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Try Your Luck at Trivia, Win ComEd Sweepstakes

Prizes for the 'Coolest Summer Ever' contest include tickets to Chicago sporting events, museums and theaters, unique animal encounters and a $5,000 donation to your favorite charity.

If you've got a knack for trivia, try your hand at Commonwealth Edison's (ComEd) 'Coolest Summer Ever' sweepstakes and enter to win a number of prizes to make your summer a little more interesting. 

During the 10-week contest that began Monday, participants can visit ComEd on Facebook and answer questions about Chicago and suburban destinations, energy conservation tips and other assorted trivia, according to a ComEd press release. 

A different prize will be awarded each of the ten weeks.  

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They include a five-show theater package, White Sox scout seats and a chance to throw out the first pitch at a Cub's game.

A private tour of the Adler Planetarium's Doane Observatory and a limo ride to Rockford to see the symphony are among the selection of prizes that highlight civic and cultural institutions in the Chicagoland area, the release said. 

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Other slightly out of the ordinary prizes are a 'behind-the-scenes' encounter with a rhino at Lincoln Park Zoo and an in-water experience with a Beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium.  

The 'Coolest Summer Ever' sweepstakes runs through Sept. 2. For more information, visit ComEd's Facebook page.  


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