The body of a missing Grayslake man was found today near Campbell Airport.
Joey Frese, 20, was found dead near an entrance road to the airport. His family confirmed the death on their Facebook Missing Person page.
Grayslake police said Frese was last seen at 1 a.m. Sunday. Friends say he was walking home from a party in nearby Round Lake, but never made it home.
Volunteers were retracing his steps today morning near Townline Road and Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake. Police and fire personnel from the area were searching the grounds of Campbell Airport in Round Lake when they found a body.
The family posted:
"Sadly I must announce that Joey's body has been recovered. My family is devastated and asks that at this time you please respect our privacy while we deal with our loss. You cannot imagine how much we have appreciated the support from all of you in our efforts to find him. The outpouring of compassion from friends, and the community has really touched us."
The Facebook page received 1,878 "Likes" while it was up.
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Mayor Emanuel will celebrate two years in office by unveiling "Elevate Chicago" on Thursday, a series of construction projects to improve Navy Pier and McCormick Place.
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Just as Oscar host Seth MacFarlane set his sights on a variety of targets with a mixture of hits and misses, the motion picture academy spread the gold around to a varied slate of films.
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Millions and millions of people tuned in to watch the Super Bowl, and including our friends serving overseas. Thousands of Chicago-style pizzas were sent overseas Tuesday.
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Monday emerged twice from their limousine to respond to wildly cheering crowds along the inaugural parade route.
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Declaring "our journey is not complete," President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term before a crowd of hundreds of thousands Monday.
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