Updated, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22
From Grayslake Police Chief Phil Perlini:
Today near 1035 AM, a body was discovered by volunteers searching in a tree line near the area of Campbell Airport in Round Lake Park. The body and clothing matched the description of our missing person, Joseph Frase. The Lake County Coroner’s Office and Round Lake Police Department are working to make a positive identification of the recovered body. The Round Lake Park Police Department is conducting a death investigation and further information will be available through them.
Updated 12:10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22
Nearly 20 residents joined Grayslake law enforcement Tuesday morning for the search for missing Joey Frase. His body was found near Campbell Airport.
Family friend Jason Freeman was one of the first residents to join in today's search. He said Joey, a graduate of Grayslake Central High School, was friends with his son.
"Joey was always very respectful. He was a really nice kid."
Freeman said many community members, even those who did not know Joey personally, were moved by the report that he had gone missing and wanted to help however they could.
"My heart just goes out to the family," said Freeman.
Updated 11:25 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22
From the Joey Frase Facebook page:
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.
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Grayslake resident Joseph "Joey" Charles Frase, 20, has been missing since leaving a party in the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 20, in Round Lake's Madrona Village.
Grayslake Police said Frase was last seen at approximately 1:15 a.m. on Sunday on foot in a residential area near Townline Road and Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake.
Grayslake Police issued the following statement to Patch:
We are working hard on the case. With the assistance of Round Lake PD we have checked the area Joseph was last seen, including several surrounding neighborhoods, bike paths, walking paths and fields. In addition, Air One assisted us with a search from their helicopter, all with negative results. Our detectives are speaking with several of Joseph’s friends, family and contacts reference this case.
Joey is a 20-year old caucasian male, approximately 5’11," 140 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Joey was last seen wearing a black colored t-shirt with "ASAP Rocky" written on the front, over a gray or white colored hoodie, and blue jeans.
Anyone with any information should contact Grayslake Police at (847) 223-2341.
A Facebook page has also been created at https://www.facebook.com/JoeyFrasePleaseFindMe.
According to an e-mail sent to Patch from a friend of the missing young man, Frase called friends shortly after leaving a party, asking if they could pick him up. Frase told friends he was lost and cold.
Frase's friends said they drove around looking for him after he called, but did not find him.
Frase, who is employed at Anthony Buick & GMC in Gurnee, did not show up for work Monday nor did he retrieved his vehicle, friends reported.
Using Google Maps to pinpoint where he was at first and where he was found, I'm pretty sure there was some foul play going on. Did the cops find any foot prints at the scene other than his?! Tire Marks in the road? Although the location he was found wasn't too far from the party location, is it safe to say that was a far walk for someone intoxicated in that weather? Even though I don't even know him, this story is hitting my close to home because it's so close to where I live. Being a mother, I just hope that his family gets the answers/justice they deserve. I hope that the police or investigators really crack down on EVERYONE that was involved. May he Rest in Paradise!
Hypothermia can set in much faster with alcohol and wind. Sounds like it was just a tragic case of that. Oddly, though, the article states that Joey called them back a short while after leaving the party and said he had walked to Grayslake. The friends I am sure, knew there was no way he could have made it that far in that time. Did they then look in the neighborhood? He wasn't too far from the house. Maybe 5 blocks. If they had just drove around or looked in the park there and screamed his name, there more than likely would have been a different outcome.
Missing Person: Joey Frase - Grayslake, IL Please Find Me
How can you say everyone is carded if you aren't doing the carding? You don't even make sense. Time will tell. More facts will soon be released I am sure, and if in fact Joey was at Charlie's, I think you will need to rethink your statements about everyone being carded and if there is any doubt they are sent packing. After all, you do realize Joey worked at Last Chance, which is right down the street. These bartenders who let him in the door and drink had to have known him and his crowd and decided to serve him anyway? The bar will be held accountable if this is the case. BTW, I don't go there anymore. None of what I posted is false, unless you live in my head and have experienced what I have experienced there.
To your other point, IF it is true that Joey was at that bar, it is ILLEGAL. You won't win that arugument. I don't care if every dive bar in the world serves underage drinkers. They take the responsibility when they open a business and obtain a liquor license. There is no gray area here. Futhermore, I am not investigating. I am stating an opinion on a bar. Last I checked I have every right to do that.
THEN of course they would not be served and asked to leave. I have re thought my statements and still hold strong that this is NOT an establishment that serves alcohol to minors and that the bartenders do not drinki while working. The simple fact that Joey worked down the street at one time at the Chance does not mean that he was then allowed to drink there because of that fact. SERIOUSLY! What a lame idea. Oh, and as far as living in your head? I wouldn't wish that on the slime falling off your lies. As far as you not going there anymore, I think that is a really GOOD thing, People like you just like to stir the pot. Try having sympathy for the family rather than posting things you know nothing about.
As for me calling the police when I see or know underage people at a bar? Please read my statement to PAI. Not my responsibility. Plenty of places I go to have underagers. Are you expecting me to call 911 everytime? Certainly you can't be that foolish. I have a job, I don't need to do the bar's job. Furthermore, you need to calm down. You seem to be getting very worked up, and you are coming off as extremely immature and defensive. Sounds like I struck a nerve. I have plenty of sympathy for the family, and believe it is their right to know if their son was served illegally at a local bar. How is that unsympathetic? Maybe it is you that should start rethinking your loyalty. I think it is only a matter of time before you realize if Joey was at the bar drinking, they are to be held accountable in some way. Put your personal feelings aside and be rational.
Your friend may not drink there while working (as that is your experience), but I have personally done shots with a couple of the bartenders there while they were working. This was MY experience. It's not uncommon. I don't believe it to even be illegal. It's not a crazy and false accusation to say that a bar lets underage drinkers in their bar, This happens in most bars actually. Take your blinders off. It would be unfortunate for the bar owners if someone let Joe drink there, but with that said, bar owners are required to pay a ton of money in insurance for instances like this. Obviously, they can only control so much when it comes to what decisions the employees on shift that night make.
you at that party.