Images of a windy day in the suburbs
High winds battered visitors Monday at the DuPage County courthouse in Wheaton.
Tanit Jarusan | Staff Photographer
High winds blast the the water sideways from a fountain at Renaissance Hotel in Schaumburg.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Pinwheels spin furiously in the high winds Monday outside Townline Elementary School in Vernon Hills where they were placed by students for Pinwheels for Peace, an art installation that encourages peace in the world and in the home.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Golfers playing in the DuPage Valley Conference golf match Monday in St. Charles battled brutal winds during their round. The flagstick on the 13th green provided a good indicator of the fierce winds in the Fox Valley. Carolyn Wong, left of Naperville Central and Elisa Palluau of Naperville North were part of the first group to tee off Monday.
Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer
Attorney Terry Chiganos of Lisle walks into the wind Monday as he leaves the DuPage County courthouse in Wheaton.
Tanit Jarusan | Staff Photographer, 2008
Itasca residents John Schlage and Tricia Withey battle the wind on Monday as they walk at the DuPage County courthouse in Wheaton.
Tanit Jarusan | Staff Photographer, 2008
Samantha Elizalde, 5 of Elgin streaks through Lords Park Monday afternoon in hopes of getting her kite off the ground. Monday's high winds were a bit diminished among the mature trees of the park, so Samantha and her father Gerardo had a bit of trouble getting the kite off the ground.
Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer
Danny Burke,8, of Schaumburg dons winter gloves and a hat as he visits Busse Lake with his dad and brother on Monday.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer