🌱 Patch AM: How a 48-point night in Grayslake rewrote school history

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In today's newsletter:

• How a 48-point night in Grayslake rewrote school history

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Band Concert and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 48 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Breezy and much colder, temps: high: 26, low: 25.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 43 and low of 15 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Alden-Hebron's Hayden Smith ties school record with 48 points: Tuesday's Northwest Herald roundup (shawlocal.com) — Alden-Hebron’s girls basketball team lit up the scoreboard in Grayslake, where sophomore guard Hayden Smith tied her school’s single-game record with 48 points in a Northeastern Athletic Conference win over Westlake Christian. The wider roundup also highlights strong performances from Crystal Lake-area basketball and bowling teams across McHenry and nearby counties.
   

📸 Around Grayslake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grayslake

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Vinyl Sundays — Grayslake Village Center
  Beer Bazaar, 107 Center St, Grayslake
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Holiday Band Concert
  2007 N Civic Center Way , Round Lake Beach
  7:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• KC's Cabin Last Minute Market
  KC's Cabin , 309 IL-173 , Spring Grove
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 23

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

Wednesday December 24

• Team Trivia Wednesdays | $20 Gift Card for Winner
  Black Lung Brewing Grayslake , 2 S Lake St , Grayslake
  7:30 pm
• Team Trivia Wednesdays — Grayslake Village Center
  Black Lung Brewing Grayslake , 2 S Lake St , Grayslake
  7:30 pm

Friday December 26

• Brewaoke — Grayslake Village Center
  Black Lung Brewing Grayslake , 2 S Lake St , Grayslake
  8:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Bend & Brew Yoga — Grayslake Village Center
  Beer Bazaar , 107 Center St , Grayslake
  9:30 am

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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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Administrative Adjudication Hearing
  Round Lake Park Village Hall , 203 E Lake Shore Dr , Round Lake Park
  10:00 am
• Makerspace Club K-5GR Sept 18,25/Oct 9,16,23,30/Nov 6,13,20/Dec 4,11,18/Jan 8,15,22,29/Feb 5,19,26/March 5,12,19/April 2,9
  River Trail School , 333 O'Plaine Rd , Gurnee
  2:30 pm
• Henna Club 5-8 GR Dec 4,11,18
  River Trail School , 333 O'Plaine Rd , Gurnee
  2:30 pm
• Tech Lab: Build. Code. Play.
  Warren-Newport Public Library - The Flex
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Commencement a milestone moment for CLC fall graduates —College of Lake County Read on Patch

• Hi is this anyone’s cat?
  This is the second day it has come to my house. I fed it and got to pet it but it ran away. Cherry creek neighborhood. Very sweet and friendly cat… (Nextdoor Cherry Creek )
• Are 1" pleated filters really ok to use in my furnace?
  I posited this question and was met with the response that "this is no longer an issue in modern furnaces" Well I present for your perusal THIS… (Nextdoor Wildwood)

• COMPX SECURITY PRODUCTS posted a job opening for Material Handler in Grayslake. Apply here.
• The Stepping Stones Group, LLC posted a job opening for Paraprofessional / Educator in Grayslake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grayslake here.

🗞 Nearby News

Round Lake

• Conant Edges Maine East For Mejoe Hernandez Girls Wrestling Invite Title (journal-topics.com)
• Who Do You Hire? Recognizing Signs of Gang Violence (glassbytes.com)
• Drunken Driver Leaves Accident Scene: Lake County Sheriff's Blotter (patch.com)

Libertyville

• Occupant transported to hospital after fire fills senior living building with heavy smoke in Vernon Hills (lakemchenryscanner.com)
• 4 Hawkeyes Named CSC Academic All-District (kjan.com)

Deerfield

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I haven’t heard the last report.
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