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There’s something about watching Olympic athletes that makes you want to get off the couch and go break a world record. Well, maybe not a world record. But at least run around outsid...

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Dressed in their best with smiles to match, the young contestants in the 2012 Junior Miss and Little Miss Lake County Fair shined at Thursday's pageant. A whopping 23 girls competed ...

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Cool off today through Sunday with a $1 glass of lemonade at Panera Bread in Deerfield or Bannockburn with the entire purchase at designated times going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. ...

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A quiet weekend is in store for our area as high pressure builds in from the northwest. This means a more comfortable airmass with just some high and mid level clouds moving through ...

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Mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus have have been identified in Highland Park, according to an email from the South Lake Mosquito Abatement District. Earlier: Mosquitos ...

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From log carrying to speed knitting, watermelon seed spitting, even pie-eating, a line-up of competitions at the Lake County Fair, which starts today, July 25 and runs through Sunday, Jul...

Credit Sue Kirchner

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games begin this Friday and my family is excited. I was lucky enough to get to attend the Olympic Games in Atlanta, and ever since then I have been a huge fan of t...