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Saturday in the suburbs

Operation Homefront started off a two-week rally Saturday to collect school supplies and backpacks for children whose parents are serving in the military. Todd Schorle thanks Rich Destad of Naperville for dropping off a backpack. Paul Michna | Staff Photographer
Darryl Cichon of Streamwood examines a lead acid battery array in an electric Chevy S-10 pickup Saturday at an alternative fuels fair at the St. Charles Public Library. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Units move westward along Streamwood Boulevard during the Streamwood Summer Celebration parade, Saturday. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Vivek Brahmbhatt, left, of Lombard, and his sister Roopa, of Glendale Heights, give a tour to Rifat Sivisoglu of Elmhurst during the Midwest Swaminarayan Temple's 10th anniversary celebration Saturday in Itasca. Marcelle Bright | Staff Photographer
Monica Saldado, 16, of Streamwood plays a drum while dancing Saturday at Festiva Cultura in Pottawatomie Park in St. Charles. The day-long festival honors Hispanic culture and included a Mariachi singer and Aztec Warrior dancers. Mary Beth Nolan | Staff Photographer
Jamilyn McKinley, 16 months, attends the Streamwood Summer Celebration parade with her grandmother, Annette Farmer of Streamwood Saturday. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Mike Owen of Geneva with the Geneva Rovers gets a hit against pitcher Jim Saskay of Woodstock with the Rockford Midway Marauders in a vintage baseball game at Peck Farm Park in Geneva. Catching is Randy Bowen of Rockford. George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
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