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Greetings Grayslake! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How does CLC's basketball budget really stack up statewide?

Also on today's calendar: Classic Collectibles Auction - ONLINE ONLY and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 66, low: 55.
  • Friday: Some clouds, then sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• College of Lake County allocates $81,122 to men's basketball for 2024 (lakecountygazette.com) — College of Lake County in Grayslake spent $81,122 on its men's basketball program in 2024, well below the Illinois average for similar teams. The story breaks down how that figure fits into the school's overall athletic budget and recent spending trends, while also explaining the broader financial shifts happening in college sports nationwide.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Round Lake

  • Wauconda's Jarren Cooley may be new to football. But they go together 'like peanut butter and jelly.' (chicagotribune.com)
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Gurnee

  • Analysis: Gurnee School District 56 administrators rank 216th highest in state for average salary in 2025 (lakecountygazette.com)
  • SWAT team called after knife-wielding man stabs victim, leading to 5-hour standoff at Gurnee home (lakemchenryscanner.com)
  • Discarded pool chemicals in garbage truck load cause vapor cloud, hours-long hazmat response in Gurnee (lakemchenryscanner.com)

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: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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