Photos from Sunday's snowfall
Sage Taylor, 9, of Elgin gets up to take a look at her snow angel in her front yard on March 29, 2009.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Heavy, wet snowfall bends the branches of trees in Lily Lake on March 29, 2009. Many fallen tree limbs in the community caused about an eight hour power outage.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
A traffic signal is covered in snow making it difficult to see the stop light at Milwaukee Avenue and Wolf Road in Wheeling.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
It's a winter wonderland in the spring in Campton Township on Sunday.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
It's a family effort as Jake Taylor and his children, Sage, 9, Dylan, 5, and Jayden, 7, build a snowman on their front lawn along Lawrence Avenue in Elgin on March 29, 2009. The kids were excited when they saw the snow.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Bernarbe Chavez, left, and George Medrano of GM Landscaping clear the parking lot of snow at Walgreens in Wheeling.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
A footprint on the snow at Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton.
Tanit Jarusan | Staff Photographer
Kelly MIckle of Mundelein walks her two dogs, Oscar and Roxie, on the snow-covered sidewalk as heavy snow blanketed the Lake County area. Lee Sandstrom plows in the background.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
The snow that covers an International Harvester tractor also collapsed a concessions tent at the Kane County Farm Bureau on Randall Road in St. Charles. The snowfall put an end to the last of a three-day Touch-A-Tractor show.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Birds feed on the berries on snow-covered branches in Nicholas-Dowden Park in Libertyville as heavy snow blanketed the Lake County area overnight causing trees to sag and break and making streets difficult to navigate..
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Day lily shoots pop up through the snow in Campton Township on March 29.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
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