Images: Suburban Homecoming Festivities
Bryant Jenkins, left, and Bougest Sutton hug after being crowned homecoming royalty during halftime of the Powder-Puff Extravaganza at Round Lake High School.
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Batavia High School varsity cheer co-captain Abby Wilson, left and Claire Carlson participate in the homecoming parade on September 12.
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Homecoming queen Krissy Altersohn, left, and king Thomas Broviak ride on a float during Geneva High Schools Homecoming parade.
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The school marching band starts the festivities at Dundee-Crown High Schools Homecoming parade on Main Street in West Dundee. The parade started in East Dundee and crossed the Fox River to Grafelman Park.
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Nathan Sarkisian holds the varsity Bulldog football teams flag, flanked by Jonathan Wagner, far left, and Jared Philip, Michael Gates and Mitchell Krusz in Batavia High Schools Homecoming parade on September 12.
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West Aurora High School football players high-five kids along the homecoming parade route.
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Libertyville High School senior Emily Gilbertsen reacts after receiving the homecoming queen crown.
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Five-year-olds Jack Johnson, left, and Drew Schauenberg of Barrington watch the Barrington High School Homecoming parade.
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Carmel Catholic senior Ellie Hunt receives hugs from friends after being crowned homecoming queen during a pep rally.
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Bryant Jenkins, left, is mobbed by classmates after he and his partner Bougest Sutton, both male, were crowned homecoming royalty during halftime of the Powder-Puff Extravaganza at Round Lake High School.
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Seniors cheer as one of their teammates goes in for a touchdown during their homecoming Powder-Puff Extravaganza at Round Lake High School.
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The Bartlett High School marching band starts the homecoming parade .
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Members of Geneva High Schools pom squad march in the Homecoming parade.
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The Batavia High School varsity football team participates in a Homecoming parade up Wilson Street.
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Emma Hogaboom and Tommy Sullivan draw for a winner in the Lions Pride student fundraiser after being crowned King and Queen during St. Viators Homecoming Pep Rally.
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Vernon Hills faculty perform a dance routine during a Homecoming pep rally.
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Left to right, Grace Brolly, Briana Borkowicz and Darby Lillibridge, all age 12 of Geneva, try to stay warm under a blanket prior to Geneva High Schools Homecoming parade.
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Junior Tammy Lauritzen, left, tries to escape from seniors Cynthia Moore and Daisy Stewart during the Homecoming Powder-Puff Extravaganza at Round Lake High School.
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Football players toss Frisbees to the crowd during the Barrington High School Homecoming parade .
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Emma Hogaboom and Tommy Sullivan are crowned King and Queen during St. Viators Homecoming Pep Rally.
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Sydney Javlonski cheers as she watches the West Aurora High School Homecoming parade.
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Varsity football players reach for a tennis ball thrown from the crowd at the Dundee-Crown High School Homecoming Parade on Main Street in West Dundee. The parade started in East Dundee and crossed the Fox River to Grafelman Park.
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Homecoming Queen Liz Diamond rides with Elle McLaughlin, 6, and escort Zach Rowe during the Barrington High School Homecoming parade.
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The Bartlett High School marching band starts the homecoming parade on Main Street in Bartlett.
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Seniors show their school spirit during a pep rally at Vernon Hills High School.
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Members of the flag team, including Jenny Groh, perform during the Barrington High School Homecoming parade .
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The Mundelein High School marching band plays during the Homecoming parade through downtown Mundelein.
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The Barrington High School band marches during their Homecoming parade.
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Ryan Geary, wearing a Mr. Bulldog crown, and Erik Molenda, in bulldog costume, dance around while marching in Wauconda High Schools Homecoming parade.
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Libertyville High School senior Scott Johns is hoisted up by guy poms during their Homecoming pep rally.
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The Bronco mascot entertains children during the Barrington High School Homecoming parade.
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Batavia High School varsity cheerleading co-captain Marissa Bode leads the Homecoming parade .
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The Bartlett High School football team bounces a balloon around on their float during their Homecoming parade.
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Bryant Jenkins, left, and Bougest Sutton hug after being crowned homecoming royalty during halftime of the Powder-Puff Extravaganza at Round Lake High School.
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Rachel Spatz crowned Homecoming queen and Casey Stott crowned the king at Lake Zurich.
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Bulldogs cheerleaders hold on to their witch hat during Wauconda High Schools Homecoming parade .
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Wauconda High Schools homecoming parade travelled through downtown Wauconda.
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Wauconda High Schools band marches in their Homecoming parade.
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Vernon Hills senior Dana Alsamsam is carted around on a carriage after being crowned Homecoming queen .
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Batavia High Schools Homecoming Queen Shannon McGee and King Mickey Watson participate in the schools Homecoming parade.
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West Aurora High School homecoming queen candidates Nerissa Vogt, Dezirae Maffit, and Julia VanKampen ride with Homecoming King Micah Dawkins during the Homecoming parade.
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Batavia High School varsity cheer co-captain Abby Wilson practices with the squad before stepping off for the start of the Homecoming parade on Wilson Street.
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Geneva High Schools Homecoming parade, led by the student council and the band, moves eastward on State Street.
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The West Aurora High School marching band performs in the 2012 Homecoming parade.
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The varsity football team is announced during St. Viators Homecoming Pep Rally.
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Mundelein High Schools homecoming queen Chloe Peterson of Wauconda, and king Connor Black of Mundelein, toss candy to the crowd during the Homecoming parade through downtown Mundelein.
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