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Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com Marianne Pacini, 6, walks down the yellow brick road to watch the Wizard of Oz in the downstairs portion of the Algonquin Public Library on Friday, February 2, 2013. Guests were able to sing along to the movie and win prizes for their creative costumes.

Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com Matthew Corsaro, 10, stands by his artwork laid out on the dining room table of his family's Lake in the Hills home. Corsaro has autism spectrum disorder and attends Chicago Education Project in Hoffman Estates for schooling and therapy, while his 13-year-old brother, Michael, attends the local public middle school. "A lot of parents are taking their kids to little league, soccer, basketball and hockey, and we are taking our kid to therapy," Corsaro's father, Bruce, said.

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Pam Meyer strolls with Nora and Jersey in Hill Climb Park Monday following the snow fall. Overall, the McHenry County area received between 3 and 3.5 inches of snow, a spokesman for the weather service said. Tuesday is expected to be mostly cloudy with a bit of snow, accumulating a coating to an inch according to AccuWeather.com

Sarah Nader - snader@shawmedia.com Prairie Ridge co-op's Rachael Underwood competes in the floor exercise at the Fremd Sectional in Palatine. Underwood placed fifth in the all-around to qualify for state.

Sarah Nader - snader@shawmedia.com Josh Latina of Marengo poses for a portrait outside his home on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Latina is raising money for the Special Olympics by participating in his fourth polar plunge at the end of February. He plans on jumping into Lake Michigan 24 times in 24 hours for the polar plunge.

Sarah Nader - snader@shawmedia.com Esther Vilchis (left), 4, of Genoa and her sister, Liliana, 3, make snow angles after attending Woodstock's Groundhog Day Prognostication on February 2, 2013. To the delight of most in attendance, Willie prognosticated an early spring.

Sarah Nader - snader@shawmedia.com A large crowd gathers on the Woodstock Square Saturday morning for the Groundhog Day Prognostication February 2, 2013. To the delight of most in attendance, Willie prognosticated an early spring.

Sarah Nader - snader@shawmedia.com Handler Mark Szafran of Norridge presents Woodstock Willie to a crowd of about 500 Saturday morning on the Woodstock Square February 2, 2013. To the delight of most in attendance, Willie prognosticated an early spring.

Josh Peckler - Jpeckler@shawmedia.com Woodstock Willie waves as sparks fly along the Woodstock Opera House as part of Groundhog Days in Woodstock Thursday, January 31, 2013. Woodstock is celebrating its' 20th anniversary of the film "Groundhog Day" that was filmed in Woodstock.