Images: Suburban Labor Day Festivities
Suburban Labor Day celebrations included the Schaumburg Septemberfest parade, Naperville's Last Fling, Long Grove's Irish Day's, Geneva's Folk Festival and the Art Fair on the Square in Lake Forest.
Brothers Ethan, left, and Colin Podgorski shag fly balls with their dad Eric Podgorski of Des Plaines while waiting for the Septemberfest parade to begin Monday morning in Schaumburg. " My wife Jennifer is a teacher in Schaumburg and we come to the parade every year," Podgorsiki said.
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Members of the Schaumburg police and fire departments lead off the Septemberfest parade Monday morning in Schaumburg.
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Christie Comm and her son Lucas, 2, of Roselle wave to parade participants on Monday during the Schaumburg Septemberfest parade.
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Schaumburg's Miss Septemberfest Queen Danielle Trybus and members of her court wave to paradegoers on Monday during the Septemberfest parade.
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Dancers with the Charmed Expressions Dance Company marching in Schaumburg's Septemberfest parade on Monday.
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Paradegoers and members of the Schaumburg High School band are reflected in a sousaphone as the band marched in Schaumburg's Septemberfest parade on Monday.
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Members of the Schaumburg High School marching band stay hydrated with the help of volunteers as they marched in the Schaumburg Septemberfest parade on Monday.
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Dancers with the Schaumburg Park District float dance their way up Summit Drive during the Schaumburg Septemberfest parade on Monday.
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Nathan Chong, 7, left of Chicago, keeps an eye on the competition during the Long Grove Irish Days Best Men's Legs in a Kilt contest Monday. Nathan won the contest taking home a trophy.
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Lake Zurich resident Benj Ecker takes center stage during the Best Men's Legs in a Kilt contest Monday during Long Grove Irish Days.
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Two-year-old Sophie Dillon of Westmont pokes her head through an Irish character display during Monday's Long Grove Irish Days festival.
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Chicago-based musicians Kathleen Keane, left, and Joe Cullen perform Monday during the Irish Days fest in Long Grove.
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Kevin Burke and his daughter Isla, 2 enjoy watching the annual Labor Day parade pass by on the last day of Naperville's 51st annual Last Fling.
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Heidi Huntington, 5 waves an American Flag while watching the annual Labor Day parade, on the last day of Naperville's 51st annual Last Fling.
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Members of VFW Post 3873 and American Legion Post 43 march in the annual Labor Day parade on the last day of Naperville's 51st annual Last Fling.
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The final day of the 51st annual Last Fling kicked off with a couple of races including the Rooster 5K Monday in Naperville.
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The final day of the 51st annual Last Fling kicked off with the Fling Mile in Naperville, Monday.
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The final day of the 51st annual Last Fling kicked off with a couple of races including the Rooster 5K Monday in Naperville.
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Naperville Central's flag crop march in the annual Labor Day parade on the last day of Naperville's 51st annual Last Fling.
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Storyteller Dan Keding entertains visitors to the 40th annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival in Geneva, Monday afternoon.
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Members of the Academy of Irish Music perform during the 40th annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival in Geneva.
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Badger Tran, 7 of Rochelle plays some homemade drums in the children's area at the 40th annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival in Geneva.
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Fine art wire Sculpture Kue King, right, of Tennessee explains his work during the 62nd Annual Art Fair on the Square in Lake Forest on Labor Day.
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Sculpture pieces by artist Peter Rujuwa of Greenwood, Ind. caught the eye of Bonnie and Jerry Holisky of Waukegan at the 62nd Annual Art Fair on the Square in Lake Forest Monday.
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The cow oil paintings by Luke Stretar of Richfield, Ohio drew a crowed Monday during the 62nd Annual Art Fair on the Square in Lake Forest.
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