Images from Tuesday's warm-up
Tyler Neuman, center, a freshman at North Central College in Naperville, takes advantage of record breaking warm temperatures as he stretches and strengthens at track practice.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer
5-year-old Eric Zankowski of Elburn sticks out his tongue after a big push from mom Linda while playing on the swings at Wheeler Park in Geneva as temperatures hover around 60 degrees around the Tri-Cities Tuesday.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
3-year-old Benjamin Morcos of St. Charles takes his brother's skateboard for a less conventional ride at Mount St. Mary's Park in St. Charles as temperatures hover around 60 degrees around the Tri-Cities Tuesday.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Johnny Amrich, 2 of Wauconda, left, and Joey Lenz, 3 of Wauconda, try out the swing set at Cook Memorial Park in Wauconda.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Tyler Neuman, center, a freshman at North Central College in Naperville, takes advantage of record breaking warm temperatures as he stretches and strengthens at track practice.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer
The last vestiges of ice begin to break up along the shoreline of the Fox River in St. Charles as temperatures hover around 60 degrees around the Tri-Cities Tuesday.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
John Hogan of West Dundee takes advantage of the unseasonably-warm temperatures Tuesday to walk his daughter Mya Rose, 5, to preschool.
Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer
Joey Lenz, 3 of Wauconda, left, and Johnny Amrich, 2 of Wauconda, enjoy a warm February day while running around Cook Memorial Park in Wauconda.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Lolita Hanson of Vernon Hills and her young son, Zachary, take advantage of the warm weather to ride their Trail-a-Bike home from school on Tuesday. Temperatures reached into the spring-like 60s.
Gilber R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Tony Hildebrand of Lake in the Hills sprays the winter grime from his truck Tuesday. With winter's grip temporarily loosened, many Fox Valley residents are taking advantage by cleaning their cars which have been coated in road salt for months.
Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer
Surrounded by melting ice and snow, golfer Bill Teichert of Schaumburg chips his ball onto the green at the Arlington Lakes Golf Club while enjoying the great 64 degree day.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Even the expression on Ronald McDonald's face conveys amazement of the warm tempertures as Hoffman Estates resident Gino Barbarito and son Jo Jo, 2, go for a walk in non-winter gear as the mercury climbed to 64 degrees.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Dan Scott, a sophomore baseball player at North Central College in Naperville, takes advantage of record breaking warm temperatures as he works on his outfield skills.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer
Susy Gerber takes her 3-week-old son Truman and her English Setters Hawking and Henry for a walk through the Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia as temperatures hover around 60 degrees around the Tri-Cities Tuesday.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
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