5 Things You Need to Know Today: June 13

Ravinia Festival's began last week, and so did our coverage of all the music. Check out our photo galleries from The Judds, and stay tuned for photos of The Moody Blues and Wynton Marsalis.

held a town hall meeting on Saturday in Lake Forest where job creation, gas prices and taxes were all discussed at length. Check out our write up of the event here.

Forget the Cubs. Forget the Sox. It’s women’s softball season and the Park District of Highland Park’s Women’s 14” Softball League is in full swing. Check out Betsy and Sal's newest column on the sport .

Highland Park will soon get a little bit greener, when the city gets new hybrid buses in December. Dold joined Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering to and other initiatives Pace is planning for the North Shore.

“We’re going to win the seat this time,” Howard Dean said to a group of Democrats on Saturday. The former Presidential candidate  that hopes to for the first time in decades.