the bud billiken "back to school" parade and picnic will be held on august 11th.he theme: "education: built to last, a tribute to president barack obama." this will be the event's 83rd year. michelle obama is in town today.. to attend a pair of campaign fundraisers. the first lady will eat lunch with dolton native, jane lynch, who stars in the t-v show "glee." mrs. obama is also scheduled to appear with governor quinn, when he signs a bill to help military spouses and veterans obtain professional licenses. vice president joe biden was in town yesterday to attend a private fundraising dinner for president obama's re-election bid. there's no love between the cranberry industry and the first lady. michelle obama's "let's move" initiative is leading to stricter guidelines for school vending machines. that could soon signal an end to cranberry juice cocktails in cafeterias. while the juice is made with real fruit, it's also loaded with sugar. that's because cranberries are incredibly tart and bitter; so they can't be eaten without a sweetner of some kind. the cranberry

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