Grayslake, Illinois Downtown Grayslake, Illinois Grayslake is a village in Lake County in the U.S.
It is positioned in the Chicago urbane area, about 40 miles (64 km) north of Chicago's downtown, 14 miles (23 km) west of Lake Michigan, and 15 miles (24 km) south of the Wisconsin border.
Grayslake is home to the College of Lake County, Grayslake Central High School, Grayslake North High School, the University Center of Lake County and the Lake County Fairgrounds.
There are tentative plans to precarious a lifestyle shopping center on the previous locale of the Lake County Fairgrounds. At the south end of Grayslake, there are plans for a 640-acre (260 ha) evolution containing light industry, office space and residentiary space. 13.1 Grayslake Days 13.3 Grayslake Arts Festival Gray settled along the then-unnamed Grays Lake.
In 1880, the Wisconsin Central Railroad assembled a line from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, to Chicago which passed by the east side of Grays Lake.
In 1886, the barns assembled a station there, naming it Grayslake.
Grayslake is positioned at 42 20 54 N 88 1 57 W (42.348271, -88.032428), in central Lake County.
Neighboring communities include Libertyville, Mundelein, Round Lake Park, Hainesville, Round Lake Beach, Lindenhurst, Third Lake, Gages Lake and Wildwood.
According to the 2010 census, Grayslake has a total region of 10.078 square miles (26.10 km2), of which 9.87 square miles (25.56 km2) (or 97.94%) is territory and 0.208 square miles (0.54 km2) (or 2.06%) is water. Grays Lake, the village's biggest lake, is positioned in the center of the village and is bounded by Route 120, Lake Street, Harvey Avenue, and Alleghany Road. Lake Street Grayslake has a station on Metra's Milwaukee District/North Line which provides service between Fox Lake and Chicago's Union Station.
Four chief traffic routes pass though Grayslake (Rte 120, Rte 45, Rte 83 and Washington Street) contributing to heavy traffic congestion amid morning and afternoon rush hours.
For many years, there has been discussion about extending the Illinois Route 53 expressway north to Grayslake.
The Village of Grayslake has a full-time police department and is served by a full-time fire protection district.
The Grayslake Police Department employs 32 full-time sworn police officers, 3 part-time sworn police officers, and 3 non-sworn staff members that are dedicated to providing protection, crime prevention, and civil service programs to the inhabitants of Grayslake and Hainesville.
The Grayslake Police Department is fully accredited by the National Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
The Grayslake Fire Protection District presently serves 24 square miles (62 km2) in central Lake County, including the village of Grayslake.
The Grayslake Fire Protection District has three fire stations, with the command posts station positioned in downtown Grayslake.
The village's waterworks comes from the Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency (CLCJAWA) in Lake Bluff.
CLCJAWA purifies water from Lake Michigan.
Grayslake Middle School Grayslake Central High School Grayslake North High School Lake County Vocational Center College of Lake County (associate degrees) University Center of Lake County (bachelor and graduate degrees) Central High School's squads are the Rams, and North High School's squads are the Knights.
The high school ice hockey club is called Lakers Hockey (this club is a joint venture consisting of Grayslake Central, Grayslake North, Lakes, Antioch, and Grant).
Grayslake Youth Baseball Association (GYBA) is the biggest volunteer organization in Lake County.
In 2008, the Grayslake Park District opened a new sports complex on Alleghany Road athwart from Campbell Airport.
United Protestant Church (United Methodist, United Church of Christ) Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church (ELCA) Hindu Mandir of Lake County Gages Lake Bible Church There are two enhance golf courses in Grayslake: Carillon, a nine-hole facility run by the Park District, and Brae Loch, a Lake County Forest Preserve course.
This is all inside a walking distance of the Grayslake Senior Center.
Grayslake Days generally takes place in mid-August for two days (Friday and Saturday) in the Municipal Parking Lot off Center Street in downtown Grayslake.
In addition, Grayslake days hosts the annual Bike and Pet Parade on the Saturday of the festival, usually from mid-morning to early afternoon.
The festival also hosts the "Grayslake's Got Talent" contest.
Similar to Grayslake Days, Taste of Grayslake is held in late June (usually the weekend before to Independence Day) in Grayslake's Central Park.
This festival's major purpose is to showcase all of the small-town food vendors Grayslake has to offer.
In addition, Taste of Grayslake features live entertainment throughout the whole day of the festival.
Grayslake Arts Festival Grayslake's annual Arts Festival has been held for nearly two decades.
Taking place in downtown Grayslake on Center Street every June, Grayslake offers arts and crafts from over 70 juried artists, and an art exhibit from the small-town high schools.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Grayslake village, Illinois".
Information about Gray's Lake Retrieved 2009-08-12.
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