Images: Music and parades top Labor Day events
Parades, folk music, duck races for charity and a 5K race highlight Labor Day events in the suburbs Monday.
The inaugural Rooster 5K race kicks off in front of Naperville Central High School Monday. The new race is part of the Naperville Jaycees Last Fling celebration.
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American Legion Post 43 and VFW Post 3873 march in the Naperville Labor Day parade Monday.
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Sam Coughlin, 4, and his sister Mia, 7, both of Naperville, wave American flags during the Naperville Labor Day parade Monday.
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The Naperville Gymnastics Club perform in the Naperville Labor Day parade Monday.
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Runners participate in the Rooster 5K race which is part of the Naperville Jaycees Last Fling celebration.
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Kyle Brady of Warrenville wins the Rooster 5K with a time of 16:37. Brady also won the Fling Mile minutes before the start of the 5K. The new race is part the Naperville Jaycees Last Fling celebration.
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Evan Thilk, 11, of Aurora, waves an American flag during Monday's Naperville Labor Day parade.
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Naperville Central High School cheerleaders perform in the Naperville Labor Day parade Monday.
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The Neuqua Valley flag troupe performs in the Naperville Labor Day parade Monday.
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Carol Sommer plays the bass during the Plank Road Folk Music Society's performance at the 39th annual Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival at Island Park in Geneva Monday.
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The Plank Road Folk Music Society plays Monday during the 39th annual Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival in Geneva.
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Ben the Bubble Guy, Ben Jimenez of Evanston, entertains kids during the 39th annual Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival in Geneva Monday.
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Five thousand rubber ducks float on the lazy river during the Fox Valley Hope Floats Duck Race at Otter Cove Aquatic Park in St. Charles Monday. The annual event benefits the St. Charles Rotary and Equine Dreams.
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Spectators watch the rubber ducks slide into the lazy river during Monday's Fox Valley Hope Floats Duck Race at Otter Cove Aquatic Park in St. Charles. Supporters sponsored the ducks, raising money to benefit the St. Charles Rotary and Equine Dreams.
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Chieko Nemoto of Hoffman Estates and other members of the Awa Odori traditional Japanese dance group get ready to walk in Schaumburg's Septemberfest parade Monday.
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Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson waves to the crowd during Schaumburg's Septemberfest parade along Summit Drive on Monday. Larson was this year's parade marshal, in recognition of his 40 years as an elected official.
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