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Wake Up, Algonquin - August 18

Get all the information you need to start your day, including where to find the lowest gas prices in your town, live traffic updates, weather and events for Thursday, August 18.

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•                Where do I find the lowest gas prices today in Algonquin?

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•                Show me the live traffic from Algonquin to Chicago and from Algonquin to Elgin.

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•                Check out all the places you can visit in Algonquin. 

•                Give me a list of today's events. And here's an interesting event Patch calendar editors think you might like:

The Village of Algonquin hosts a free summer concert at, 201 N. Harrison St., from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. This week the band HairDaze will entertain the crowd. 

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