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Police Department Muscle Car Show to Benefit Special Olympics
The Buffalo Grove and Kildeer police departments, along with the Lake County Sheriff's Department, will sponsor a charity car show July 28 in Long Grove.
American muscle cars will be on display this weekend at the Buffalo Grove Police Department’s second annual Cigars and Cars event to benefit the Illinois Special Olympics.
The car show will run from noon to 4 p.m. July 28 at Neumann’s Cigars & More, 445 Robert Parker Coffin Road, Long Grove.
This year’s event is being co-sponsored by the Kildeer Police Department, which is now under the leadership of former Buffalo Grove Police Chief Steve Balinski.
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“We are asking the public to showcase their car or stop by and support the Special Olympics,” Balinski said. He said he hopes 25-50 cars will be displayed in all. The show will include law enforcement specialty vehicles, he said.
The event, which is also supported by the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, will include a silent auction and raffles to benefit the Special Olympics.
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Auction items will include Chicago Bears helmets, a Chicago Blackhawks picture signed by Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, Chicago White Sox tickets and a 55-inch television. Raffle prizes will include golf packages, sunglasses and restaurant gift cards, Balinski said.
Raffle tickets will be sold for $5 apiece or five for $20.
The event will also include live music and refreshments.
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