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Kaylie Behrens, 11, sitting, and her buddy Brianna Fernandez, 10, enjoy a large two person swing as students from Sunnydale Elementary School in Streamwood enjoy SEBA Park Tuesday in South Elgin.
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Mary Beth Brummond, of Naperville keeps her son Lucas Brummond, 1, warm and dry before the DuPage Human Race in Downers Grove.
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Students at the Libertyville Cooperative Nursery School listen to instructions during a dance session at a recent weeklong arts program.
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Environmental science intern Kayla English, of Chicago injects Anopheles gambiae mosquitos at Clarke Mosquito in St. Charles.
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Tiffani Forsberg, of Elgin and her daughter Sophia, 12, carry their reluctant beagle Shelby to the Elgin Pet Expo Saturday where people could learn about pet health and safety, meet pet groomers, pet food suppliers, trainers and more at the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin.
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More than 325 runners of all ages participated in the Batavia Mothers' Club Foundation's 16th annual Fox Trot 5K and 10K races in Batavia Saturday.
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Horses enter the track for the morning workout at Arlington Park Thursday in preparation for opening weekend at the racetrack.
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Fourth grader Caitlin Tanis milks a simulated cow during the "Illinois State Fair" on Wednesday at Half Day School in Lincolnshire. The school PTO offered students a hands-on experience as they learned about various industries in the state.
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Hadley Hill, right, is Lombard's 2016 Lilac Queen. She was crowned during an indoor ceremony at the Lombard Common Park District building. From left to right are Lilac Princesses Isabella Ledonne, Grace Ludwig, Madelynn Richardt and Emily Robicheaux.
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Gurnee Firefighter Dana Mulagono, left, goes toe to toe with Doug Bartels, of Chicago during the second "Badges vs Bad Guys" charity event to raise money supporting scholarship for at-risk youth at the Libertyville Sports Complex Friday.
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Lisa Kasper and her daughter Marina, 6, of Palatine celebrate their winning horse Top Gato in the first race at opening day at Arlington.
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Brian McCollum, of Wheaton finishes first in the DuPage Human Race in Downers Grove.
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Runners and walkers participate on behalf of more than 70 nonprofit organizations in the DuPage Human Race in Downers Grove.
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Sadie Van Cleave, 6, of Lake Barrington descends from the cab of an Ela Township Highway Department front loader during "Touch a Truck," part of Healthy Kids Day at the Foglia YMCA in Lake Zurich Saturday.
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The Trinity Irish Dancers perform during the fifth annual Irish Fest in downtown Mount Prospect Saturday.
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Alex Galvan, 11, of Arlington Heights takes a selfie before walking with the Karen's Krew team during the Walk MS Northwest Suburbs on Sunday starting at Cabela's in Hoffman Estates. More than 1,000 people bundled up to walk in the misty morning to help raise money for multiple sclerosis research.
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Vernon Hills Park District maintenance worker James Schubert cuts down an ash tree in Century Park on Monday. The crews are removing ash trees and other diseased trees in the park. According to VHPD Park Foreman Rick Krocza, ash trees are being eliminated because of Emerald Ash Borer disease while other trees are coming to the end of their life span and need to be replaced. In 2016, there were 65 new trees planted with 23 of them being species that did not exist in the park previously. New trees include different varieties of apple and cherry trees, pear trees, Magnolias, Weeping Alaskan Cedar, Princeton Gold Maple, European Larch and many others.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone speaks during a press conference prior to a film screening of his documentary called "Oliver Stone's The Untold History of the United States" at Stevenson High School Wednesday night in Lincolnshire.
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Buffalo Grove resident Dupont Zhou cools down after jogging on the trails at Half Day Forest Preserve near Vernon Hills on Monday. Zhou is training for the Chicago Marathon on October 9.
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Preschooler Tyler Camp dresses as a cow as children learned about farm animals during the Baa, Moo, and Oink program Wednesday at Millburn Church Early Learning Center. Classroom presenter Susan Shalit of the Lake County Farm Bureau discussed with children characteristics of sheep, cows, pigs and other animals and aspects of farm life.
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Kindergartner Holden Ugron bows his head as students, church members and community members observed National Day of Prayer outside St. Matthew Lutheran Church and School Thursday morning in Hawthron Woods.
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