Images: Wednesday's “The X Factor” auditions
Darin Ortman of Wheeling had to wait in line with thousands of suburban hopefuls auditioning for Simon Cowells new show, The X Factor at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates Wednesday, April 27th.
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Lisa Janoschka, a Hersey High School graduate, practiced dancing and kicking in the parking lot before trying out for The X Factor at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates Wednesday.
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Hersey High School graduate Lisa Janoschka warms up before The X Factory auditions Wednesday.
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Thousands of suburban hopefuls waited three hours in the rain prior to the doors opening at the Sears Centre Wednesday for the The X Factor auditions.
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Thousands of suburban hopefuls waited three hours in the rain prior to the doors opening at the Sears Centre Wednesday for the The X Factor auditions.
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A production crew with Simon Cowells new show, The X Factor pumps up the crowd for a video shoot Wednesday at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.
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Thousands of suburban hopefuls turned out in the rain with their umbrellas for the The X Factor auditions at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.
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Darin Ortman of Wheeling waits in line for Wednesdays The X Factor auditions.
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Stephen Fuhri, a truck driver in the northwest suburbs, models his elaborate costume for Wednesdays auditions.
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Thousands of suburban hopefuls turned out in the rain with their umbrellas for the The X Factor auditions at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates.
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Stephen Fuhri had to abandon part of his rain-soaked costume before hading into the Sears Centre for The X Factor auditions.
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Thousands of suburban hopefuls waited three hours in the rain prior to the doors opening at the Sears Centre Wednesday for the The X Factor auditions.
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Max Goldstein, 15, of Highwood, sings in the parking lot before auditioning for The X Factor Wednesday.
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Thousands of suburban hopefuls waited three hours in the rain prior to the doors opening at the Sears Centre Wednesday for the The X Factor auditions.
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Thousands of suburban hopefuls waited three hours in the rain prior to the doors opening at the Sears Centre Wednesday for the The X Factor auditions.
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Pepsi cheerleaders sing for thousands of suburban hopefuls who turned out in the rain to audition for Simon Cowells new show, The X Factor at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates on Wednesday.
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Max Goldstein, 15, of Highwood, sings in the parking lot prior to The X Factor auditions.
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