Images: Snow in the Suburbs

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Mike Wolfe of Bartlett takes advantage of the fresh snow to do some cross country skiing at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles Friday.

Rick West | Staff Photographer

Cindy Bieda of Arlington Heights walks her dog "Benny" at Pioneer Park in Arlington Heights following Friday's overnight snowfall.

JOE LEWNARD | Staff Photographer

Left to right, Colette Knierin, 6, Cade Knierin, 9 and Lilly Berta, 6, work together to clear the driveway on Friday before school after an overnight snow in Naperville.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

Alec Enright had the time, and the energy, to help his mother Kelly shovel snow at their home in Itasca before going to his third grade class at Franzen Elementary School Friday morning.

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Doug Bartels shovels snow in front of Lake Zurich American Legion Post 964 Friday morning.

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Nancy Flora of Carpentersville whips up a flurry in her driveway while blowing snow Friday morning. The area got less than half of the snow that had been anticipated.

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Alec Enright had the time, and the energy, to help his mother Kelly shovel snow at their home in Itasca before going to his third grade class at Franzen Elementary School Friday morning.

Scott Sanders | Staff Photographer

Tim Beckteo, with TSI, works at clearing off the sidewalks in downtown Naperville on Friday after an overnight snow.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

Doug Bartels shovels snow in front of Lake Zurich American Legion Post 964 Friday morning.

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Fernando Velazquez, 5, of Des Plaines helps his dad, Beto, dig out the parking lot of an acquaintance's retail strip along Lee Street in Des Plaines Friday.

JOE LEWNARD | Staff Photographer

Rich Kuebler, left, helps his neighbor Bhupinder Jhajj clear out his driveway on Carolian Drive in Lake Zurich Friday morning.

Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer

Rich Heuer snow blows his driveway in Lake Zurich Friday morning.

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Triplets Nick, Cole and Jake Wojtalewicz wave to their neighbor Rich Kuebler, as he plows a driveway, while Rich's wife Grace Kuebler babysits for the threesome in Lake Zurich Friday morning.

Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer

Gallery posted: 2/22/2013 12:48 PM

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The blizzard that slammed Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and the Dakotas lost much of its punch when it hit the suburbs Friday. Most towns received 3 to 5 inches of new snow.