🌱 Patch AM: How CLC’s new roundabout and sports complex will affect your commute

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In today's newsletter:

• How CLC’s new roundabout and sports complex will affect your commute
• How Grayslake’s school flooding helped change Illinois e-learning rules

Also on today's calendar: U of I Extension Master Gardeners' Plant Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds and sun; windy, cooler, with a high of 61 and low of 40 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 51.
• Friday: A shower in the a.m.; breezy, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Big upgrade for athletic facilities at College of Lake County's Grayslake campus (dailyherald.com) — Expect traffic changes around College of Lake County’s Grayslake campus as Washington Street access remains restricted and University Center Drive stays closed until June 30 for a new roundabout and sports complex. The project will add upgraded baseball and softball fields, locker rooms, and fan amenities, aiming to boost CLC athletics and improve access across the main Grayslake campus.    

• Flooding, tornadoes, and structural damage: Why there's more to e-learning days than winter weather (shawlocal.com) — Grayslake families may remember when flooding and a burst pipe shut Grayslake Middle School, forcing students into the University Center of Lake County and onto limited e-learning days. This statewide look at emergency closures explains how those experiences helped change Illinois rules so future building crises can trigger e-learning for just the affected school, easing pressure on districts like Grayslake 46.    

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📸 Around Grayslake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grayslake

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• U of I Extension Master Gardeners' Plant Sale →
  100 South US 45, Grayslake, IL,
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday May 13

• A Cut Above: Notable Barbers & Hairstylists in Grayslake's Past →
  Village of Grayslake Calendar Grayslake, IL 60030
  7:00 pm
• Society Program: "Grayslake Barbershops and Hair Salons"
  Community Room of the Heritage Center, 164 Hawley Street, Grayslake
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Ribbon Cutting - Grand Opening
  Blue Star Heating and Cooling, 888 Belvidere Rd # 410, Grayslake
  4:00 pm

Saturday May 16

• Grayslake Spring 2026 Farmers Market →
  201 Center St, Grayslake
  9:00 am
• Spring Lake Clean Up →
  Bengson Park, 306 E Lake Shore Dr, Round Lake Park
  9:00 am
• Community Garage Sale →
  761 Hart Rd, Round Lake
  9:30 am
• Friends Of The Grayslake Area Public Library Book Sale →
  Grayslake Area Public Library, 100 Library Ln, Grayslake
  9:30 am
• Comedian Open Mic — Grayslake Village Center →
  Beer Bazaar, 107 Center St, Grayslake
  7:00 pm

Sunday May 17

• Friends Book Sale, plus CDs, DVDs, Puzzles and Games →
  Grayslake Area Public Library, 100 Library Ln, Grayslake
  1:00 pm

Wednesday May 20

• Open House: Before and After School Care →
  814 Hart Rd, Round Lake
  5:30 pm

Sunday May 31

• Lindenhurst Community Market →
  Lindenhurst Center, 2040-2144 Grand Ave, Lindenhurst, IL, 60046
  10:00 am

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📣 Grayslake Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Construction underway on CLC’s new sports complex —College of Lake County Read on Patch

• I'd like to thank everyone who recommended Tony's Butcher Shop here in Grayslake.
  I asked who sold the best Italian Sausage in the are and you all knew where I should go. The minute I waked in, I was greeted with a warm smile and… (Nextdoor Saddlebrook Farms)
• Wild Birds Unlimited, awesome store!
  We went there on Saturday and loaded up. Great selection, free information, friendly staff, and FRESH Nyjer thistle! (If it is not fresh birds… (Nextdoor Wildwood)

• Great Wolf Lodge posted a job opening for Room Attendant (Housekeeping) in Grayslake. Apply here.
• Heritage Grocers posted a job opening for Produce Clerk TFM in Round Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grayslake here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Round Lake Beach

• 'World's Largest Teddy Bear' Makes Its Rounds In Lake County (patch.com)
• Man With Box Cutter Barricades Self In Vape Shop Baby Found Unresponsive At Daycare Dies (patch.com)

Round Lake

• 'Oliver!' actor steadies nerves ahead of opening night (dailygazette.com)
• McHenry home damaged in fire (shawlocal.com)
• Man charged after allegedly crashing his Harley-Davidson while drunk on Route 45 in Lindenhurst (lakemchenryscanner.com)

Libertyville

• Coroner IDs Woman Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting (patch.com)
• Police Fatally Shoot Woman Armed With Knives During Mental Health Call: Police (patch.com)

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Ok Grayslake! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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