Gurnee Days ( August 13-16 )
Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday.
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Jonathan Roeck, 9, right, of Gurnee listens to Gurnee Police officer Marty DePerte give instructions during a bike rodeo Thursday.
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Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday.
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Gurnee Days in Viking Park.
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Bella a border collie takes a leap for the frisbee thrown by owner Chris Bates of Gurnee during the frisbee Competition at Gurnee Days in Viking Park on Friday evening August 14th.
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Lauren Fabbri, 6, of Gurnee maneuvers through a course during a bike rodeo put on by the Gurnee Police as part of Gurnee Days Thursday morning at Woodland Middle School.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days in Viking Park.
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Don Swanson of Vernon Hills grills hambugers at Gurnee Days in Viking Park on Friday August 14th, for a fund raiser for Habitait for Humanity which is sponsored by Lutheran Church of Gurnee. Ribfest is Saturday but the grill fund raiser will be back at the festival on Sunday.
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John Thomas of Gurnee, left, heads to a bike rodeo with his son Benjamin, 4, and his wife Anita at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee Thursday. The rodeo was put on by the Gurnee Police as part of Gurnee Days Thursday morning .
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Lauren Fabbri, 6, of Gurnee maneuvers through a maze during a bike rodeo put on by the Gurnee Police as part of Gurnee Days Thursday morning at Woodland Middle School.
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Jonathan Roeck, 9, of Gurnee participates in the Gurnee Days bike rodeo Thursday morning.
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Gurnee Days in Viking Park.
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Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Seventeen-month old Clara Stamm and her dad Nick, of Gurnee ride the dragon ride at Gurnee Days in Viking Park on Friday afternoon.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Emma Pikula,12, and her step dad Gary Jones both of Gurnee play chess and listen to music in the park during Gurnee Days in Viking Park.
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Heath Siebert of Gurnee throws the risbee for his lab mix, Mattie, 5, during the frisbee Competition at Gurnee Days in Viking Park on Friday evening August 14th.
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The winners of the 2009 Rib Eating Contest at Gurnee Days are the Gurnee Fire Department team of Leon Lake, left, and Barry Henby, here coming up for air after leaving behind only 2.27 pounds of bones in weight.
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Brad Shearer,15, left, of Gurnee inspects 9-year-old Nathan Hart's bicycle during a bike rodeo put on by the Gurnee Police as part of Gurnee Days Thursday morning at Woodland Middle School.
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Gurnee Police officer Matt Nietfeldt keeps a close eye on kids during the Gurnee Days bike rodeo Thursday.
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Gurnee Days in Viking Park.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days in Viking Park.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Heath Siebert of Gurnee throws the risbee for his lab mix, Mattie, 5, during the frisbee Competition at Gurnee Days in Viking Park on Friday evening August 14th.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Benjamin Thomas, 4, of Gurnee maneuvers through a course during a bike rodeo put on by the Gurnee Police as part of Gurnee Days Thursday morning at Woodland Middle School.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days in Viking Park.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days in Viking Park.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Zipper takes a leap for the frisbee thrown by owner Taylor Sheppard, 15, of Gurnee, during the frisbee Competition at Gurnee Days in Viking Park on Friday evening August 14th.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Seventeen-month old Clara Stamm and her dad Nick, of Gurnee ride the dragon ride at Gurnee Days in Viking Park on Friday afternoon.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Contestant John Cejka licks his hands after competing in the 2009 Rib Eating Contest during Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday. John and his teammate Dave Schopf unfortunately did not win but enjoyed the riibs anyway.
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Emily Roeck, 7, of Gurnee listens to insturctions given by Gurnee Police Officer Marty DePerte during Thursday's Gurnee Days bike rodeo at Woodland Middle School.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Gurnee Days at Viking Park Saturday.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
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