Images: Heat in the suburbs
Carlos Faria, 10, right, Brian Haro, 10, and Andrew Faria, 8, all of Round Lake Beach, cool off in the fountains at Grayslake Park Districts spray park Tuesday.
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Nicole Garcia, 17, left, and Aaron Jackson, 18, are exhausted after coaching tennis at Grayslake Central High Schools summer tennis camp Tuesday.
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Due to drought conditions, this lake at Grayslake North High School has dried up.
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Jake Ryan, 11, of Round Lake, stops to drink water after playing tennis at Grayslake High Schools summer tennis camp Tuesday.
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Laborers Diego Martinez, right, Margatio Jimenez, and Luis Salas, of Winters Landscaping, rest in the shade after planting trees along Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach Tuesday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Dubois Pavings Jason Clem of Woodlawn cools down with water after applying sealer to condominium driveways in Wheeling on Tuesday.
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Dry grass and a dead tree are signs of the drought conditions near Horizon Park in Wheeling.
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Jason Clem of Woodlawn wipes his forehead after applying sealer to condominium driveways in Wheeling on Tuesday.
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Laney Nelsom, 4 and her brother Bryan, 8, keep a lookout for potential customers at their lemonade stand in Naperville on Tuesday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Mateo Cristiani loads up with sunscreen as he and other workers fight through the Tuesday in Addison.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Former Addison Trail High School football player Carmen Messina works out at his alma mater, as the rookie prepares for training camp with the Detroit Lions. Having gone to school in New Mexico, Messina said, The heat doesnt really bother me.
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Jorge Rosales takes a break as he and other workers set up Zoppé, an Italian family circus, in front of Caputos Fresh Market on Lake Street in Addison.
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Freshman Loudon Vollbrecht hydrates between drills at Geneva Hich Schools summer football camp Tuesday.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Arturo Garza of Hardin Paving Company paves works in the heat Tuesday in Geneva.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Workers with Curran Contracting Company of Crystal Lake spread hot asphalt at the intersection of Routes 38 and 47 in Elburn on Tuesday.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Heat waves form a mirage of puddles on the pavement along Huntley Road near Huntley Tuesday afternoon.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Paver operator Josh Taylor with Curran Contracting Company out of Crystal Lake wipes the sweat from the top of his head Tuesday.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
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