Thanksgiving 2008 in pictures
Cassie Stanley, an Elburn woman who received treatment at Lutheran General Hospital, returned with her fiancee Nick Gore, right, to offer Thanksgiving wishes to families. Patient Javier Sotelo, left, of Des Plaines gets a high-five.
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U.S. Army Specialist Joe Riecker receives a hug from sister-in-law Dawn Cottini of Palatine and her daughter Tabitha, 16, far right, as Joe's parents welcome him home.
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Cassie Stanley, an Elburn woman who received treatment at Lutheran General Hospital, returned to help serve Thanksgiving dinners to families. Here, she is greeted by Dr. Gabriel Aljadeff, her pediatric pulmonologist.
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Arlington Heights Post 208 hosted forty Navy recruits for Thanksgiving Day. Ed Soyka, a member of Post 208, performs a Frank Sinatra karaoke routine with Navy Recruits Elaine Brimhall of Riverton, UT. and Priscilla Findlay of San Angelo, TX, right.
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Seamen Recruits Brad Berry, right, of Downs, Kansas and Darin Wilson of White Cross, Georgia play Wii video games as the Gurnee Community Church hosted Thanksgiving dinner for Sailors from the Great Lake Naval Recruit Training Center .
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Stephanie Fernandez, 10, of Elgin, eyes a decorative turkey and eats pumpkin pie during the annual Thanksgiving Day dinner in Elgin provided by The Community Crisis Center at the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin.
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Cindy Villarreal, left, of Alton, TX. and Daniel Weis, right, of Waitsburg, WA. play Guitar Hero, as The Villa Park VFW hosted forty Navy recruits from Great Lakes Navy Base on Thanksgiving .
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Dessert waits as the Gurnee Community Church hosted Thanksgiving dinner for Sailors from the Great Lake Naval Recruit Training Center.
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Jocelyn Petrella of Denver, formerly of Naperville, is the winner in the women's division of the annual Naperville Noon Lions Club 5k Turkey Trot in Naperville.
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Church members join hands during a prayer at Thanksgiving Day Mass at St, Thomas the Apostle Church in Naperville.
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Fr Joel Fortier celebrates mass during the Thanksgiving Day Mass at St, Thomas the Apostle Church in Naperville
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Jeanne and Bill Schukneck of North Aurora enjoy a laugh and pumpkin pie at a free community dinner at the Batavia Overseas Post 1197 Veterans of Foreign Wars in Batavia.
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Wearing a turkey Hat, Watson Wright of Lisle waits at the starting line for the race to begin during the annual Naperville Noon Lions Club 5k Turkey Trot in Naperville.
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The childrens choir sings during the Thanksgiving Day Mass at St, Thomas the Apostle Church in Naperville
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John Gerhard of St Charles helps Santana Payton of Oxford, MS. make a phone call to her family, as The Villa Park VFW hosted forty Navy recruits from Great Lakes Navy Base on Thanksgiving .
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Hannah Sheppard ,11, of Elgin, and Cayna Fingerly, 6, of Rockford enjoy a hug and laugh at Elgin's annual Thanksgiving Day meal provided by The Community Crisis Center at the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin.
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Kyle Brady of Wheaton is the men's winner of the annual Naperville Noon Lions Club 5k Turkey Trot in Naperville.
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VFW member Greg Vazquez, middle, chats with and watches as Matthew Hart, left, of Tenino. WA. and Jose Pio, right, of Bombay, FL. play a video game as The Villa Park VFW hosted forty Navy recruits from Great Lakes Navy Base for Thanksgiving.
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Volunteers Mandy Oberholtzer, left to right, Nathan Kemper, and Jetta Schwarz serve food to Mary Rogers of Sugar Grove at a free community dinner at the Batavia Overseas Post 1197, Veterans of Foreign Wars in Batavia.
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U.S. Army Specialist Joe Riecker receives a hug from Dawn Cottini of Palatine, right, and her daughter Tabitha, 16, left, as Joe arrived at his parents' home in Huntley on Thanksgiving Day. Joe just finished a 15-month tour in Iraq.
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U.S. Army Specialist Joe Riecker receives a hug from his step-sister Dawn Cottini of Palatine, right, and her daughter Tabitha, 16, left, as Joe arrived at his parents' Huntley home.
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Gurnee firefighter Gary Miller deep fries a ham for a Thanksgiving dinner for about 100 Sailors Sailors from the Great Lake Naval Recruit Training Center at the Gurnee Community Church.
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Mason Ellett, left, of Mt. Pleasant, UT. and Kyle Bartholomew, right, of Redding, CA. surf the internet, as The Villa Park VFW hosted forty Navy recruits from Great Lakes Navy Base on Thanksgiving.
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Cassie Stanley, an Elburn woman who received treatment at Lutheran General Hospital, returned with her fiancee Nick Gore, left, to give thanks to hospital staff.Here she gives a hug to Magie Weides of pediatric pulmonology.
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It took over eight minutes for all of the 5000 runners to cross the starting line during the annual Naperville Noon Lions Club 5k Turkey Trot in Naperville.
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15-year-old Stan Caruso of Lake Zurich serves Thanksgiving dinner at the Culvers restaurant in Lake Zurich. Local churches donated the food and service.
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Isidro Morales of Lake Zurich and his receive a Thanksgiving dinner at the Culvers restaurant in Lake Zurich. Local churches donated the food and service.
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The Gurnee Community Church hosted Thanksgiving dinner for about 100 Sailors from the Great Lake Naval Recruit Training Center.
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Arlington Heights Post 208 hosted 40 Navy recruits for Thanksgiving Day festivities. Curtis Higgs of Alexandria, VA. makes a free call home.
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