Images: National Night Out
See images of National Night Out in the suburbs of Chicago. The National Night out website offers a history from its inaugural event in 1984. " National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live."
Dog trainer Alex Rothacker of Grayslake, left and Bannockburn police officer Danve Lemmer put on a K-9 demonstration during National Night Out at North Park in Lincolnshire Tuesday night.
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A police helicopter flies over Festival Park at the Elgin National Night Out event Tuesday. The helicopter landed and people were able to get a closer look.
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Children climb on an antique fire truck from the Elgin Fire Museum #5 at the Elgin National Night Out event at Festival Park Tuesday.
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Elgin K-9 Officer Marshal Kite shows how his partner Gage uses his nose and paws during a search at the Elgin National Night Out event at Festival Park.
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Daniel Pawlisch, 9, tries on Elgin SWAT gear as his brothers Avery, 6, and Matthew, 7, watch at the Elgin National Night Out event at Festival Park.
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Families wait in line on the front lawn at the Kane County Judicial Center campus to see a Superior Air Ambulance up close at the Kane County Sheriff's National Night Out celebration in St. Charles Tuesday.
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Grace Tredup, 6, of Geneva squeals with delight as she pets the bobbing head of Cougar, a Kane County Mounted Rangers horse at the Kane County Sheriff's National Night Out event in St. Charles Tuesday. Cougar kept bobbing his head and Grace would try to time it just right so she could pet his head. Cougar is owned by Anne Withers of Maple Park and has been her mount with the Mounted Rangers for the past 13 years. Withers has been with the Kane County Mounted Rangers for 14 years.
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Kane County Forest Preserve District Police Officer Rick Splittgerber guides Dominic Tingler, 4, of Elburn, through a bike rodeo at the Kane County Sheriff's National Night Out event in St. Charles Tuesday. The bike rodeo teaches kids about bike safety and encourages the use of helmets.
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Olin Johnsen, 2, of Elburn sits with his mother, Teresa, while he eats ice cream near a fire truck at the Kane County Sheriff's National Night Out event in St. Charles Tuesday. This is their second year coming to the event. Teresa says his favorites are police cars and fire trucks.
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Ramir Bryant, 9, of Carol Stream, makes her way down the firetruck slide as part of National Night Out at Community Park in Carol Stream on Tuesday.
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Carol Stream Police officer Ron Mozalewski, left and Officer Andrew Zakerski, hand out some beach balls to brothers Jonathan, 2, right, and Jovani Olivos, 6, during National Night Out at Community Park in Carol Stream on Tuesday.
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Dominic Johnson, 5, of Carol Stream, gets a brand new backpack during National Night Out at Community Park in Carol Stream on Tuesday. Fifty sets of backpacks and supplies were given to children courtesy of the Humanitarian Services Project.
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Khloe Hunt, 3, gets a rainbow face paint from park district worker Emily Spoeri, one of the events at National Night Out at Community Park in Carol Stream on Tuesday.
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Members of the Vernon Hills Police Department take on Target volunteers during National Night Out at Hartman Park in Vernon Hills Tuesday night.
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People line up for hamburgers and hots dogs during National Night Out at Hartman Park in Vernon Hills Tuesday night.
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Sargent Kim Covelli, right, dishes out some macaroni and cheese to Jeff Gibour of Lake Bluff during National Night Out at North Park in Lincolnshire Tuesday night.
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Countryside Fire Department set up a sprinkler during National Night Out at Hartman Park in Vernon Hills Tuesday night.
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Seven-year-old Emily Muresan of Lincolnshire eats a hot dog during National Night Out at North Park in Lincolnshire Tuesday night.
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Kids dance the twist during National Night Out at Hartman Park in Vernon Hills Tuesday night.
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Alex Wilson, left, of Libertyville paints the face of 3-year-old Lizeth Domingo of Vernon Hills while her mother Maria holds her during National Night Out in Vernon Hills Tuesday night.
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Arlington Heights Police officer Kevin Sullivan and Layka demonstrate the use of a police dog to sniff narcotics hidden in a vehicle during the National Night Out event in Arlington Heights Tuesday.
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Cody Dym, 6, of Arlington Heights sits on Officer Jeff Aiello's motorcycle during the National Night Out event in Arlington Heights Tuesday.
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Arlington Heights Police Officer Kevin Sullivan, wearing a bite-proof suit, demonstrates how Marco, one of the Arlington Heights Police Department's dogs, subdues a suspect during the National Night Out event in Arlington Heights Tuesday.
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Max, one of the Arlington Heights Police Department's dogs, leaps through a car window during a demonstration to show how the dogs can subdue a suspect during the National Night Out event in Arlington Heights Tuesday.
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Andy Brand of Arlington Heights, with son Colin, 4, drive a pedal car under the direction of officer Ed Commers during the National Night Out event in Arlington Heights Tuesday.
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Wearing goggles used to simulate impairment, Jim Thompson of Arlington Heights drives a pedal car during the National Night Out event in Arlington Heights Tuesday.
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