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Glenview Garden Walk

Three gardens will be open to the public when the Glenview Gardeners host their annual garden walk from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 11. A fourth stop on the walk will be the Kennicott garden at The Grove, which the garden club has maintained for 10 years. Debbie's Garden, 2251 Glenview Road, features native plants to attract butterflies, as well as a vegetable garden and a gated secret garden. Visitors are asked to park on Roosevelt Street. Pam's Garden, 907 Glendale Road, showcases a cottage perennial garden with both sun and shade plants with a large number of hostas. John and Lynne's Garden, 1237 Longmeadow Drive, highlights green living with an extensive rain barrel system for watering, and a state-of-the art solar system. In addition, John tends beehives that aid in pollinating the gardens. The garden behind the Kennicott house at The Grove, 1421 Milwaukee Ave., includes roses and heirloom peonies descended from originals planted there. This year a butterfly garden is being planted next to the established garden. The walk is free, and the homeowners will be on hand to chat with visitors. Club members will also be at the Grove. Visit glenviewgardeners.org.

IDOT work halted

The Village of Glenview noted that, due to conflicts with underground AT&T and Nicor Gas utilities, Illinois Department of Transportation work at Willow and Pfingsten roads has been suspended.

IDOT is expected to resume work in August, provided no further complications arise. The work is targeted to be done in November.

The improvements include dedicated eastbound and westbound right-turn lanes on Willow Road, improving sightlines for the left-turn lanes, applying a 4-foot, striped median between the left-turn lanes and adjacent through-lanes, widening the sidewalk on the south side of Willow Road, upgrading pedestrian crossings and replacing the traffic signal.

Commuter parking discounts

The village also is offering 2021 commuter parking permits at a temporarily discounted rate.

A 50% discount is being offered on permits for residents and others. The resident semiannual permit is $75, and $100 for others. These permits are valid through Dec. 31, 2021. Daily parking for $2 also remains.

Monthly permits are $12.50 for residents, $16.75 for nonresidents. For motorcycles, monthly permits are $4.25 for residents, $5.75 for nonresidents.

To purchase these permits online, visit glenview.il.us/Pages/PayOnline.aspx.

Valiant effort

The Glenview Park District is offering several children's activities at The Grove, 1421 Milwaukee Ave., surrounding Unplug Illinois Day on July 10. It's part of a national effort to ditch the devices and enjoy the great outdoors.

From 9-11 a.m., at $2 per person, kids can "Chalk the Walk," by decorating the sidewalks from the east parking lot to The Grove's Interpretive Center.

Let's Go Fly a Kite from 1-2 p.m. will have people assemble and fly their own kites. Cost is $12 for residents, $15 for others.

Family lawn games, at $2 per person, runs from 3:30-5 p.m. Activities include life-size Snakes and Ladders, hula hooping and steppingstones.

From 6-8 p.m. families can take a guided trail hike through The Grove, followed by stories, songs and s'mores. That also runs $12 for residents, $15 for others.

Registration is required, with each adult needing to register separately. Children 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. To register, visit glenviewparks.org, scroll to the calendar and find July 10, and select "Unplug Illinois Day of Play at The Grove."

Let's Talk

The timing is tight, and the eventual location is downtown, but Glenview Herald readership is a social, fast-moving crowd ...

Let's Talk Womxn Chicago (yes, that's an "x") will present the closing celebration of Taste of Chicago To-Go with a Let's Talk Womxn Picnic in White in Millennium Park in Chicago from noon-3 p.m. July 11.

Let's Talk is a collaboration of women restaurateurs working to build economic power. Nationally it includes 400 women food and beverage entrepreneurs spanning 12 cities.

At the Millennium Park event guests in summer whites will enjoy gourmet picnic boxes and cocktails, entertainment, interviews with Let's Talk Womxn entrepreneurs and other speakers.

Guests should pre-order a picnic lunch and optional cocktails by today, July 8, at letstalkwomxn.com or on the Uber Eats application under Pick Up, with a search for "Picnic."

Each picnic bag includes a grain salad, dips and crisps, a main course and two desserts. Picnic bags consist of offerings by top female restaurateurs and chefs from spots such as Frontera, The Dandy Crown, La Luna, Bistronomic and Savory Crust.

Dog day

Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook will offer its first Walk & Wag event from 9-11 a.m. July 17.

Starting at Willow Creek Community Church North Shore, 2200 Shermer Road, Glenview, people are invite to join friends and neighbors to walk with their dogs together along the sidewalk to West Lake Avenue, then to Youth Services and back to Willow Creek Church.

Residents are encouraged to dress their pet in a costume, with prizes awarded for best costume.

The $20 entry fee includes a goody bag for the fist 125 registrants. There also are sponsorship opportunities.

The event also includes on-site pet adoptions through Orphans of the Storm, music, various booths to visit and a stop by a Glenview Fire truck.

To register, visit www.ysgn.org/walk-wag-registration.

Batter up

Tryouts for 2022 Glenview Blaze Baseball, for all age groups from 9-Under to 14-Under, will take place July 13-14 at several diamonds at Community Park West, 1001 Zenith Drive.

For details on the tryouts, visit the Blaze website, www.glenviewblazebaseball.com, and it's right there on the landing page. ME2021-06318

Chill Nation fest

This weekend, Prairie House Tavern hosts Chill Nation, a night full of country and folk music for a special cause. Artists Alex Smith, Gabrielle Mooney, Nicole Lewis and Grammy-nominated Kent Wells will take the Buffalo Grove stage to benefit Keshet, a Northbrook-based organization dedicated to offering educational and recreational opportunities to children and adults with disabilities around the Chicago area. Prairie Houses's kitchen will be open, so drinks, dinner and appetizers will be available for purchase.

5 p.m. Saturday, July 10, at Prairie House Tavern, 2710 N. Main St., Buffalo Grove. $25 for the festival; get info at (847) 415-2255 or prairiehousetavern.com; tickets at eventbrite.com.