3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park

Spectators wave goodbye to a Flight For Life Helicopter as it takes off at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

A Flight For Life Helicopter takes off at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

A Flight For Life Helicopter takes off at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

A Flight For Life Helicopter takes off at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Chris Bachmann flies in for the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Chris Bachmann flies in for the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Chris Bachmann dropping the raffle balls at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Chris Bachmann dropping the raffle balls at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Children run to collect golf balls that didn't make it into the winner's circle at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

A Flight For Life Helicopter is on display for children and adults to observe at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

A Flight For Life Helicopter is on display for children and adults to look upon at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

A Flight For Life Helicopter is on display for children and adults to watch at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Cora Straus, age 7 of Buffalo Grove sits in the driver's seat of a Flight For Life Helicopter at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield, next to Mike Anderson, Flight Paramedic of McHenry. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Children run to collect golf balls that didn't make it into the winner's circle at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Children run to collect golf balls that didn't make it into the winner's circle at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Leah Fradin (yellow) with Hanna Otero, both age 7 receiving custom designed balloons at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Kendall Berdelman, age 7 of Highland Park enjoying a ride on a trampoline bungee ride at the 3rd Annual Helicopter Ball Drop at Brickyards Park in Deerfield. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

IHSA Varsity Football: Lakes at Antioch

Antioch's Boy's Varsity Football team gets fired up just before the start of a huge rivalry game against the Lakes in Antioch. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Antioch Junior Andrew Pelote getting ready for a punt return against the Lakes in Antioch. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Antioch Junior Andrew Pelote gets tackled making runs against the Lakes in Antioch. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Lakes Community High School Varsity Football plays Antioch in Antioch.  Austin Goodson congratulates Troy Crow for playing so well in a highly rivalry game . | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Lakes Community High School Varsity Football plays Antioch in Antioch.  Antioch kicker Jack Johnson gives the word for the start of the game. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Lakes Junior quarterback T.J. Edwards makes several successful passes against Antioch High School. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Lakes Senior Direll Clark makes a great run down field against Antioch High School in Antioch. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Lakes Community High School's diehard fans going crazy with the Lakes huge lead right off the start against Antioch High School. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Antioch Sophomore quarterback Alan Taylor making plays against the Lakes at home. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Lakes Senior Andrew Spencer, scores a touchdown first play of the game against huge rivalry Antioch in Antioch. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Lakes Community High School's diehard fans going crazy with the Lakes huge lead right off the start against Antioch High School. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Lakes Community High School's diehard fans going crazy with the Lakes huge lead right off the start against Antioch High School. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Lakes Community High School Varsity Football plays Antioch in Antioch.  Antioch Junior Andrew Pelote making a run down field. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

IHSA Varsity Football: Zion-Benton at Mundelein

The Mundelein Mustangs take on the Zion Benton Zee-Bees in Boys Varsity Football.  Sawyer Schexnider, number six, leads out the Mundelein Mustangs at home. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Zion Benton's Demtrius Knox almost looses the ball in a fumble after Mundelein's Nick Devito punches it out of his hands at the Boy's Varsity football game at Mundelein High School. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Mundelein's Josh Aranda makes a couple of quick moves against Zion Benton gaining some yardage in Boys Varsity Football at Mundelein High school. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

The Mundelein Mustangs take on the Zion Benton Zee-Bees in Boys Varsity Football.  Mundelein takes a quick timeout to regroup and have a breather. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

The Mundelein Mustangs take on the Zion Benton Zee-Bees in Boys Varsity Football, a moment of silence just before the National Anthem. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

The Mundelein Mustangs take on the Zion Benton Zee-Bees in Boys Varsity Football.  Mundelein's fans going crazy believing that their team is definitely number one. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

The Mundelein Mustangs take on the Zion Benton Zee-Bees in Boys Varsity Football.  Mundelein cheers for their team as they bring it down field near the end of the second quarter. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Zion Benton's Alex Paslawicz making numerous beneficial runs throughout the game against the Mundelein Mustangs Varsity Football in Mundelein. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Mundelein's defensive lineman, Julio Sermeno, helps his team greatly against the Zion Benton Zee-Bees in Boy's Varsity Football at Mundelein High School. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Mundelein's Nick Devito makes a great run down field against the Zion Benton Zee-Bees in Boys Varsity Football. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

The Mundelein Mustangs take on the Zion Benton Zee-Bees in Boys Varsity Football. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Zion Benton Quarterback, Dillon Appenzeller launches the ball down field playing against the Mundelein Mustangs in Boys Varsity Football at Mundelein High School. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Zion Benton's Alex Paslowicz makes an incredible run right through Mundelein's Boys Varsity Football team scoring the first touchdown. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

"Fishing Has No Boundaries" Annual Antioch Fishing Derby

"Fishing Has No Boundaries" annual fishing derby for people that have disabilities at Haling and Sons Marina in Antioch.  A very proud Jim Kincl of Rolling Meadows Chicago, holds up a basket with a fish that he caught. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

"Fishing Has No Boundaries" annual fishing derby for people that have disabilities at Haling and Sons Marina in Antioch.  Billy Adcock of Lake Geneva holds a fish that Jose Ortiz (right) caught, Jose is 30 years old from the Anne Kiley Center in Waukegan. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Stacey Rhyner of Lake Geneva helps John Wiszus (right) collect some bait at the "Fishing Has No Boundaries" annual fishing derby for people that have disabilities at Haling and Sons Marina in Antioch. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Theresa Blankenhorn holds up the lot of fish that Gary Schwingle (left) and William Sonneman helped catch  at the "Fishing Has No Boundaries" annual fishing derby for people that have disabilities at Haling and Sons Marina in Antioch. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

"Fishing Has No Boundaries" annual fishing derby for people that have disabilities at Haling and Sons Marina in Antioch.. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

"Fishing Has No Boundaries" annual fishing derby for people that have disabilities at Haling and Sons Marina in Antioch.. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Sheila Dvorak, Co-Chairman, helps put a life preserver on John Schnabel of Trinity Services at the "Fishing Has No Boundaries" annual fishing derby for people that have disabilities at Haling and Sons Marina in Antioch. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

Sheila Dvorak, Co-Chairman, helps put a life preserver on Bobby Boeschen, of Trinity Services at the "Fishing Has No Boundaries" annual fishing derby for people that have disabilities at Haling and Sons Marina in Antioch. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

"Fishing Has No Boundaries" annual fishing derby for people that have disabilities at Haling and Sons Marina in Antioch.. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

"Fishing Has No Boundaries" annual fishing derby for people that have disabilities at Haling and Sons Marina in Antioch.. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media

"Fishing Has No Boundaries" annual fishing derby for people that have disabilities at Haling and Sons Marina in Antioch.. | Mark Ukena~For Sun-Times Media