🌱 Patch AM: DeStash Bash - Shop Inventory Sales From Local Artisans and 10 more events

Hi Grayslake! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Grayslake Giving Tree Winner Announcement at Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum
• Search and Share Genealogy at Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum
• DeStash Bash - Shop Inventory Sales From Local Artisans

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A little snow in the p.m., with a high of 26 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: A little snow in the p.m., temps: high: 25, low: 2.
• Thursday: Bitterly cold with some sun, with a high of 16 and low of 13 degrees.

📸 Around Grayslake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grayslake

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 30

• BINGO @ Emil's Tavern on Center — Grayslake Village Center
  Emil's Tavern on Center, 161 Center St, Grayslake
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday January 2

• Grayslake Giving Tree Winner Announcement
  Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum and the Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum Facebook page. - Grayslake IL 60030
  12:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Search and Share Genealogy
  Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum - Grayslake IL 60030
  2:00 pm

Sunday January 11

• DeStash Bash - Shop Inventory Sales From Local Artisans
  309 E Il Rte 173 , Spring Grove
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 30

• C4C – Canines for Comfort
  Grandwood Park Park District Community Parking Lot , Grandwood Park
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Vinyl Nights @ Black Lung’s Rte 83 Taproom
  Black Lung Round Lake Beach , 2217 N Illinois 83 , Round Lake Beach
  7:00 pm
• Music Bingo Wednesday | RLB
  Black Lung Round Lake Beach , 2217 N Illinois 83 , Round Lake Beach
  7:00 pm
• Trivia Wednesdays at Black Lung’s Route 83 Taproom
  Black Lung Round Lake Beach , 2217 N Illinois 83 , Round Lake Beach
  7:30 pm

Monday January 5

• Terrific 2s
  Warren-Newport Public Library - Storytime Room
  9:30 am
• Community Project of the Week
  Warren-Newport Public Library - The Workshop
  10:00 am
• Cuentos y cantos
  Warren-Newport Public Library - Storytime Room
  10:30 am
• Spanish Club Sept 29/ Oct 6,20,27/ Nov 3,10,17/ Dec 1,8,15/ Jan 5,12,26/ Feb 2,9,23/ March 3,9,16,30 / April 6,13,20,27
  River Trail School , 333 O'Plaine Rd , Gurnee
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. posted a job opening for Crew Member in Grayslake. Apply here.
• Tricoci University of Beauty Culture posted a job opening for Esthetics Teacher in Libertyville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grayslake here.

🗞 Nearby News

Round Lake

• Lake County News-Sun's Top Stories of 2025: Fear grips area as feds step up immigration enforcement (chicagotribune.com)
• Morton's Nora Abu-Taleb dials it up from distance (southwestregionalpublishing.com)

Libertyville

• Lake County business officials hope to build on strong 2025: ‘One of the most dynamic economic transformations in Chicagoland' (chicagotribune.com)
• Those we lost: Local leaders, former governors and a conservative activist among notable deaths of 2025 (dailyherald.com)

Gurnee

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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