Jill Grenell:  

After graduatiing from Grant it was off to college at Winona State University in Minnesota. In 1987, I graduated from WSU with a BA in Communications and like most new college graduates, I was broke and had no job so out of neccessity, I moved back home to Lake Villa with my mom. After working for a couple years, I met Rich and we were married in September 1990. Rich was a police officer for Fox Lake at the time, so his job kept us in our hometown. I often wonder what it would have been like if we were able to pack things up and move to a new town or state. However, there is something to be said about raising your family in your own small hometown. Sometimes it does take a village... In 1997, I was lucky enough to be able to leave the corporate rat race behind and stay home with our kids. Kristin, my bonus daughter is 25, Brian our son is 14 and Lauren our daughter is 10. Ironically, our son Brian will be a freshman at Grant this fall and is working hard to earn a starting position on the football team. (Go Dogs!) It's both exciting and somewhat strange to have your child walking the same halls that you once did. Boy, if those halls could talk...scary! I certainly don't feel old enough to have a k...Expand for more