Images: A Warm Wednesday
Tim Fall and Tina Buschelman of Aurora enjoy near-record temperatures while having a picnic at Pottawatomie park in St. Charles Wednesday.
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Jackie Patmore and Nick Nauman enjoy a stroll through downtown Barrington while on spring break.
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Joy Rhodes, owner of Grassroots Boutique in Barrington, hosts an impromptu sidewalk sale to enjoy the fresh air Wednesday.
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Kim McMahon of Naperville takes advantage of record-breaking temperatures along the Naperville Riverwalk, as she enjoys a relaxing lunch with her children Keira, 2, and Colin, 4, right.
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From left, Michelle Bean, Andrew Paras, Haley Miller, Dana Kopp and Emily Teri, enjoying the warm weather in downtown Barrington while on spring break.
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Deb Short takes advantage of the nice weather to walk her dog Tuscany, along Lake Street in downtown Barrington.
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The warmest day thus far in 2012 had Ben O’Brien of Geneva out along the Fox River with his guitar, his friend Don Ross, and Don’s German shepherd, Hans, in Bennett Park. Runners, cyclists, walkers and picnicers were out in droves Tuesday as the sunshine made for a glorious day in the Fox Valley.
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Noah Hason, 4, takes a swing at tee ball in his front yard in Arlington Heights.
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Five-year-old William Wallace of Libertyville plays some football with his grandfather at Riverside Park in Libertyville.
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Wren Dudney, 5, enjoys a fruit and salad lunch with her mom, Beth, on the front porch of their home in Arlington Heights.
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Andrea Soliman of Grayslake and her two-year-old son Tyler enjoy some ice cream at Dairy Queen in Libertyville .
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Cayden Vaeth, 5 takes a swing at tee ball in his front yard, with his friend Noah Hason, 4, in the background in Arlington Heights.
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Wren Dudney, 5, enjoys a fruit and salad lunch with her mom, Beth, on their front porch in Arlington Heights.
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With the weather feeling more like May than March, nanny Grace Heuer of Arlington Heights plays with Elyse at the Starbucks Wednesday morning in Arlington Heights.
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Pete and Kayla Siebert of Mundelein enjoy lunch at Cook Park in Libertyville .
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Noah Hason, 4, pushes his friend Cayden Vaeth, 5, acroos his driveway in Arlington Heights.
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Denise Sander rakes leaves and weeds from her front-yard in Arlington Heights. Sander said she was looking for an excuse to work outside and found it.
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Nancy Riddehough, left, of Cary and Barb Hart of Lindenhurst enjoy the weather at Cook Park in Libertyville Wednesday.
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After a run in Independence Grove Forest Preserve, Libertyville resident Manny Piller took in some sun while reading and enjoying Wednesday’s spring-like weather.
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Ching Velasquez, who has been delivering mail in downtown Arlington Heights for 24 years, smiles as she sees a familiar face on her route. With the temperature already at 70 degrees Wednesday morning it seemed hard not to smile. “I wait every day for weather like this. I love to wear coulottes, it feels so good.”
Bill Zars/bzars@dailyherald.com
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