Suburbs celebrate Ash Wednesday as Lent begins
Father Peter Sarnicki, right, puts ashes on Deacon Jim Woeste during Ash Wednesday service at St. Margaret Mary in Algonquin.
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Father Peter Sarnicki, right, and Deacon Jim Woeste bless the ashes during Ash Wednesday service at St. Margaret Mary.
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Father Peter Sarnicki, right, puts ashes on second-grade St. Margaret Mary Catholic School student Sean Tan .Deacon Jim Woeste is seen in the background.
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St. Margaret Mary Catholic School Assistant Principal Alison Mallo puts ashes on one of her students.
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Pastor Robert Braband leads the Ash Wednesday service at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lombard.
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Pastor Robert Braband gives Cindy Hollibaugh of Northlake a cross during Ash Wednesday service at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lombard.
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Pastor Robert Braband gives Catherine Knapp of Lombard an ash cross during Ash Wednesday service at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lombard.
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Rev. M.E. Eccles of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Des Plaines provides "ashes to go" Wednesday to Ola Arogundade of Wheeling at the Des Plaines Metra train station.
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Rev. M.E. Eccles of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Des Plaines provides "ashes to go" to John Spaw of Chicago Wednesday at the Des Plaines Metra train station.
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Rev. M.E. Eccles of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Des Plaines provided "ashes to go" Wednesday at the Des Plaines Metra train station.
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Rev. Bill Nesbit of St. Charles Episcopal Church administers ashes to a commuter in front of their impromptu sign at the Geneva train station.
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John DeMartino of St. Charles receives ashes from Katie Thomson of St. Charles Episcopal Church as they offer "ashes to go" at the Geneva train station.
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Father Fred Pesek offers his sermon to St. Patrick School students who attended Ash Wednesday service at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Wadsworth.
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Father Fred Pesek places ashes on the forehead of St. Patrick School kindergartners at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Wadsworth.
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