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Awareness
Record-Setting Temperatures Observed Across Country in July
If it seems like this summer has been hotter than you've remembered it being in summers past, you're not wrong.AccuWeather.com recently reported that 4,313 record high temperatures were r...
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Local Connections
Photo Gallery: Farmers’ Market Offer More Than Food
Not only did patrons of Deerfield’s Farmers’ Market get their choice of fresh produce and other foods Saturday, they also got a chance to win a new car through a raffle sponsored by the H...
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Arts
Taylor Sings to Ravinia Crowd’s Soul
James Taylor showed a sold out Ravinia audience why he is a troubadour for a generation and more Friday with an evening of mostly song and some conversation. With songs like “That’s ...
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Opinion
The Olympics For The Rest Of Us
The Sunday Comics Patch, by Illustrator Charley Krebs.
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Sports
Update: Dwyer Takes Fifth in 400 Freestyle
(Update 2:15 p.m.) Winnetka native and Lake Forest Swim Club member Conor Dwyer fell shy of an Olympic medal today with a fifth-place finish in the 400-meter freestyle in 3:46.39, .15 sec...
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Sports
Olympic Fun Day Is Saturday
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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The Neighborhood Files
Third Time is the Charm for New Jr. Miss Lake County Fair
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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Awareness
Buy $1 Lemonade at Panera for a Cause
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. ...