Photos: Egg hunts and elsewhere in the suburbs
Volunteers from Gurnee's Life Church spread out some of 12,000 candy-filled eggs for Park City's annual Easter egg hunt Saturday.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Children dash over the line at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Naperville Park District and Naperville Jaycees annual Easter egg hut at Frontier Park in Naperville. More than 2,000 kids took part.
Paul Michna | Staff Photographer
Brianna Castillo, 8, gets a lift from Jeremiah Pennell, 14, both of Gurnee. They were among 700 volunteers at Park City's annual Easter egg hunt hosted by Life Church in Gurnee.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Julia Charley-Gad, 22 months, of Mount Prospect, waits for the start of the Capannari Ice Cream Easter egg hunt with her mom, Kathy.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Ella Sipinen, 4, of Naperville gets a hug from the Easter Bunny Saturday after the egg hunt sponsored by the Naperville Park District and Naperville Jaycees at Frontier Park in Naperville.
Paul Michna | Staff Photographer
Pastor Mark Roggensack of Life Church in Gurnee gets underfoot as second- and third-graders race for eggs at Betty Limbrunner Park.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Frannie Pawlowski, 6, of Mount Prospect wears her bunny ears during the Capannari Ice Cream Easter egg hunt Saturday at Moehling Park in Mount Prospect.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Children scramble for eggs during the Capannari Ice Cream Easter egg hunt Saturday in Mount Prospect.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Emily Brodner of St. Charles and the 12-U Wasco Diamonds girls softball team receive the 1st place award from Wasco Diamonds board President Greg Trusso at the team's recognition ceremony Saturday at Anderson Park in Wasco.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Visitors wait in line Saturday to take a tour of the new Elk Grove Village hall and police station. The complex, which cost $29 million, will open officially Monday, April 20.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Olivia Randazzo, 17 months, of Arlington Heights breaks into one of her eggs during the Capannari Ice Cream Easter egg hunt Saturday at Moehling Park in Mount Prospect.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Nancy Schnaitman of St. Charles consults her birding identification book while leading members of the Kane County Audubon Society on a bird hike at Sauer Family Farm Forest Preserve in the Kaneville area Saturday.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Police Sgt. Mike Gaspari, left, leads a tour of the lockup for visitors including 41-year Elk Grove Village resident Hugh Wilkerson during an open house Saturday at the new village hall and police station. The police department will begin using the new facility Saturday, May 2.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Megan Mahaffy of Crystal Lake, facing forward, and Bekah Harnish of Maple Park hug after the whole team received recognition awards for their 2008 11U USSSA World Series Championship win last season.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Surrounded by a field of golden grasses, Tim Balassie of St. Charles peers through his scope for shore birds at Sauer Family Farm Forest Preserve in the Kaneville area Saturday.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
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