GRAYSLAKE, Ill. (July 30, 2025) – A 17-year-old Spring Grove girl died after visiting a dental clinic in Grayslake.
According to the Daily Herald, the Grayslake Fire Department responded to a call on July 24 for an “unresponsive patient” at a dentist’s office at 875 E. Washington St. in Grayslake. The Northern Lakes Oral Surgery and Dental Implant Center is listed at that address.
The patient was taken to an area hospital where she later died. Sophia Farmer, 17, of Spring Grove, Ill. has been identified as the decedent.
Farmer’s official cause of death is pending.
The dental center performs oral surgeries, emergency treatments, sedation, extractions, oral pathology and wisdom teeth removal, according to its website.