Images: How many pumpkins do you see in The Week in Pictures
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Benjamin Meek, 5, and Sofie Gallegos, 3, both of Lake Villa bring their hands to their ears listening for bird calls during the Hikin' Tykes: Woodpeckers program at Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area on Tuesday. Children, ages 2-5, learned about woodpeckers as they hiked in the woods and later worked on building birdhouses with parents and caregivers.
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Anike Velazquez, of Gurnee decorates a sugar skull during a program by Academia Cultural Xiloti of Waukegan at Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee. Parents and their children used feathers, colored glue and sequins as part of a celebration of the Latino culture.
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Hannah McAlpin, of Elgin pushes her "Little Miss Muffet" dog Minnie during the pet parade of the fifth annual Hoots and H'Owls at Randhurst Village in Mount Prospect Saturday.
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Villa Park firefighter/paramedic Eric Blaskovich assists Nicholas Hendron, 6, of Villa Park who mans the hose, during an open house at Fire Station 81.
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Three-year-old Dylan Forrest, of Libertyville climbs aboard the Sunset Foods Calliope truck during the 15th annual Touch the Trucks event at Cook Park in Libertyville.
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Alfie, center, and Clark Campos, of Carol Stream blow bubbles in memory of their lost daughter, Alannah, during Walk to Remember 2016 on Sunday at Northwest Community Healthcare in Arlington Heights. The memorial event is to remember babies lost to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth and newborn death.
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Eleven-month-old Matthew Marrone, of Glenview plays in a patch of pumpkins at Didier Farms Pumpkinfest in Lincolnshire on Monday. The festival is open daily from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. through October 30 and on Halloween Day from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Cathy Molloy of Lake Zurich watches her daughter, Faith, 20-months-old, play with toy tambourines during zumbini class Wednesday at Ela Area Public Library in Lake Zurich. Zumba instructor Rene Collins-Maragh used dance and music to create a bonding experience for mothers or caregivers and their children, ages 3 months to 3-years-old.
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Libertyville resident Mike Roach runs through the fall foliage at Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville. "This is a great place to run," said Roach as he also raved about the scenery and how quiet it was.
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Sofie Gallegos, 3, of Lake Villa looks for birds with her mother Monika, during the Hikin' Tykes: Woodpeckers program at Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area on Tuesday. Children, ages 2-4, learned about woodpeckers as they hiked in the woods and later worked on building birdhouses with parents and caregivers.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Theo Bachmann, 12, of Palatine and his sister, Violet, 6, ride scooters during the 34th annual Barrington Area CROP Walk on Sunday. Almost 200 people participated in the walk for hunger supported by 11 area churches and Barrington High School.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Members of Taylor's Battery set off a canon as part of Heritage Day at Fischer Farm in Bensenville on Saturday.
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"Captain America" Ethan Lu, 5, of Vernon Hills sits in the driver's seat of a police car during the Trucks, Trunks and Treats event at the Vernon Hills Family Aquatic Center Saturday.
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"Santa" mingles with riders in the DuKane ABATE 30th Anniversary Toy & Food Run, Sunday in Elburn.
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Nikki Clair, of Des Plaines carries her Bears football dog Tanner during the pet parade of the fifth annual Hoots and H'Owls at Randhurst Village in Mount Prospect Saturday.
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Villa Park firefighter/paramedic Steve Gonzalez, left, high-fives Blake Kooima, 6, of Villa Park, during an open house at Fire Station 81.
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Four-year-old Izzy Hernandez, of Wauconda sits atop an International Harvester tractor from Radical Root Organic Farm, during the 15th annual Touch the Trucks event at Cook Park in Libertyville.
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Robby Smith, 11 of Carol Stream decorates a pumpkin during the annual Lombard Town Centre's Spooktactular event in downtown Lombard.
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The South Elgin Pumpkin Trolley stops at the pumpkin patch along a siding on the railroad.
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Felix Dubovik, 8, of Aurora peers out the window during a ride on the South Elgin Pumpkin Trolley, Sunday.
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Bridget Schank coaches her 7-year-old kids as part of the Arlington Cowboys football team with the help of her husband and other male coaches. Here she instructs Brady Connors, 7, of Arlington Heights and Lucas Roman, 7, of Palatine the proper way to run a play.
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Four-year-old Samantha Schiff receives direction from her mother, Deanna, as she makes a paper lily with the life cycle of a frog during Preschool Science Detectives on Wednesday at the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire. Youth services educator Lisa Marie Smith explained the life cycle of frogs in the youth program.
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Jim McNamara, of Hoffman Estates uses a special jig to retouch the 27-foot-diameter Cubs logo on his front lawn.
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Wheaton Warrenville South girls golf team players Sarah Hauenstein, left, and Olivia Rojas, right, celebrate the school's first girls team state championship during a school assembly.
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Gary Baker, 62, of Lakemoor plays tennis with Richard Bode, 74, of Wauconda at Osage Park in Wauconda on Monday. People enjoyed the outdoors and the warm weather that has extended into late October. "I play every Monday with a group of guys, especially on a nice day like today," said Baker.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
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