withAPaper: A Portrait Workshop @ Vernon Area Library @ Vernon Area Library 22 MemoryMemory Café @ Café Alcott@Center* 22 Alcott Center* 24 Lunar New Year Celebration @ Community Arts Center* 24 Lunar New Year Celebration @ Community Arts Center* 19 – 25 19 Personal HygieneHygiene Donation Drive @Drive Indian Library – 25 Personal Donation @Trails Indian Trails Library 29 Paint with Paper: Portrait CollageCollage Workshop 29 Paint withAPaper: A Portrait Workshop @ Vernon Area Library @ Vernon Area Library
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for Residents with Disabilities Movie Night 2Rick Kahen RickCommission Kahen Commission for Residents with Disabilities Movie Night @ Wheeling CinergyCinergy Movie Theater* @ Wheeling Movie Theater* Club @ Club Alcott@Center 4Public Safety PublicBreakfast Safety Breakfast Alcott Center of the Parks Night @Night Community Arts Center* 7Friends Friends of theTrivia Parks Trivia @ Community Arts Center* A Conversation About Men’s Indian Library 11 A Conversation AboutMental Men’s Health Mental@ Health @Trails Indian Trails Library Dream Lover! Songs ofSongs Love of @ Love Indian Library* 14 DreamVintage Lover! Vintage @Trails Indian Trails Library* Write Your LifeYour Lessons & Legacies @ Vernon Area Library 15 Write Life Lessons & Legacies @ Vernon Area Library Village Hall Closed – Presidents Day 16 Village Hall Closed – Presidents Day Park District Community Input Meeting @ Alcott@Center 18 Park District Community Input Meeting Alcott Center Super Saturday: Kidworks "African"African American History...Live!" 21 Super Saturday: Kidworks American History...Live!" @ Indian Library @Trails Indian Trails Library MemoryMemory Café @ Café Alcott@Center* 26 Alcott Center* Superhero & Princess Party @Party Community Arts Center* 27 Superhero & Princess @ Community Arts Center*
1 Community Finale event Stevenson High School 1One Book, OneOne Book, One Community Finale@event @ Stevenson High School 6-8 Chicago: Teen Edition @ Community Arts Center* 6-8 Chicago: Teen Performance Edition Performance @ Community Arts Center* 7 Blood Drive @Drive Alcott@Center 7Community Community Blood Alcott Center 13, 14 13, Chicago: Teen Edition @ Community Arts Center* 14 Chicago: Teen Performance Edition Performance @ Community Arts Center* 14 Super Saturday: North Central O Gaugers Special Special Train Run 14 Super Saturday: North Central O Gaugers Train Run @ Indian Library @Trails Indian Trails Library 21 As We Go Songs ofSongs the Women’s Movement 21 As Marching: We Go Marching: of the Women’s Movement @ Indian Library* @Trails Indian Trails Library*
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