Images from Thanksgiving celebrations in the suburbs
Navy enlisted men Marcos McVay, left to right, Joey Garrett, and Phillip Jimenez from Great Lakes enjoy a laugh while eating pie at the American Legion Post 208 in Arlington Heights on Thanksgiving Day.
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Dan Mussen from New York plays the guitar as American Legion Post 208 in Arlington Heights host 40 Great Lakes sailors for a Thanksgiving Day feast and entertainment.
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Tom McInerney of Mundelein catches and pitches a football during a neighborhood football game at St. Peter's Lutheran School field in Arlington Heights. The players have been meeting on Thanksgiving Day for 15-years for some grid iron fun and raise food and money for local pantries.
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Members of the Gurnee Community Church hold their annual Thanksgiving dinner for church members, the community and recruits from Great Lakes Naval Station Thursday. Miss Gurnee 2009 Jenni Carlson helps pass out extra helpings of turkey during Thursday's event.
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Jim Webb of St. Charles roots on the young runners in the youth mile during the 13th annual Fox and Turkey races in Batavia Thursday. Well over 1,000 runners took part in the 4-mile and youth mile races, which are put on by the Fox River Trail Runners and the Batavia Accelerators. Webb was running the 4-mile next.
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Quarterback and game organizer Mark Ivers, center wearing Bears jersey number 82, of Arlington Heights calls a play during a neighborhood game of "T-giving football" has been played for 15 years at St. Peter's Lutheran School field. The players donate food and money to raising food to local pantries.
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Volunteers, including Rob Osmond of Kildeer, far right, serve food at St. Michael's Episcopal Church's fourth annual free community Thanksgiving dinner in Barrington. Fifty sailors from Great Lakes Naval Base and 50 children from Maryville Academy will be among the guests.
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Volunteer Otteline Reckamp of Huntley works the room with a plate of deserts during the 26th annual Thanksgiving lunch at the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin Thursday. It's put on by the Salvation Army of Elgin with area churches, hospitals and other organizations after 24 years of being run by St. Joseph Catholic Church.
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St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Barrington offered its fourth annual free community Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday for fifty sailors from Great Lakes Naval Base and 50 children from Maryville Academy. Entertainment games and singing by the Barrington High School girls a cappella singing group.
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Volunteers serve food at St. Michael's Episcopal Church's fourth annual free community Thanksgiving dinner in Barrington. Fifty sailors from Great Lakes Naval Base and 50 children from Maryville Academy will be among the guests. Entertainment is provided by the Barrington High School girls a cappella singing group.
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Cindy Johnson, right of Crystal Lake, and her two daughters, Amber Johnson, left also of Crystal Lake, and Kalyn Johnson of McHenry, helped spruce up friends Bob and Sheila Chudik's downtown Lake Zurich restaurant the Koffee Kup Thanksgiving Day.
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Spencer Kurth, 11, of Batavia edges out friend Noah Kulisek, 10, of North Aurora for first place during the youth mile at the 13th annual Fox and Turkey races in Batavia Thursday. Well over 1,000 runners took part in the 4-mile and youth mile races, which are put on by the Fox River Trail Runners and the Batavia Accelerators.
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North Central College seniors Kyle Brady, left and Ryan Carrigan, right, come into the finish of the annual 5K Turkey Trot run in Naperville. Carrigan had a first place and Brady second.
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Sailors from Great Lakes including Brian Wood from Wells, Minnesota enjoy singing from the Arlingtones at American Legion Post 208 in Arlington Heights in Thanksgiving Day.
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St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Barrington offers its fourth annual free community Thanksgiving dinner for 50 sailors from Great Lakes Naval Base and 50 children from Maryville Academy. Entertainment is provided by the Barrington High School girls a cappella singing group.
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Mark Crowley of Naperville and his sons Joe, 6, left and Gavin, 4, right, come into the finish for the annual 5K Turkey Trot run in Naperville.
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Frances Griffin drove from Deerfield Thursday to volunteer at the Gurnee Community Church's annual Thanksgiving dinner.
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Bryan Quick, left, leaps for a pass that proved to be too high while he was double covered by Dave Nosek (88) and Brian Roye during the 4th annual Blackberry Creek Charity Turkey Bowl near Blackberry Elementary School in Elburn Thursday. All the men are from Elburn.
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Seamen John Tran, left and Takseng Chan, right, use a laptop before dinner as the Villa Park VFW Post 281 hosts sailors from Great Lakes Naval Station for Thanksgiving on Thursday.
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Colin Carney, 16, of Buffalo Grove pulls in this pass during a neighborhood football game at St. Peter's Lutheran School field in Arlington Heights. The players have been meeting on Thanksgiving Day for 15-years for some grid iron fun and raise food and money for local pantries.
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Seamen Zach Gonick, left and Dominic Herring, center, play a Wii game as Jacob Webb, far right get in a phone call as the Villa Park VFW Post 281 hosts sailors from Great Lakes Naval Station for Thanksgiving on Thursday.
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Koffee Kup owner Sheila Chudik, right, takes time to thank volunteers for spending their Thanksgiving fixing up their downtown Lake Zurich restaurant.
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Friends of the Koffee Kup restaurant owners Bob and Sheila Chudik spent Thanksgiving Day sprucing up the downtown Lake Zurich restaurant Thursday. Breanna Hoy, 8 of McHenry, pitched in and painted a welcome sign to hang up.
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Kimmy Eagan, left, of Lombard and Katie Chaddock of Wheaton came dressed for the occasion as they prepare to run during the 13th annual Fox and Turkey races in Batavia Thursday. Well over 1,000 runners took part in the 4-mile and youth mile races, which are put on by the Fox River Trail Runners and the Batavia Accelerators.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Great Lakes Naval Station recruits Michael Devore, left, of San Diego, California and JoVarris Barnes of Orlando, Florida, enjoy their Thanksgiving dinner at Gurnee Community Church.
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Gurnee Community Church member Debbie Krueger of Wildwood spread some Thanksgiving cheer during the church's annual dinner for church members, the community and recruits from Great Lakes Naval Station Thursday.
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Sailors from Great Lakes make phone calls to family and friends at American Legion Post 208 Thanksgiving Day. The Arlington Heights post hosted 40 Great Lakes sailors and provided food, music, and games.
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Logan VanStell, 12, with Boy Scout troop 22 in Hampshire helps his mom Pam serve turkey and all the trimmings at St. Michael's Episcopal Church's fourth annual free community Thanksgiving dinner in Barrington for 50 sailors from Great Lakes Naval Base and 50 children from Maryville Academy.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Colin Carney, 16, of Buffalo Grove holds the ball for kicker Tom McInerney of Mundelein, during a neighborhood football game at St. Peter's Lutheran School field in Arlington Heights. The players have been meeting on Thanksgiving Day for 15 years for some grid iron fun and raise food and money for local pantries.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
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