Thursday, July 23, 2015

Shedd Aquarium and Volunteers Zion Beach Clean-Up

Huge turnout for a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Katie Julkowski, 18 of Lindenhurst, picking through debris to find the garbage that lies few and far between during a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Target volunteers come out to help, from left is Zak Papes of Chicago, Jordyn Albert of Lake Forest, and Kylie Welker of Gurnee, during a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Kylie Welker, of Gurnee, and Highland Park Target volunteer, helps out during a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Kylie Welker of Gunree (left) and Jordyn Albert of Lake Forest (right) help out tremendously during a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Zak Papes of Old Town Chicago comes out to help pick up trash and unwanted plants during a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

A Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project took place, picking up trash and unwanted plants on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Antonio Robles (left) and Cassie Gomez (right) both of Wheeling, showoff their garbage they found during a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Zahrya Wiley, 8 of Waukegan, dedicated to grabbing trash that's deep into the thorn bushes during a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Remnants of a bed frame sticks out from a sand hill dumped some years ago, is looked at during a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Chanel Williams (left) with her nice Zahrya Wiley, 8 both of Waukegan, look at the remnants of a car frame during a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Remnants of a car that was dumped some years ago, is looked at during a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Mark Cangelosi, 10 of Des Plaines, grabbing a board with rusty nails during a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Representatives from the Shedd Aquarium and volunteers take part in a beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Representatives from the Shedd Aquarium and volunteers take part in a beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Representatives from the Shedd Aquarium and volunteers take part in a beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Representatives from the Shedd Aquarium and volunteers take part in a beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

A Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project took place, picking up trash and unwanted plants on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Illinois Beach State Park North Unit in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

Juli Julkowski, volunteer from the Gurnee Target, doing her part to help cleanup Illinois Beach State Park North Unit during a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project on Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

After groups cleaned up the north unit of Illinois Beach State Park as part of a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project, they weighed out their garbage to see who collected the most and or the heaviest, on Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

After groups cleaned up the north unit of Illinois Beach State Park as part of a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project, they weighed out their garbage to see who collected the most and or the heaviest, on Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

After groups cleaned up the north unit of Illinois Beach State Park as part of a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project, they weighed out their garbage to see who collected the most and or the heaviest, on Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

After groups cleaned up the north unit of Illinois Beach State Park as part of a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project, they weighed out their garbage to see who collected the most and or the heaviest, on Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

After groups cleaned up the north unit of Illinois Beach State Park as part of a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project, they weighed out their garbage to see who collected the most and or the heaviest, on Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

After groups cleaned up the north unit of Illinois Beach State Park as part of a Shedd Aquarium beach clean-up project, they weighed out their garbage to see who collected the most and or the heaviest, on Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Zion. (Mark Ukena/Lake County News-Sun)

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