Relay for Life event:

American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills will hold its annual kickoff event at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 at Doubletree Hotel at 510 E. Route 83, Mundelein. Friends, neighbors, cancer survivors, caregivers and anyone interested in learning more about Relay For Life are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served and the registration fee will be waived for teams that sign up before or during the gathering. Relay For Life is an overnight event where teams of local businesses, schools, churches, community groups and families build awareness and raise funds — prior to and at the event — to fight cancer. This year’s Relay For Life of Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills will be June 2-3 at Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein.