Officers and Directors

Chuck grew up in Grayslake, attended Lakeview School and Grayslake High School, class of 1966. He is currently a resident of Libertyville since 1979. He is married to Karen and they have three adult children.

Both his parents were active with the Society with his dad having served as president for many years. They lived in the same Grayslake house for over sixty-five years. Chuck’s dad was in the insurance business in Grayslake from 1946 to 1985. Chuck currently owns and operates an insurance agency in Grayslake.

Chuck is an active Rotarian for thirty-five years and served as charter president on the formation of the Rotary Club of Grayslake.

Chuck believes that as we embrace the future, it is important to remember the past.

Jane has lived in Grayslake since 2010. She began volunteering for the Historical Society in 2016 after retiring from 23 years as a reference librarian at Cook Memorial Public Library. Since joining the Board in 2019, she continues to work on research projects and has begun helping with exhibits and archives. She doesn’t have a favorite artifact yet, but trusts that will come with time.

Trevor lives the Heritage area of Grayslake and attended Grayslake Central High School.  His college degree from Northern Illinois is in history.  He learned about Grayslake and its history while being a museum assistant at the Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum.  He is pleased to go from museum assistant to being on the board of the Grayslake Historical Society.

Larry was born and raised in Chicago. After graduating from Taft High School where he participated in football and track, he furthered his education by obtaining a BA in Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois, Chicago and a MBA from Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago. Larry served in the US Marine Corps Reserve from 1970 to 1976.

In 1972 Larry started his career in law enforcement. He went through the ranks – patrol officer, detective, sergeant, lieutenant, deputy chief – with Park Ridge Illinois Police Department. He left Park Ridge in 1998 to become Grayslake Police Department Chief of Police. Larry retired from law enforcement in 2011.

Larry believes in being active in a community. He coached and is past president of the Park Ridge Mighty-Mite Youth Football program. He coached Park Ridge Youth baseball. He is past tribal chief of the Park Ridge Indian Princess nation.

Larry is past president of the Lake County Chiefs of Police Association. In addition he was a board member of Lake County organizations associated with police work. He is founding member and past present of both the Grayslake Kiwanis Club and Grayslake Rotary Club.

In 2007, Larry lost his wife Josephine, with whom he had three children and nine grandchildren. Christine became his traveling partner and wife in 2018. With this union, Larry gained a daughter and two more grandchildren to enjoy. When not at home in Third Lake, he is in his motorhome traveling or perhaps taking a ride in his current antique car.

Larry reports that he is “proud to be a board director of the Grayslake Historical Society and Museum.”

Charlotte brings many experiences to the board.  She is a charter member of the Grayslake Historical Society and has held every society office.

She was born in Grayslake; she taught elementary school in Grayslake for forty years; she has researched and written books about Grayslake.  These experiences help her fulfill the role of archivist/curator of the museum plus editing the Society newsletter. Charlotte has a Masters Degree in Education.

In addition to involvement in our local society, she is a member of other local historical societies, a charter member of the Lake County Genealogical Society, a member of the Lake County Historical Alliance and a past director of the Illinois Historical Society. Charlotte enjoys doing genealogy, researching local history, exploring antique shops plus visiting museums and historic sites throughout the world.

Her favorite artifact in the museum is the one-room school which is now the permanent gallery because, as she says, “It educated children over 130 years ago and is still educating people today.” When asked why she is involved in the Grayslake Historical Society, she answered, “I grew up in Grayslake as did my father, and cherish it’s history. I enjoy researching genealogy, even other people’s. Combining these two interests, the Grayslake Historical Society is a perfect fit”.

JoAnn moved to Grayslake forty-two years ago from New Hampshire but is originally from New Jersey. She is a graduate of Kean University and has a Masters of Education degree from National Louis University.

Although now retired, JoAnn taught for thirty-five years at Woodview, Lakeview, Frederick and the Middle School of Grayslake Community Consolidated School District 46.

She has participated on the Grayslake Public Library Board and is a member of the Lake County and Illinois Retired Teachers Association.

JoAnn keeps busy reading, gardening and maintaining her sixty-five year old house. She enjoys following the activities of her granddaughter.

She hopes to be of use to the Grayslake Historical Society.

Jim was raised in Grayslake through the ’60s and ’70s, with family roots going back to the ’50s in Grayslake. While always staying close to Grayslake, he returned to his roots in 2019. Jim has five children and enjoys golf with the Grayslake Stiff Shafts Golf League and fishing up north.

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