Images: Wednesday Festivals
Savah Blume, 6, of Palatine waves to her brother Kevin, 9, and her mother Julie as she rides the helicopter during the first day of Palatine Jaycees' 56th annual Hometown Fest at Community Park during a special needs carnival on Wednesday.
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Jack Gargano, 3, of Rolling Meadows makes a choo -choo train horn sign to his parents Scott and Megan, right, during the first day of Palatine Jaycees' 56th annual Hometown Fest at Community Park during a special needs carnival on Wednesday.
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Palatine brothers Jack, 6, left to right, Danny, 4, and Tommy Houser, 8, ride the Speedway during the first day of Palatine Jaycees' 56th annual Hometown Fest at Community Park during a special needs carnival on Wednesday.
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Jason Wagner of Milwaukee enjoys ribs during the opening day of the Naperville Exchange Clubs 26th annual Ribfest at Knoch Park.
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Erin Duffy of the band Under the Willow performs at the Naperville Exchange Clubs 26th annual Ribfest at Knoch Park.
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Mark Link of Uncle Bubs in Westmont is one of two local rib vendors at the Naperville Exchange Clubs 26th annual Ribfest at Knoch Park.
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Susan Sullivan finishes a parking sign for Troop 111s fundraising, during the opening day of the Naperville Exchange Clubs 26th annual Ribfest at Knoch Park.
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Rib vendor Edward Jacobs of Desperados shows his Cleveland barbecue to Ribfest Chairman Marty Walker, right, during the opening day of the Naperville Exchange Clubs 26th annual Ribfest at Knoch Park.
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Melony Birt of Tulsa, Ok is the first in line as she celebrates her daughter Olivias 4th birthday at the Styx concert, during Naperville Exchange Clubs 26th annual Ribfest at Knoch Park.
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Opening day of the Naperville Exchange Clubs 26th annual Ribfest at Knoch Park.
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Alison Catania, 2 of Mundelein, found a nice piece of grass to enjoy and ear of corn Wednesday night at the Mundelein Community Days festival.
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Members of The Henhouse Prowlers of Chicago from left Jon Goldfine, Dan Andree, Star Moss and Ben Wright perform bluegrass music during the Mundelein Community Days Wednesday evening.
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Mundelein residents from left Jenna Mounce, 11, Marissa Schwarz, 12, and Andrea Lopez, 10, enjoy the Cliff Hanger ride Wednesday night at Mundelein Community Days.
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Mundelein Park District dancers perform in Kracklauer Parks gazebo Wednesday night at Mundelein Community Days.
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Kids enjoy fire truck rides Wednesday night at Mundelein Community Days.
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Five-year-old Caroline Gibbs of Lincolnshire and the rest of the Bolts Pom team perform during Lincolnshires Red, White & Boom celebration Wednesday in Spring Lake Park.
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Eight-year-old Amanda Bloom of Lincolnshire eats pizza during Lincolnshires Red, White & Boom celebration Wednesday in Spring Lake Park.
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Eight-year-old Kaitlin Driscoll of Lincolnshire tries out a zip line during Lincolnshires Red, White & Boom celebration Wednesday in Spring Lake Park.
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Plenty of rides for kids at Mundelein Community Days Wednesday evening.
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Mallory Leno, 8, rides The Matterhorn with her sister, Molly, 10, during Frontier Days in Arlington Heights Wednesday.
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Dhira Ayyagari, 3, of Arlington Heights rides the carousel with her dad, Narsu, during Frontier Days in Arlington Heights Wednesday.
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Ethan Guptail, 3, and Nadia Vilchis, 1, both of Genoa, share snacks while sitting with family and friends before cooking out at the pre-Fourth of July festivities at Burlington Township Park.
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Gracie Strader, 10, of Geneva laughs as their umbrella bops her big brother, Colin, 13, on the head. Gracie, Colin, and friends Hannah Schwichtenberg, 13, and her brother Connor, 10, all of Genoa, huddled under the umbrella prior to the planned fireworks at Burlington Township Park.
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Harry Reinhart performs with the band Midnight during a pre-fireworks concert in Wheeling Wednesday evening.
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The band Midnight, featuring Harry and Patti Reinhart, performs during a pre-fireworks concert in Wheeling Wednesday evening. They are the parents of Haley Reinhart of American Idol fame.
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Harry Reinhart performs with the band Midnight during a pre-fireworks concert in Wheeling Wednesday evening.
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The Johnson and Dumele families of Cary and the Barnum family of Barrington camp out listening to rock cover band Spoken Four while they wait for the fireworks at Carys Summer Celebration in Lions Park.
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Emma Johnson, 5, of Cary gets to sing along to her favorite song Call Me Maybe with Shannon Stevenson of the rock cover band, Spoken Four, at Carys Summer Celebration.
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Kids do some line dancing as they wait for the fireworks to start at Cook Park in Wauconda Wednesday night.
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Dan Murphy of Cary lifts his son, Ian, 2, into the air while they listen and dance to the music by rock cover band, Spoken Four, at Carys Summer Celebration.
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Shannon Stevenson, left, Becky Schneider, center, and Domingo Castillo, right, perform with rock cover band Spoken Four at Carys Summer Celebration in Lions Park.
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