Images: Friday night tree lightings in the suburbs
Mohnish Soni, 11, of DesPlaines shows his first-place poster that was chosen in the Mayor's contest at the holiday tree lighting festival on Friday.
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Santa arrives at the DesPlaines holiday tree lighting festival on Friday .
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Julia Dobrzycki, 3, of DesPlaines takes a shine to the giant Christmas tree ornament at the DesPlaines holiday tree lighting festival on Friday.
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Santa arrives at the DesPlaines holiday tree lighting festival on Friday to a huge crowd of kids including Lamasu Givargis, 8, of Des Plaines.
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Melissa Cobb, 10, of DesPlaines and Girls Scouts Troop 41478 helps decorate the many Christmas trees that filled the Metropolitan Square.
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Santa arrives at the DesPlaines holiday tree lighting festival on Friday.
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From left, Sophie Potenzo, 8 of Bartlett her grandmother Georgia Larsen of Elgin along with brother Anthony, 5, and mother Shannon react as the West Dundee Christmas Tree is lit at Village Hall Friday night.
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Members of the Dundee-Crown High School chamber choir perform at the East Dundee Christmas Tree lighting near the Doederlein Depot downtown Friday night.
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The Santa Lucia girls gather around the Christmas tree in Geneva after passing out cookies on the Christmas Walk Friday.
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Cooper O'Neil, 5, of Geneva gazes up at the Christmas tree with his father, Jason, during the Christmas Walk Friday.
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Margaret Matson Hofmann of Geneva brings the first official candy cane of the season from Graham's Chocolates to the stage at the Geneva Christmas Walk Friday.
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Kids and adults reach into the cookie tin carried by Molly McQueeny, 17, of Geneva, dressed as Santa Lucia, during the Geneva Christmas Walk Friday.
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Members of the Geneva High School band perform on Third Street during the Geneva Christmas Walk Friday.
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Santa and Mrs. Claus wave to the crowd during the Lake Zurich tree lighting ceremony Friday night at Rotary Park.
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Five-year-old Leo Milazzo, left, and six-year-old Blake Lauderman, both of Lake Zurich pet a reindeer during the Lake Zurich tree lighting ceremony Friday night at Rotary Park.
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Members of the Lake Zurich High School "Bear Voices" sing Christmas carols during the Lake Zurich tree lighting ceremony Friday night at Rotary Park.
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Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive in a fire truck during the Lake Zurich tree lighting ceremony Friday night at Rotary Park.
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Santa has his hands full with Avery Vanek, 4, and sister, Audrey, 2, of Bartlett, during the Bartlett Christmas tree lighting ceremony Friday night in the Log Cabin at Bartlett Park.
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A mixed choir of South Elgin High School students, directed by Cheryl Brhel, brings holiday cheer to crowds gathered at the gazebo in Bartlett Park Friday night.
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Bartlett Village President Kevin Wallace counts down to the lighting of the village Christmas tree Friday night at Bartlett Park.
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The Bartlett Christmas tree glows in the night sky Friday night.
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Reid Archer, 2, of Bartlett, gets a look at the Christmas tree at the tree lighting ceremony Friday night at Bartlett Park.
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