Images from the Snow Visions competition
Matt McDonald of Buffalo Grove, left, and Kyle Jakubowicz of Mount Prospect carve their Oscar the Grouch sculpture called "40 years in the can" at the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
A sculpture called "Equine" from Marengo sculptors Mike, Christopher and Timothy Bihlmaier, stands finished at the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Sculptors Chris Andrews, left, and David Andrews, right of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin put the finishing touches on their lantern sculpture called "Night Life" at the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
A sculpture called "Chinese Opera" by sculptors Rui Xu and Forrest Gao of Harbin, China stands finished in the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
People stop and take pictures of a sculpture called "Where Eagles Dare" by sculptors Neal Vogt, Jon Dietz and Chris Vogt of Pewaukee, Wisconsin at the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
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Frank Sorrentino of Addison, left and Sean Cossentino of Hoffman Estates work on their sculpture "Amongst the Canyons of Chicago" at the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
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From left, Scott Shepherd, Mike Dillon and Kim McCombs, all from Chicago work on their piece called "The Magic Feather" at the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
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The model for The "Magic Feather" ice sculpture takes a cigar break at the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Adam Nardi of Chicago works on his clock sculpture called "Frozen in Time" during the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
From left, Sean Cosentino, his dad Ralph Cosentino of Hoffman Estates and Frank Sorrentino of Addison, carve their Native American sculpture called "Amongst the Canyons of Chicago" at the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Sculptors chip away at their creations during the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
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Ralph Cosentino of Hoffman Estates, far right gestures toward a clay model of their Native American sculpture called "Amongst the Canyons of Chicago" at the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Event organizer Fran Volz of Arlington Heights at the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
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Event organizer Fran Volz of Arlington Heights in front of an ice sculpture called "Equine" carved by a team from Marengo at the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Matt McDonald of Buffalo Grove, left, and Kyle Jakubowicz of Mount Prospect carve their Oscar the Grouch sculpture called "40 years in the can" at the 2010 Snow Visions contest held in Grant Park.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
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