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Images: Ash Wednesday in the suburbs of Chicago

See observances of Ash Wednesday in the suburbs of Chicago. Suburban Catholics, Episcopalians and other Christians marked Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40-day Lenten season of reflection and penance that leads up to Holy Week and Easter.

  Inmate Harold Fabre receives ashes from Chaplain Gary Kupsak at the Lake County jail in Waukegan on Wednesday. Inmates received ashes annually on Ash Wednesday. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Eucharistic minister Jim Walkowiak from St. Raymond's Church of Mt. Prospect places ashes on the forehead of Northwest Community Hospital patient Kathleen Miller of Rolling Meadows. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  Pastor David Russell of Little Home Church by the Wayside administers drive-by imposition of ashes for Ash Wednesday in Wayne. It was the first time the church had tried this. "The church needs to reach out to people and not only expect people to come to church," Russell said. "Anyone who wishes to begin Lent with this traditional and symbolic blessing is welcome to 'drive by'." Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Eucharistic minister Jim Walkowiak from St. Raymond's Church of Mt. Prospect places ashes on the forehead of Northwest Community Hospital RN Mary Justo of Hoffman Estates. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  Eucharistic minister Jim Walkowiak from St. Raymond's Church of Mt. Prospect placed ashes on the forehead of Northwest Community Hospital patient Cynthia Mueller of Streamwood on Ash Wednesday morning. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  Eucharistic minister Jim Walkowiak from St. Raymond's Church of Mt. Prospect smiles after he placed ashes on the forehead of Rolling Meadows High School student Amanda Wilt and Alyssa Tornabene who are studying to become an RN and Physical Therapist at Northwest Community Hospital. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  Father Don Kocher distributes ashes during an Ash Wednesday service at St. Patrick's Residence Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Naperville. Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
  Eucharistic minister Jim Walkowiak from St. Raymond's Church of Mt. Prospect , right, prepares to place ashes on the forehead of Northwest Community Hospital patient Mildred Leon of Arlington Heights as Eucharistic minister Don Matker of St. Alphonsus Church and her nephew Don Ruzecki of Wheeling looks on. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  Inmate Tristin Wright receives ashes from Chaplain Gary Kupsak, of St. Mary's Annunciation at the Lake County jail in Waukegan on Wednesday. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Inmate Dennis Lunday receives ashes from Chaplain Gary Kupsak, of St. Mary's Annunciation at the Lake County jail in Waukegan on Wednesday. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Chaplain Gary Kupsak, of St. Mary's Annunciation, explains the meaning of Ash Wednesday after he placed ashes on the forehead of inmates at the Lake County jail in Waukegan on Wednesday. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Mary Manning attends an Ash Wednesday service in the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel chapel at St. Patrick's Residence Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Naperville. Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
  Josephine Bies, a resident of St. Patrick's Residence Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Naperville, received her ashes during a morning church service. Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
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