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🌱 Patch AM: Grayslake Releases Video Addressing Data Center Questions
Coming up on the Grayslake Patch calendar: Comics, Cards & Cookies Bazaar + More
Good day Grayslake! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Grayslake details massive data center plan and projected local windfall
Also on today's calendar: Comics, Cards & Cookies Bazaar + More and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 53 degrees.
- Wednesday: High clouds and warm, temps: high: 77, low: 48.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 69 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Grayslake Releases Video Addressing Data Center Questions (patch.com) — Grayslake residents now have access to a detailed video explaining the massive Cornerstone data center campus, including its public review history, environmental safeguards, and infrastructure impacts. Village officials highlight ongoing technical reviews of traffic, water use, noise, and lighting, while projecting about $18 billion in private investment and $1.4 billion in new revenue for local taxing districts over 20 years. 
📸 Around Grayslake
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grayslake
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★ Featured events ★
- Comics, Cards & Cookies Bazaar + More →
Tighthead Brewing Company, 161 N Archer Ave, Mundelein
12:00 pm - Candidate Forum: Representative for Illinois 10th Congressional District →
Zoom Webinar,
12:30 pm
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Pumpkin Decorating →
Renwood Golf Course - Round Lake Area Park District, 701 E Shorewood Rd, Round Lake Beach
5:00 pm - Ghosts of the Windy City →
Grayslake Area Public Library District, 100 Library Lane, Grayslake
7:00 pm - Team Trivia Tuesdays →
Black Lung Brewing Grayslake, 2 South Lake Street, Grayslake
7:00 pm - Craft for a Cause - Blind Date with a Card Kit →
Frunchroom Collective, 1193 S Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville
5:30 pm - Fall 2026 Grayslake Farmers Market →
North Whitney Street & Center Street, Grayslake
10:00 am - Bug Bytes →
Lake County Extension Office 100 S US Hwy 45 Grayslake, IL 60030
5:00 pm - The famous Pequod's, caramelized crust pizza is heading your way. Order by noon. →
5:30 pm - The HUGE, FREE Lake County Home Show Returns! →
Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E Peterson Rd, Grayslake
10:00 am - Trick or Treat Trail →
814 Hart Rd, Round Lake
3:00 pm - LCSO presents Charlie Brown Jazz Combo Live in Hawthorn Woods →
2 Lagoon Dr, Hawthorn Woods
5:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
Saturday October 17
📣 Grayslake Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Oct. 15: CLC to host Illinois Regional College Fair —College of Lake County Read on Patch
- Lake County Folk club celebrates 35th anniversary with concert and community sing out October 18 —Loretta Sawyer Read on Patch
- Does anyone remember a recent post about an orange cat with a lump on its belly found on someone's patio?
It included a picture of the cat. Someone on this site is looking for their cat that fits that description. Wouldn't it be wonderful if they are one… (Nextdoor Saddlebrook Farms)
- Balducci's Food Lover's Market posted a job opening for Retail Sales and Store Support in Libertyville. Apply here.
- pOpshelf posted a job opening for TEAM MEMBER - pOpshelf in GURNEE IL S25295 in Gurnee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grayslake here.
🗞 Nearby News
Round Lake
- Boys soccer notes: Rivalry matches take center stage in Palatine, Grayslake (dailyherald.com)
Libertyville
- IHSA Week 8 playoff outlook: The 248 playoff clinchers in Illinois high school football (washingtontimesreporter.com)
- Update: Price Lowered on Highly Original 1990 Mazda Miata (barnfinds.com)
Gurnee
- Gurnee man accused of shooting person with BB guns from moving SUV, pointing gun at robbery victim while masked in Florida (lakemchenryscanner.com)
- Oleic Acid Inhibitor Market To 2035: Electronics Manufacturing Expansion Drives Mid-to-High Single-Digit CAGR (indexbox.io)
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: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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