Images: Near record heat hits the suburbs
As temperatures push into 100 degree plus readings, Charly Ochoa, left, and Elias Tamayo, right, of Conway Contractors, team up to dig down 42 inches for a footing to anchor a sign at 901 Warrenville Rd. in Lisle.
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Snickers, a Corgi mix, eats ice cream at Dairy Dream Thursday in Libertyville with his owner, Joyce Fielding of Libertyville, as away to keep cool in the heat. Temperatures broke 100 degrees for the first time this year.
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Conrad Mieszkowski of Chicago waters his plot in the Arlington Heights community garden to protect the plants from the soaring temperatures Thursday.
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Teage Bockus, 5, of Elgin immerses himself in a fountain at Otter Cove Splash Park in St. Charles as temperatures reached the mid-90s around the suburbs Thursday.
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Omar Contreres, 5, of South Elgin, enjoys the water features at Festival Park in Elgin as Temperatures reached into the high 90s Thursday in the Fox Valley area.
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Andy Katz, left, Jessica Van Roeyen, Grace Ahlgrim, and Dana Kym, all members of the varsity Libertyville High School basketball team, take a break from practice to eat ice cream at Dairy Dream Thursday in Libertyville as away to keep cool in the heat. Temperatures broke 100 degrees for the first time this year.
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Construction worker Bruce Burgett rehydrates after a long day in the heat while working on road construction on Route 176 near Wauconda Thursday. We started at 6 a.m. to beat the heat, said Burgett.
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Billy Caruso, 10, of Lombard enjoys an outing at Sea Lion Aquatic Park in Lisle on Thursday.
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Cosley Zoo zookeeper Jenny Theuman brings several Llamas into the shade, as temperatures push into 100 degree plus readings.
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Joe Conway braces himself for a bucket full of water from his sons Johnny, 21/2 and Jake, 4, left, as they cool off at Sea Lion Aquatic Park in Lisle on Thursday.
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10-year-old Charnice Hoegnifioh of Round Lake Beach gets water squirted in her face as she cools off at the Grayslake Park district spray park Thursday as temperatures climbed close to 100 degrees.
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Softball instructor Christina Sandstedt goes through a drill with 9-year-old Nina Malak of Hawthorn Woods as the Lake Zurich High School softball camp went indoors to beat the heat Thursday.
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Jen and Barb Driscoll of Bolingbrook bicycle at Busse Woods Thursday morning despite temperatures already being above 90 degrees. They are in training for a cycling trip this summer in France.
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Water drips from a freshly watered flower in Festival Park in Elgin as temperatures reached into the high 90s Thursday in the Fox Valley area.
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Dominic Bencini, 6, of Bartlett cools off in the fountain at the Elk Grove Village Towne Center Thursday.
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12-year-old Emilyn Najora of Round Lake Beach cools off at the Grayslake Park district spray park Thursday as temperatures climbed close to 100 degrees.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Fans cool the gym as the Lake Zurich High School softball camp went indoors to beat the heat Thursday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Paddy Teglia dumps a bag of fries into a deep fryer Thursday for Mundelien Community Days at the Lukes Sandwich stand. Working on the grill is hot especially on a hot day like today; temperatures were well into the 90s before noon. I keep cool by drinking lots of water, staying in the shade, and putting ice in my hat, all help me cool off, Teglia said.
Joel Bissell/jbissell@dailyherald.com
Charron Davis uses an umbrella to shield herself from the hot sun as she walks near Peck Farm Park in Geneva Thursday. Davis said she lives in Chicago but stays in Geneva for the summer.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Paddy Teglia grills hot dogs Thursday for Mundelien Community Days at the Lukes Sandwich stand. Working on the grill is hot, especially on a hot day like today. Temperatures were well into the 90s before noon. I keep cool by drinking lots of water, staying in the shade, and putting ice in my hat, all help me cool off, Teglia said.
Joel Bissell/jbissell@dailyherald.com
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