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Cheers Grayslake! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How the rebuilt Route 83 and Winchester intersection changes your drive
  • What recent sheriff’s arrests involved residents near Grayslake?
  • How Grayslake firefighters pitched in during a serious Spring Grove fire

Also on today's calendar: A Collector's Dream Auction - General Antiques - ONLINE ONLY and 10 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did the alien say to the puzzle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Wednesday: Lake-effect snow, up to 1", with a high of 36 and low of 8 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy and frigid, temps: high: 20, low: 15.
  • Friday: Not as cold with flurries, with a high of 27 and low of 1 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Route 83 and Winchester Road reopens near Grayslake following months of construction to improve intersection safety (lakemchenryscanner.com) — Drivers near Grayslake can once again use the Winchester Road and Route 83 intersection, which has reopened after a five-month safety project that added traffic lights, realigned the roadway, and improved drainage. Lake County officials say unexpected poor soil extended the closure and added over $1 million in costs, but they emphasize the upgrades should significantly improve safety and reduce flooding-related shutdowns.
   

• Woman Batters Cop While Resisting Arrest: Lake County Sheriff's Blotter (patch.com) — A Lake County Sheriff’s blotter entry notes a disorderly conduct and assault arrest tied to an address in unincorporated Grayslake, alongside several other recent arrests across the county. Charges range from DUI and drug offenses to identity theft and leaving the scene of an accident, with all individuals presumed innocent until proven guilty.
   

• Homeowner injured, dog rescued after fire engulfs garage and damages home near Spring Grove (lakemchenryscanner.com) — Grayslake firefighters helped cover Spring Grove’s fire station Sunday while crews battled a major garage fire that injured a homeowner and destroyed a detached two-car garage in unincorporated Spring Grove. The homeowner was burned while trying to fight the blaze, but he and neighbors rescued a dog, and firefighters kept flames from consuming the house, which remains habitable despite heat damage and broken windows.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Round Lake

  • Wanted felon captured, charged with opening fire at house that had his own child inside in Round Lake Beach (lakemchenryscanner.com)
  • Lake County immigrants relieved, but wary as arrests subside: ‘They're still afraid' (chicagotribune.com)

Libertyville

  • 2 Arrested In Connection With Recent Home Burglary Spree: Lake County Sheriff (patch.com)
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