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We've done all the searching for you. All you've got to do is click to get your live, local information. In the event of something out of the ordinary, such as a major crash, Patch editors will update this as quickly and accurately as we are able.

• Where do I find the lowest gas prices today in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff?
• Show me the live traffic from Lake Bluff  to Chicago.
• Tell me the most recent weather forecast for the area.
• Give me a list of today's events. And here's an interesting event Patch calendar editors think you might like:
  
  The Lake Forest Book Store hosts a luncheon with author Lisa See at Lovell's of Lake Forest, 915 S. Waukegan Road,  from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Have lunch at Lovells with Lisa See, the author of Dreams of Joy, the sequel to Shanghai Girls. Call the book store to make a reservation at (847) 234-4420.

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