Saturday in the suburbs
Parades, garage sales and festivals highlighted Saturday in the suburbs. Take a look.
Pam Baldwin of Wood Dale checks out a Gumby doll for sale at the communitywide garage sale Saturday at Camera Park in Glendale Heights.
Ed Lee | Staff Photographer
David Garcia of Aurora, with the Boogie Down Salsa Steppers, marches in the Puerto Rican Day parade Saturday to kick off BoriquaFest 2008 at Festival Park in Elgin.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Tess Durham, 9, of Wilmette, a stilt-walker from Actors Gymnasium, models back-to-school fashions at Woodfield Shopping Center in Schaumburg on Saturday.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
The search for bargains is on at the communitywide garage sale Saturday at Camera Park in Glendale Heights.
Ed Lee | Staff Photographer
This diorama entry, by Geneva Public Library staff member Jenny Scott, depicts the scene in "Great Expectations". The diorama contest was part of the library's 100th anniversary.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Anila Khoja of Glenview helps Afshi Khan of Roselle make a dress selection at a sales tent during the annual Pakistani Independence Celebration in Hoffman Estates on Saturday.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Who could resist an inflatable Homer Simpson? Not Lorri Gyenes of Glen Ellyn, who found one at the garage sale.
Ed Lee | Staff Photographer
Father and son pottery combo Jim, left, and Shawn Barbagallo of Rockford work on Raku Gold Pottery at the Long Grove Art Fest Saturday.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Dancers with Somos Colombia, Sociedad Civica, Colombiana, dance and march in the Puerto Rican Day parade Saturday.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Torrie Webber, left, 6, of Plainfield, and Delaney O'Neal, 3, of Oak Brook, bounce down the slide on the moon jump during the Oak Brook Park District's 2nd annual Summerpalooza .
Marcelle Bright | Staff Photographer
Triplets Lincoln, Erik and Reed Thibaudeau, all 4 and from Grayslake, participated in a bike decorating contest on Saturday at tthe Grayslake Summer Days festival.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Interlibrary loan clerk Susan Krass labels dioramas entered in Geneva Public Library's diorama contest for children and adults, part of the library's 100th anniversary celebration. This diorama, by Tommy Antonson, is based on the book "Reese's Pieces Count by Five" by author Jerry Pallotta.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Six-year-old Jamie Schultz of Grayslake does the hula hoop with other children, to the music of Dave Rudolf during Grayslake Summer Days Saturday in downtown Grayslake.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer