Images: Festivals in the suburbs
Tracey Soucy of Lake Barrington does some casual shopping with Lulu, on her shoulder. The Kane County Flea Market celebrates its 50th year this weekend.
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Peytone Vollum, (age/town refused) carries a screen door through the Kane County Flea Market Saturday.
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A Muslim couple walk between fields Saturday at the Umoja Games, an all-Muslim soccer tournament at Olympic Park in Schaumburg.
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Players in the U12 boys division compete Saturday at the Umoja Games, an all-Muslim soccer tournament at Olympic Park in Schaumburg.
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Travis Ardito, 11, climbs up the wing and into a Piper Cherokee for a free ride Saturday at the Lake in the Hills airport. His sister Norah, 10, is already inside wearing a headset. The Experimantal Aircraft Association Chapter 790 of Young Eagles was giving rides to children.
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Dawn and Mark Ardito, of Mount Prospect wave to their children Norah 10, and Travis, 11, as they taxi for takeoff Saturday at the Lake in the Hills airport. They were riding with Experimantal Aircraft Association Chapter 790 of Young Eagles pilot Rich Oleszczuk, of Barrington, and Austin Einsiedel, 11, of Aurora.
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Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 790 pilot Rich Oleszczuk, of Barrington talks about his Piper Cherokee that Norah Ardito, 10, her brother Travis Ardito, 11, both of Mount Prospect, and Austin Einsiedel, 11, of Aurora are about to take a ride in Saturday at Lake in the Hills airport.
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David Luthman of Aurora crams hot dogs down his throat at Ribfest in Naperville, during a qualifying round for the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York.
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A reminder to attend the Jurassic World Exhibition at the Field Museum made its way through Ribfest in Naperville.
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Sam Barclay of Major League Eating, left, stops the 10 minute round next to winner Juan Rodriguez of Crestwood, right, who ate 30 hot dogs at Ribfest in Naperville. Rifest hosted the final official qualifier for the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York.
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Patrons wait in line to purchase Johnson's Hickory Smoked Bar B-Que at Ribfest in Naperville.
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Vanessa Saczala, 9, of Mt. Prospect (left) and her friend Natalie Zuber, 9, also of Mt. Prospect enjoy their ride at the Mt. Prospect Lions Club festival at Melas Park on Saturday.
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Siana Aleksandrova, 5, of Wheeling (left) is full of excitement as Molly Dietrich, 7, of Mt. Prospect is scared to death as they ride Super Shot at the Mt. Prospect Lions Club festival at Melas Park on Saturday.
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Kate Kremer, 10, and her brother Erik, 12, enjoy the Mt. Prospect Lions Club festival at Melas Park on Saturday.
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Star Major, 15, of Hoffman Estates gets in deep into the chocolate pie eating contest at the Hoffman Estates Northwest Fourth-Fest on Saturday.
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Mckenna Smith, 12, of Palatine dons mixture of red, white and blue balloons as Palatine's annual Hometown Fest Fourth of July parade kicks off on Saturday.
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Brianna Akinfala, 4, of Vernon Hills screams with excitement as the firetrucks come down the street as her sister Sarah, 5, runs for cover at Palatine's annual Hometown Fest Fourth of July parade on Saturday kicked off.
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Murphy a Bassett/Beagle mix has a tongue wagging good time as owner Lindsay Schubel Nagle looks on at Palatine's annual Hometown Fest Fourth of July parade on Saturday kicked off.
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Thakar Basati of Palatine walks at Palatine's annual Hometown Fest Fourth of July parade on Saturday.
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Oliver Peterson of Elgin plays with a pinwheel prior to the start of Fox Lake's 4th of July Celebration parade Saturday. His family has a summer home in Fox Lake.
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The front portion of Fox Lake's 4th of July Celebration parade passes the crowd Saturday.
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Savannah Lownsberry, 2-1/2, of Lakemoor, covers her ears from the sound of fire equipment sirens and horns as she attends Fox Lake's 4th of July Celebration parade with her mom, Terre, Saturday.
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Kelly Herden, junior vice commander of American Legion Post 703, waves to the crowd during Fox Lake's 4th of July Celebration parade Saturday.
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Chase Michel, 2, of Grayslake and his brother Luke, 4, ride in a car together during the Grayslake Family Picnic at Central Park Saturday.
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Kensington Kiely, 4, of Grayslake and her dad, Kevin, descend the Fun Slide together during the Grayslake Family Picnic at Central Park Saturday.
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