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If the grinding sound gets more intense when you turn in one specific direction but practiacally goes away when you turn the other way then it's definately the bearing. I had that problem soon after I got my Alero, and it was more of a buzzing sound...reminded me of something like a WWII dive bomber or something. Eventually the ABS, SES, and BRAKE likghts will all pop on, and that's a scary thing...do you and your car a favor and get it fixed...it's not horribly expensive...I think I paid less than $200 to have the bearing, and a couple of other minor things fixed all at the same time. You don't want to have that bearing seize while you're cruising down the interstate at 70 mph.
Also you can tell if it's really starting to get out of control if you can actually feel the vibration through the floor...it's starts as just a wierd sound, but will eventually get worse. Have someone ride with you and see which side the noise is coming from...theres the bad bearing...otherwise a competent mechanic will be able to tell you pretty quickly which one is the culprit.
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