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'Screens for Teens' Coming to GCHS Wednesday
The Max Schewitz Foundation will host a free ECG screening program at Grayslake Central High School Wednesday.

Angela Sykora is a former Patch Local Editor for Lake County. She is currently a freelance writer.
The Max Schewitz Foundation will host a free ECG screening program at Grayslake Central High School Wednesday.

Two eighth-graders are encouraging the Village of Grayslake to spread the word about the value of reducing the number of unwanted catalogs, phone books and other mailers that typically end up in landfills.
Two Grayslake Colts youth football teams will play in the TCYFL championship games on Sunday.
A Veterans Day ceremony was held Friday at the College of Lake County in Grayslake featuring various speakers, chaplain's prayer, posting of colors and a moving performance of the National Anthem and Taps.
Households within GNHS boundaries will receive an empty paper bag at their doorstep this weekend or early next week.
Third and fourth-grade girls at Avon Center School have been building their self-esteem through an after-school character development program. Fifteen Avon girls will participate in the "Girls on the Run Chicago" 5K Saturday.
With a budget deficit of $1.2 million, the D46 School Board continues to review ways to reduce spending and increase revenue in a variety of ways from reducing staff mileage reimbursement to the superintendent paying more of her own health insurance.
U.S. Army Ranger John Mikrut, a 2010 graduate of Grayslake Central High School, will get a heroes welcome Saturday from the Round Lake area.
Visit the Byron Colby Barn for the 11th season of its Early Music Series and other programs focusing on bringing history to life.
The Grayslake Fall Farmers Market Thanksgiving Ambassador, "Tom the Turkey," will make a special appearance at Saturday's market to help collect items for local food pantries.
Visit the Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum Saturday for a program about the California Zephyr. Stop by on Nov. 14 when two Grayslake High School students present a program on the Chicago Stockyards and the Prohibition Era.
The accreditation assessment team invites the public to comment on the management and operations of the Grayslake Police Department Monday, Nov. 12, at the Village Hall.
Grayslake village trustees voted unanimously Nov. 6 to draft the village's 2012 tax levy ordinance based on the current levy.
If "Butchie" was your dog, you'd want to find him fast if he was missing. Save-A-Pet in Grayslake invites animal owners to get their pet micro-chipped on Sunday and meet Butchie, who needs a new home.
Patch has created one handy place where you can find all the 2012 election results for your races.
Now through Dec. 10, the Lake County Farm Bureau in Grayslake is accepting donations of toys and coats.
The Grayslake Historical Society gives Patch a look at the history of the "Tin Lizzie," a 1923 Model T Ford flatbed truck.
Recent arrests made from the official reports of the Grayslake Police Department.
Click the links below for all the information you need to vote on Election Day.
Prior to the kick-off of their school food drive this week, nearly 40 GNHS juniors and seniors spent the cold and rainy night of Oct. 25 sleeping outside to raise awareness of homelessness in Lake County.