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Springfield's celebrating America's 250th birthday today with plenty of local festivities and great weather to enjoy them—it'll be a pleasant day with temperatures climbing to 84°F under mostly overcast skies. If you're looking for something fun to do, check out the readers' choice for best food truck in the area, or head out to one of tonight's events like a Taylor Swift tribute or Chicago Farmer concert at Danenberger Family Vineyards.

1. MON 7/06

                
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   Overcast
   84°66°
   ▒ 10%
2. TUE 7/07

                
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   Overcast
   88°66°
   ▒ 2%
3. WED 7/08

                
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   Overcast
   84°66°
   ▒ 3%
4. THU 7/09

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   Thunderstorm w/ hail
   86°70°
   ▒ 38%
5. FRI 7/10

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   Thunderstorm
   88°70°
   ▒ 54%
6. SAT 7/11

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   Thunderstorm w/ hail
   79°70°
   ▒ 31%
7. SUN 7/12

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   Mainly clear
   86°68°
   ▒ 26%
8. MON 7/13

                
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   Overcast
   91°73°
   ▒ 4%
9. TUE 7/14

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   Clear
   93°75°
   ▒ 5%
10. WED 7/15

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    Partly cloudy
    86°68°
    ▒ 7%

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1. 01
   Springfield area celebrates America's 250th. See our photos
   The State Journal-Register · 2h ago
2. 02
   See who readers voted as best food truck in the Springfield area
   The State Journal-Register · 2h ago
3. 03
   Lincoln Library eyeing $1M in renovations, including new youth area
   Lincoln Courier · 2h ago
4. 04
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   thejournal-news.net · 7h ago
5. 05
   Michigan’s high-profile Democratic Senate primary is down to El-Sayed and Stevens after McMorrow suspends campaign
   NewsChannel20 · 17h ago
6. 06
   Illinoisans invited to participate in summer wild turkey survey
   The Troy Times Tribune · 15h ago
7. 07
   Animal control contract still unsettled
   Capitol City Now · 10m ago
8. 08
   Pritzker says Illinois Attorney General’s office preparing to defend Cook County assault weapons ban to U.S. Supreme Court
   The Daily Line · 1h ago
9. 09
   Legislator Tony McCombie reveals winners of spring photo contest
   AOL.com · 2h ago
10. 10
    Former Springfield perfusionist who was also a Bigfoot expert has died
    The State Journal-Register · 2h ago

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  FRI 7/10 · 20:00 · Danenberger Family Vineyards
• Chicago Farmer (16+)
  SAT 7/18 · 20:00 · Danenberger Family Vineyards
• WWE Summer Tour
  THU 7/30 · 19:30 · Bank of Springfield Center
• Chris Lane
  FRI 7/31 · 18:00 · The Grainery
• Womens Pro Baseball League: Los Angeles at New York
  SAT 8/01 · 17:00 · Robin Roberts Stadium
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  SUN 8/02 · 18:30 · Robin Roberts Stadium
• Womens Pro Baseball League: Boston at Los Angeles
  WED 8/05 · 18:30 · Robin Roberts Stadium
• Womens Pro Baseball League: New York at San Francisco
  THU 8/06 · 18:30 · Robin Roberts Stadium
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  FRI 8/07 · 18:30 · Danenberger Family Vineyards
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