5 Things You Need to Know Today: June 7

Patch recently sat down with the three candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to run against in 2012 to hear where they stand on the major issues facing the 10th District. See what they had to say about in part one of this three-part series.

From scratch marks to broken windows, there's been a rash of vandalized cars in Highland Park in the past week. in Tuesday's police blotter.

Sure, there's great weather and things to do outside, but not everything about summer is good news. Summer traffic, for example, is something one Highland Park seven-year-old could do without. how this father taught his autistic son to overcome his road rage in this week's Yuji and Kai column.

Did you stop by Deerfield's Festival of Fine Arts last weekend? We've got a of the event in case you missed it.

A law passed in February that restricts free CTA, Metra and Pace rides to low income Illinois seniors goes into effect this summer.The program will be changed to only allow for low-income senior citizens to participate. Read more .