A pedestrian battles with the snow and cold wind making her way down Lewis Ave. in Waukegan. | Sun-Times Media

Corine Collins of Waukegan pushes daughter Melodee Collins Price, 2, in a stroller down Green Bay Road in Waukegan as it snowed. "I've lived here all my life. You get used to the cold," Collins said. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media ORG XMIT: CST1302041159471628

Waukegan seniors Danielle Cherry (left), Lindsey Bennett (center) and Shai Choc of the W Club cheer during the Pink-Out boys basketball game to help support the American Cancer Society in Waukegan. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Jurrell Belonga of Lake Villa watches his son Jamel, 5, hold a sunfish he just caught that he is showing his mother Sheryll who is out of the photo taking his photo. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Annalesa Maggio, 12, of Long Grove, paddles a kayak next her her cousin, Christian Maggio, 13, of Mount Prospect, at Independence Grove in Libertyville. | Thomas Delany Jr~Sun-Times Media

Jurrell Belonga of Lake Villa watches his son Jamel, 5, hold a sunfish he just caught that he is showing his mother Sheryll who is out of the photo taking his photo. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Members of the Lakes High School Marching Band walk in the Lindenfest Parade down Sand Lake Road in Lindenhurst. | Josh Peckler~For Sun-Times Media

Wearing a Viking hat and rocket pajamas Emily Alviani, 25, of Waukegan takes part in the 14th Annual Polar Bear Plunge held at the Waukegan Municipal Beach. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

U.S. Navy Recruit Drill Team marches in formation graduation ceremonies at Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

At the Village Market in Lake Bluff, Gretchen Niedermaier (left) of Lake Forest and Haley Conroy of Lake Bluff warm up with hot chocolate. | Joe Cyganowski~for Sun-Times Media

Hannah Sutton, 5, of Grayslake with arms up celebrates while walking in the Gurnee Day Parade. | Joe Shuman~Sun-Times Media

High school seniors parade to the football stadium for graduation at Antioch Community High School. | Dave Shields~For Suntimes Media

Richard Chambers of North Chicago braces against the biting windchill on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2013 as he walks down Genesee Street in Waukegan. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Elmer Fallos and his daughter Ashley navigate through flooding in Gurnee. | Al Podgorski~Sun-Times Media

Kristen One, 20, of Vernon Hills a junior at University of Iowa (below) gets crowned Miss Lake County Fair Queen 2012 by Miss Lake County Fair 2011 who is also Miss Illinois County Fair Queen 2012 Brittani Schisler at the 2012 Lake County Fair Queen Pageant. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

Jerry Fieldman, 12, and Megan Heldesen, 11, on one of the rides during Sunday's "Taste of Summer" event in Antioch. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media

Spellers (from left) Pranav Guru a student at Charles J. Caruso Middle School, Sydney Mayhew at Big Hollow Middle School, Cory Pollard at Our Lady of Humility, Pranav Sivakumar at Barrington Station Middle School, Jessica Rath at West Oak Middle School, Grace Chiou to St. Joseph School-Libertyville, Linda Elliott at Zion Central Middle School, Skyler Aubel at Gavin South Jr. High School, Lesley Tenorio at Miguel Juarez Middle School, Alex Banta at Deer Path Middle School, Elijah Murcia at John T. Magee Middle School and Aaron Wagan at St. Anastasia School, take their turns at the bee. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media

An entrance to the Gurnee Mills shopping mall. | Michael Schmidt~Sun-Times Media