HIGH: 71
LOW: 59
* Sunshine filters through mixed clouds until a thicker overcast develops in mid- to late afternoon, threatening a few late-day showers.
* High temps flirt and exceed 70 degrees in many areas a second consecutive day.
* Southeast winds 10 to 22 m.p.h. limit lakeshore highs to 64 degrees in Waukegan and 66 degrees at Grant Park. Warmest inland highs: 77 degrees in Kankakee, 75 degrees in Aurora/DeKalb.
* Better shower coverage at night. Chance of embedded thunderstorm downpours.
OCT. 7 TEMPERATURES
Normal high/low: 66(degrees)/45(degrees)
Record high: 87(degrees) (2007)
Record low: 29(degrees) (2001)
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