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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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(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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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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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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This year marks the 25th anniversary of the grand opening of Forest Park Beach, the culmination of an $8.5 million investment made by the people of Lake Forest and the Shoreline Restorati...

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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...

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A three day beach bash celebrating 25 years of the revitalization of the Forest Park Beach begins at 7 p.m. Friday featuring a variety of adult and family events from a bonfire to a volle...