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🌱 Patch AM: How did Vernon Hills factor into this historic three-peat title run?

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  • How did Vernon Hills factor into this historic three-peat title run?

Also on today's calendar: Willow Hill Lights - Open nightly thru Jan 4 and 1 more event.

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Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)


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  • Friday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 26 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 27, low: 14.
  • Sunday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 28 and low of 26 degrees.

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• 25 of 25: Countdown's top spot belongs to QND girls basketball team's championship reign (muddyriversports.com) — Vernon Hills girls basketball gets a notable shoutout here as the team Quincy Notre Dame defeated 62-45 to secure its third straight IHSA state title in 2013. The story looks back at QND’s dominant five-year run of five state trophies, highlighting key players, undefeated seasons, and how that championship win over Vernon Hills capped a rare three-peat.
   


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