Morning Briefing: Temps Rising, ComEd Seeks Rate Hike

1. Our lead story this morning: to pay for local power-grid improvements. Read more and share your thoughts about the price increase .

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4. It'll be partly sunny today with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. It'll be a breezy day with a high near 81. Wind gusts could get as high as 25 mph. Tonight, there's a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. It'll be partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

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