Bus service is mainly served by Pace route 570 and the Round Lake On Demand service, although routes 565, 572, and 574 briefly enter the town to terminate at the College of Lake County campus in east Grayslake.

Career members include 21 firefighter/paramedics, three Battalion Chiefs and nine Lieutenants, all working 24-hour shifts on and 48 hours off.

They work with three engines, one ladder truck, four advanced life support ambulances, one brush unit, a water tender (tanker), two rescue boats and a number of staff and command cars.

Through automatic aid agreements with the surrounding area, the village receives optimal emergency service.

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 a volunteer organization in Lake County.

In 2008, the Grayslake Park District opened a new sports complex on Alleghany Road across from Campbell Airport.

On the north side of town is Rollins Savannah, a county forest preserve of 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) with a bird observation deck, trails and walkways through wetlands.

Immediately east of the old downtown district is Central Park, which contains many recreational facilities, including: 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.

The booths at the festival range from carnival games, to arts and crafts, beer and local food vendors.

In addition, Grayslake days hosts the annual Bike and Pet Parade on the Saturday of the festival, usually from mid-morning to early afternoon.

Children will decorate their bikes, and families will put their pets in their best costumes and parade them throughout the downtown area.

This festival's primary purpose is to showcase all of the local food vendors Grayslake has to offer.

The festival also offers many kid friendly activities for the family including, but not limited to: face painting, balloon animals, various obstacle and climbing courses.

The festival provides entertainment throughout the day, various local food vendors and activities for children.