Images: Some of the best images from the weekend
Route 31 in North Aurora was renamed in honor of Spc. Christopher Patterson who died in Afghanistan in January 2012.
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A full crowd was present Saturday as Route 31 in North Aurora was renamed in honor of Spc. Christopher Patterson who died in Afghanistan in January 2012.
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Governor Bruce Rauner addresses the crowd Saturday as Route 31 in North Aurora was renamed in honor of Spc. Christopher Patterson who died in Afghanistan in January 2012.
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Bob and Mary Patterson hold hands as Governor Bruce Rauner talks about their son Saturday. Route 31 in North Aurora was renamed in honor of Spc. Christopher Patterson who died in Afghanistan in January 2012.
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Route 31 in North Aurora was dedicated and renamed in honor of Spc. Christopher Patterson who died in Afghanistan in January 2012.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Gabi Picicco, 8, arrives at the 5k finish line during the Just Move It! challenge at South Middle School in Arlington Heights Saturday.
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Aaron Coon and his son, Peter, 8, complete the 5k race during the Just Move It! challenge at South Middle School in Arlington Heights Saturday.
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Runners leave the starting line in the one-mile event during the Just Move It! challenge at South Middle School in Arlington Heights Saturday.
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Jackson Hill, 7, and Brian Lehner, 8, both of Arlington Heights, head for the finish line while running the 5k during the Just Move It! challenge at South Middle School in Arlington Heights Saturday.
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Allise Jacobs, left, an eight grader from Batavia, and Lucy Kramer, a seventh grader from Glenview, work together in a robotics unit during Tech Savvy, a conference to introduce sixth through ninth grad girls to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at Oakton Community College Saturday.
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Paleontologist Merrilee Guenther of Elmhurst College talks to students during Tech Savvy, a conference to introduce sixth through ninth grad girls to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at Oakton Community College Saturday.
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Madison Balgeman, a 12-year old seventh grader from Bartlett, places DNA extracted from a strawberry into a glass vial during Tech Savvy, a conference to introduce sixth through ninth grad girls to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at Oakton Community College Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Ryan Speers of Wheaton is the first of the second wave of runners through a food-grade dye station at the Wheaton Park District's annual Fun Run in Color 5K.
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Bill McClane of Batavia fights through a pink food-grade dye haze at the Wheaton Park District's annual Fun Run in Color 5K.
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Runners navigate through the Wheaton Park District's annual Fun Run in Color 5K.
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Runners navigate through food-grade dye during the Wheaton Park District's annual Fun Run in Color 5K.
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The first wave of runners sprint down Main Street during the Wheaton Park District's annual Fun Run in Color 5K.
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Rick Fowler of Wheaton makes his way down Main Street during the Wheaton Park District's annual Fun Run in Color 5K.
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Jay Bullman, volunteer for the Vernon Hills Park district, throws away various electronics during electronics collection at the Metra train station in Vernon Hills.
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Andy Henrikson, Rotary volunteer, prepares to throw out a flat screen TV, during electronics collection at the Metra train station in Vernon Hills.
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Adam Bachleda, Vernon Twp. maintenance man, hauls away a giant Sony TV on a skid, during electronics collection at the Metra train station in Vernon Hills.
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Cars line up to dispose of their electronic junk, at the electronics collection at the Metra train station in Vernon Hills.
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Cars line up to drop off their electronic junk, at the electronics collection at the Metra train station in Vernon Hills.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Cousins Jesus Cervantes, left, and Jose Cervantes of Mundelein fish on Diamond Lake as they enjoy a beautiful spring day in Mundelein on Sunday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Barrington resident Don MacDonald enjoys a beautiful spring day paddle boarding around Lake Zurich on Sunday.
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Darby Lyons, 11, of Palatine throws the football to her father, Matt, at Deer Grove East Forest Preserve as they enjoy a beautiful spring day in Palatine on Sunday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Johan Werner and Ashley Clark of Palatine lounge on a blanket as they read their tablets at Deer Grove East Forest Preserve as they enjoy a beautiful spring day in Palatine on Sunday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
HOPE club adviser at St. Charles East High School and volunteer Kelly Purse registers Kaitlyn Andrey, 15 of St. Charles North School, for the HOPE Hustle at St. Charles East High School, Sunday morning. The HOPE club (Helping Others Protect Each other) is hosted the 5K race and fun run/walk to promote positivity and increase awareness and prevention of problems like depression and suicide within the community.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Haley Nelson owner of Make it Pop from St. Charles creates the balloon arch for the HOPE Hustle at St. Charles East High School, Sunday morning. The HOPE club (Helping Others Protect Each other) is hosted the 5K race and fun run/walk to promote positivity and increase awareness and prevention of problems like depression and suicide within the community.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Briget Schwab of Arlington Heights participates Sunday in the March of Dimes' March for Babies along Naperville's downtown Riverwalk with her daughter Kaitlyn Schwab, 4 and Olivia Croasdale, 6 of Wheaton.
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Thousands of participants walk in the March of Dimes' March for Babies along Naperville's downtown Riverwalk Sunday morning.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
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