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Images: Labor Day in the suburbs

Suburban residents had plenty of Labor Day events to choose from including Long Grove Irish Days, Naperville's Last Fling, Buffalo Grove days, the Schaumburg Septemberfest parade and the Fox Valley Folk Festival in Geneva. The rain moved out in time for folks to take rides in the WWII B-17 Bomber at the Aurora Airport and stroll through the 60th Annual Art Fair on the Square in Lake Forest.

  Maggie Cochran, left, 9, and Emerson Jarrell, 9, both of Naperville keep dry under an umbrella as they watch the annual Naperville Labor Day Parade Monday. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  The B-17 bomber Aluminum Overcast takes off on its first of two 30-minute flights on Monday at the Aurora Airport. Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
  Liz Berman of Highland Park, left, and Barbara Schwimmer of Deerfield check out handbags during the 60th Annual Art Fair on the Square in downtown Lake Forest Monday. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Artist Michael Brown of Antioch describes his optical art images to patrons of the 60th Annual Art Fair on the Square in downtown Lake Forest Monday. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  An umbrella was a necessary in the morning during the 60th Annual Art Fair on the Square in Lake Forest Monday. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  A cow painting on display by artist Luke Stretar of Richfield, Ohio Monday in Lake Forest. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Jack Guyett, 6, right and his brother Tommy Guyett, 10, both of St. Charles, get a close up look at the belly gun of the Aluminum Overcast B-17 bomber Monday at the Aurora Airport. The EAA Warbird Squadron 4 brought the B-17 to the airport for the weekend offering 30-minute flights. Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
  Visitors to the Aurora Airport got to see the interior of the Aluminum Overcast B-17 bomber which was on display Monday. Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
  Charlie Mueller of Plainfield, a WWII veteran and a navigator on the B-17 bomber Mon Tete Rouge, talked with a group of people Monday at the Aurora Airport about his experiences in war. On his 8th mission, Mueller's plane was shot down over Germany and he spent 10 months in a German prisoner or war camp before being liberated at the end of the war. Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
  Greg and Beth of Naperville watch Naperville's Fling Mile race Monday with their children Abigail, 1, and William, 2, before the annual Labor Day Parade. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  Thain Karr, 6, of Naperville watches the annual Naperville Labor Day Parade Monday. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  The last day of the Naperville Last Fling kicked off with the Fling Mile on Monday. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  The Naperville Central Cheerleaders march in the annual Naperville Labor Day Parade Monday. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  Parade goers used umbrellas to keep dry as they watch Naperville's Labor Day Parade Monday. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  A group of antique tractors head down the street during Monday's Labor Day parade in Naperville. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  Parade watchers stay dry in their temporary shelters along the parade route of Monday's Schaumburg Septemberfest parade. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Girls Scouts get drenched during a brief downpour at the Schaumburg Septemberfest parade on Monday. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Todd Martin of Schaumburg shakes the water off his umbrella while watching the Schaumburg Septemberfest parade on Monday. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Erin, Ashlyn, Mackenzie and Bryan Kolak of Schaumburg hide under cover while watching the Schaumburg Septemberfest parade on Monday. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Zoe Iqbal marches with the Medical Reserve Corps of the Village of Schamburg and keeps dry from the rain Monday. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  The Dillon-Gavin Irish Dancers from Des Plaines entertained the crowd during Irish Days in downtown historic Long Grove Monday. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Barbara Murphy, left, and her daughter Nora Murphy, 13, of Chicago look at t-shirts during Irish Days in Long Grove Monday. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  The Shannon Rovers march through the square during Irish Days in downtown historic Long Grove Monday. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  People clap along as the Dillon Gavin Irish Dancers from Des Plaines perform during Irish Days Monday in Long Grove. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  The Shannon Rovers perform at Irish Days Monday. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Six-year-old Gracie Trunnel of Arlington Heights, left, and 9-year-old Lilly Coyle of Park Ridge dance as the Dillon-Gavin Irish Dancers from Des Plaines perform Monday in Long Grove. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Eugene Burkut of Wheeling rests on the shoulders of his father, Alex Burkut, during the Food and Fun for Persons with Disabilities event on the last day of Buffalo Grove Days Monday. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Jeremy Bennett of Palatine displays his winning form during a hula-hoop contest at the Food and Fun for Persons with Disabilities event on the last day of Buffalo Grove Days. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Geoffrey Hockenberry of Palatine tries his luck at the hula-hoop contest at Buffalo Grove Days Monday. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Ashley and Joe Jacobs of Buffalo Grove attend Buffalo Grove Days with their 15-month-old daughter Sophie Jacobs. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Andy Talley of Crystal Lake, a storyteller for more than 40 years, tells a story Monday afternoon at the Fox Valley Folk Festival in Geneva. Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
  Tom Dearing, left, of Geneva and Matt Kowalski of Park Ridge play Monday afternoon at the Fox Valley Folk Festival in Geneva. Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
  Jack Isaacson of Glenview, left, took time to teach Tim Lyon, 12, of St. Charles how to play the dulcimer Monday afternoon at the Fox Valley Folk Festival in Geneva. Isaacson if a member of the Dulcimer Society of Northern Illinois. Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
  Alejandro Goetz, 8, of Elmhurst, chases bubbles at Island Park on Monday afternoon at the Fox Valley Folk Festival in Geneva. Ben Jimenez of Evanston, in the background, provided the bubbles. Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
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