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5 Things You Need to Know Today: June 2

New columns, new districts and new iPhone apps.

 (RUB) celebrated National Brisket Day last Saturday with . Because the occasion coincided with weekend,  committed 10 percent of brisket sales to the USO of Illinois, which supports military personnel.

decided Tuesday that he would run for reelection in the . Dold’s current home in Kenilworth is located in the reconfigured 9th Congressional District, currently represented by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston).

lived a childhood similar to most who call Highland Park home. Now, he's the proud, 16-year-old inventor of an iPhone App. Check out the story .

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Park benches tell no tales, but if they could, the benches at the intersection of Second Street and Central Avenue would be applying for police badges. Ed Brill takes on in this week's column, and what the city can do to make it safer.

This week, Highland Park Patch debuted its latest column, which follows a Highland Park father as he raises his dynamic seven-year-old boy who has autism. This week, .

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