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Save-A-Pet Animal of the Week
Patrick is looking for a family to play with and love. Adopt this playful little fellow at Save-A-Pet in Grayslake.

Angela Sykora is a former Patch Local Editor for Lake County. She is currently a freelance writer.
Patrick is looking for a family to play with and love. Adopt this playful little fellow at Save-A-Pet in Grayslake.

Readers repeatedly suggested to Patch that resident Brendan Rafferty deserved the title of Grayslake's 'Person of the Year.'
This 'Happy Anniversary' notice to Hal and Erma Weibel is a surprise from their son, Hal Weibel Jr., and daughter-in-law, Carole Weibel, who notified Patch.
A memorial service for Frances Aleckson, of Round Lake, will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at the Chapel in Grayslake.
Memorial visitation for Harold "Ross" Martin will be held 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Strang Funeral Chapel in Grayslake.
Grayslake resident and teacher Kerri Harris started a collection drive at her Mundelein school to send clean socks, clothing, toiletries and other supplies to students in New Jersey impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
Former site could become a steak house or an Italian restaurant.
Residents can recycle their Christmas trees by dropping them off at a Lake County Forest Preserve where they'll be chipped and used to make trails, or have them picked up by Waste Management through the village's holiday tree pick-up program.
Poppy has a silky coat and loves to lounge. Adopt her at Grayslake's Save-A-Pet.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology offer some advice for a safe New Year's celebration.
It's been a wonderful first four months serving as your local editor. I can't wait to see what's ahead in the new year!
If you could make a New Year's resolution for Grayslake, what would it be?
Services for Grayslake resident Bonnie B. Wolff are scheduled for Saturday.
When Christmas present expectations go wrong, so wrong.
Holiday movies aren't just for kids.
Last minute holiday shoppers are in luck. Some stores will be open all night until Christmas Eve, so get going!
At just 6 years old, Marshall "Major" Gehrke has won more than 80 awards and certificates participating in BMX bike races.
Letter to the Editor: Grayslake resident Chris Thibaudeau writes an open letter to the District 46 School Board members who voted against approving the proposed $32.6 million tax levy at its Dec. 19 meeting.
Lauren Bryson, a 2011 graduate of Grayslake North High School, recently organized a food drive for a shelter near her Joliet college.
Editing staff would leave Gurnee for downtown Chicago under a new plan to restructure news operations and consolidate suburban newsrooms. Reporters would be mobile, filing stories remotely.