Images: Weekend Festival Review
Susan Anderson of Elk Grove Village samples the fine brew at Palatines Oktoberfest on Saturday.
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Dave Carmona of Roselle sings with the Tenors Three group during Saturdays Germanfest at the Hoffman Estates Village Green.
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Representing Mexico, Liliana Rubio speaks during the Parade of Nations in Aurora Saturday. Over 20 children took part in the event.
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Justin Keys holds the flag of Columbia during the Parade of Nations in Aurora Saturday.
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Sisters Nicki and Ellie Fisher of West Dundee compete with each other to make it to the top of the climbing all at West Dundee Heritage Fest on Saturday.
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Josephine Satiago prepares Greek food at Heritage Fest Saturday in West Dundee.
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John Downey of Sussex, Wisconsin cleans a Sharps rifle during the 9th Annual Lake Villa Civil War Days Sunday at the Lehmann Mansion. Downey was an infantryman with the Confederate 2nd Kentucky Cavalry.
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Jim Rush of Mount Prospect demonstrates the telegraph used during the Civil War during the 9th Annual Lake Villa Civil War Days Sunday at the Lehmann Mansion. Rush was acting as George Lightning Ellsworth who was a famous telegrapher of the Confederate Morgans Raiders.
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David Jahntz of Geneva plays a surgeon from the 1770s Continental Army as he demonstrates his tools for Kelly Peters and her son, Quinn Sitt, 6, during the Des Plaines Fall Fest Sunday at Lake Park.
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Elias Gil, 2, holds on tightly to his mother, Monica, as he rides a pony during the Des Plaines Fall Fest Sunday at Lake Park.
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Water drips steadily from the awning over Tim Sullivans head as he serves hot dogs and brats from his Dog N Go stand at Grafelman Park during a rainy Heritage Festival Sunday in West Dundee. Despite the weather, he said business was good and everyone was having a fun time.
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Umbrellas fill Grafelman Park as local bands play on the pavilion during a rainy Heritage Festival Sunday in West Dundee.
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Zoe McNett, 15 and Alex Schneeberger, 12 of Lombard play jacks during Prairie Days at Terrace View Park. The event was sponsored by the Lombard Park District and Lombard Garden Club.
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Betsy Facchini, 2 of Lombard is lifted up by her dad Bill as they look at native animals in the IDNR mobile Wildlife Education trailer. The education trailer was part of the Prairie Days at Terrace View Park, sponsored by the Lombard Park District and Lombard Garden Club.
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