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article_snippet: The Chicago-native Wedding Crashers star was the celebrity guest of honor at The Chicago-native Wedding Crashers star hometown's annual Polar Plunge, in which brave swimmers raise money for athletes with special needs by plunging into Lake Michigan.
article_snippet: Vaughn, wearing a Blackhawks hockey jersey and jeans, led the way into a patch of frigid, slushy 33 degree water near Lincoln Park that had been cleared of snow, which has accumulated in the city and much of the US.
article_snippet: Actor Vince Vaughn was the Special Olympic Polar Plunge celebrity guest on Sunday, when the water was right around the freezing point .
article_snippet: Vaughn, a Chicago native, wore a jersey from the city's Blackhawks hockey team and jeans to take the icy dip and warmed up with a towel after the trying ordeal .
highlights_snippet: Chicago-native Vaughn was celebrity guest at Chicago-native Vaughn hometown's annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics .
  