Images: First Day of School in the suburbs Wednesday
See moments from the first day of school in the suburbs of Chicago Wednesday. Schools in St. Charles, Elgin, and Geneva are featured.
Sarah Merrill makes herself an arm umbrella as she heads in for her first day of first grade at Prairie View Grade School in Elgin Wednesday.
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Sarah Guerra, 5, is greeted at the door by Assistant Librarian Kim Kimmel as her mom Manuela drops her off at Lincoln Elementary School for the first day of school in St. Charles Unit District 303.
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Dominic Romano, 9, swings his umbrella as he heads towards fourth grade at Lincoln Elementary School Wednesday during the first day of school in St. Charles Unit District 303.
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Renee Hall, walks with her granddaughter Dharma Garza-Conrad as she drops her off for her first day of third grade at Lincoln Elementary School in St. Charles Unit District 303.
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Principal Christine Balaskovits greets students as they exit the bus at Lincoln Elementary School for the first day of school in St. Charles Unit District 303.
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Kindergartner Makenna Donaldson and her mom Mandy hustle up the sidewalk as the rain falls before the first day of classes for District 301 at Prairie View Grade School in Elgin.
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Parents gather under umbrellas to see their kids get off the boss for their first day of class at Prairie View Grade School in Elgin.
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Parents take pictures of their kids filing in for the first day of school at Prairie View Grade School in Elgin.
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Principal George Petmetzas at Mill Creek Elementary School, takes a selfie with Noah Bartdelas, 5, on his first day of kindergarten on the first day of school in Geneva District 304.
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Kindergarten teacher Sherrie Klint works with her students Sam Pleus, left, and Logan Gleason in their class at Mill Creek Elementary School in Geneva District 304.
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Madison Rees, from left, Annie Tomko, and Addison Wood, all 10, share a giggle as they talk about a series of books by author Wendy Mass at Mill Creek Elementary School, Wednesday during the first day of school in Geneva District 304.
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