🌱 Patch AM: Which Grayslake-area arrest made this week’s sheriff’s blotter?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Grayslake-area arrest made this week’s sheriff’s blotter?
• How did Grayslake North and Central shake up conference play?

Also on today's calendar: Timeless Treasures — Holiday Concert with Jim Stephenson & Guest Vocalist Sara Sheffield and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy, flurries; cold, with a high of 29 and low of 0 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Snow and flurries at times, temps: high: 4, low: -7.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and frigid, with a high of 7 and low of -3 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 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 involving a resident on North Almond Road in unincorporated Grayslake, with a January 2026 court date set. The roundup also lists several other recent arrests across Lake County for DUI, drug charges, identity theft, and alleged battery against a peace officer.
   

• Basketball roundup: Hersey, Maine East, Fremd boys remain unbeaten; Vyverman's 17 points help keep Mundelein girls perfect (dailyherald.com) — Grayslake North’s girls earned their first conference win, and Grayslake Central cruised past Round Lake in a strong night for local hoops. The roundup also highlights Mundelein’s unbeaten girls, plus several standout boys and girls performances from nearby schools that Grayslake fans regularly face on the schedule.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grayslake

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Timeless Treasures — Holiday Concert with Jim Stephenson & Guest Vocalist Sara Sheffield
  James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, 19351 W Washington St, Grayslake
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Guns! Accessories! and Ammo! Auction!
  Donley Auctions, 8512 S Union Rd, Union
  10:00 am
• 🎺 Holiday Brass Concert at The Barn at Hawthorn Woods
  2 Lagoon Dr, Hawthorn Woods
  3:30 pm
• A Festival of Lessons and Carols
  Grace Anglican Fellowship, Lake Forest, Illinois, 991 S Waukegan Rd, Lake Forest
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• A Festival of Lessons and Carols
  Grace Anglican Fellowship, Lake Forest, Illinois, 991 S Waukegan Rd, Lake Forest
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Mobile DMV
  Libertyville Senior Center
  9:00 am
• Grayslake Arts Alliance Holiday Pop-Up at A Little Bit Of Me
  A little bit of me , 115 US-45 , Grayslake
  12:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Holiday in the Hart
  Robert W. Rolek Community Center - Round Lake Area Park District , 814 Hart Rd , Round Lake
  3:00 pm
• Hot Cocoa Stroll
  Hawthorn Row , Vernon Hills
  4:00 pm
• Hot Cocoa Stroll
  122 Hawthorn Ctr , Vernon Hills
  4:00 pm

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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• "That’s how a community works": Student helps food drive break records —College of Lake County Read on Patch

• Happy holidays from SALUTOS RESTAURANT
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• The Cleaning Authority, LLC posted a job opening for M-F, 8-5, Housekeeper, House Cleaner in Grayslake. Apply here.
• ABM posted a job opening for Janitorial Cleaner in Round Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grayslake here.

🗞 Nearby News

Round Lake

• Boys basketball notes: Round Lake makes major strides; Carmel, Vernon Hills among others playing well (dailyherald.com)
• When Frozen Pipes Strike: Steps to Protect Your Home This Winter (shawlocal.com)

Libertyville

• Libertyville theater to host Bedford Falls Christmas (shawlocal.com)
• A dozen good things that happened in 2025 (dailyherald.com)
• Highland Park warns of holiday burglaries following arrest of two men (therecordnorthshore.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I couldn’t put it down.
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