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Amateurs compete for titles at barbecue cook-off

Amateur teams - 65 total - competed Saturday for titles in the Glen Ellyn Backyard Barbecue, a fundraiser for Bridge Communities that ran from noon to 9 p.m.

Besides barbecue, the event in downtown Glen Ellyn featured cold beer and live music from several bands.

  Scott Asselmeier of Glen Ellyn walks with his son Gib, 10, of Glen Ellyn during the Glen Ellyn Backyard Barbecue, a fundraiser for Bridge Communities. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
  Vic Matigian of Normal's Mile High BBQ takes a snooze while his smoker does the work Saturday. Matigian competes in the Glen Ellyn Backyard Barbecue, a fundraiser for Bridge Communities. Last year he won the Best Dish 2014 Backyard BBQ. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
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