Redheads Summer Blowout Could Set a Record: Patch PM

Chicago's North Shore is Getting Another Redhead Festival

• Gingers from all around the world are expected to gather in a tiny Chicago suburb this summer for what will be only the second ‘Festival of Redheads’ ever held in the United States, featuring a carrot cake contest and record-breaking ginger photo.

Lincolnwood Native Nominated to U.S. Supreme Court

• President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland, a Niles West grad, Wednesday morning.

Man Arrested for Claiming to Have Killed 19 Elementary Students in Police Phone Call

• The false claims lead to the arrest of a Waukegan man this past week, police said.

'Tampon Tax' Reduced in Chicago by City Council Vote

• The council voted Wednesday to make tampons and sanitary napkins exempt from city sales tax.

'Either Democrat' Would Be Favored Against Donald Trump in General Election: Prof

• Thomas Ogorzalek, a Northwestern political science professor, reacts to presidential election tallies in Illinois.
  Election Recap:
  • Kim Foxx Pummels Anita Alvarez; Hillary Clinton's 11th-Hour Win; Donald Trump Triumphs and More Chicago-Area Races

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• DuPage County Ranked as Healthiest County in State
• Starbucks' Tip-Stealing Woman Sought by Deerfield Police
• Wheaton Man Remains in Jail on Child Abduction Charges

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