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"Lilly Fever" has swept the city of Evansville in the wake of the Reitz High School graduate's gold medal win Monday night in the 100 meter breaststroke at the Rio Olympics. On Wednesday, Mayor Lloyd Winnecke provided a small update on what the city plans to do once she gets back home in a series of tweets.

Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke talks to The Rob & Kat Mykals about Lilly King's Olympic victory. Spoiler: It brought the mayor to tears.

The Vanderburgh County Board of Commissioners will proclaim today "Lilly King Day" during tonight's board meeting!

Lilly King defeated rival (and finger-waving Russian) Yulia Efimova to bring home the Gold Medal in the Women's 100m Breaststroke. Lilly's winning time was 1:04.93, an OLYMPIC RECORD!

Lilly King's quest for Olympic gold gets underway this Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and you can help make sure her family is there to see it thanks to the crew at Evansville Print Specialist (EPS) on Franklin Street.

Evansville native, and Reitz High School graduate, Lilly King will begin her quest for Olympic gold this weekend when the 2016 Olympics get underway in Rio de Jainero, Brazil. Here's where and when to find Lilly on your TV so you can cheer her on from home.