20150222 - Fox Lk Polar Plunge

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Cary Grove freshman Andrew Stokes belly flops into a pool during the annual Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics of Illinois at Lakefront Park on Sunday February 22, 2015 in Fox Lake, Ill. John Konstantaras - for the Northwest Herald

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Jessica Holzer, 16 with the McHenry West team, emerges from a pool during the annual Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics of Illinois at Lakefront Park on Sunday February 22, 2015 in Fox Lake, Ill. John Konstantaras - for the Northwest Herald

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Johnsburg Police officer Jonathan Savage, 35, heads to the warming tent after diving into a freezing cold pool during the annual Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics of Illinois at Lakefront Park on Sunday February 22, 2015 in Fox Lake, Ill. John Konstantaras - for the Northwest Herald

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Wearing a unicorn head, Kristin Maspust, 30 from Fox Lake, heads to the warming tent after taking a plunge during the annual Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics of Illinois at Lakefront Park on Sunday February 22, 2015 in Fox Lake, Ill. John Konstantaras - for the Northwest Herald

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Complete with prom dress a member of the Woodstock Schools D200's Polar Prom team steps out of a pool during the annual Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics of Illinois at Lakefront Park on Sunday February 22, 2015 in Fox Lake, Ill. John Konstantaras - for the Northwest Herald

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Dressed as a spartan, Community Service officer Glen Davis with the Woodstock Police department team jumps in a pool during the annual Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics of Illinois at Lakefront Park on Sunday February 22, 2015 in Fox Lake, Ill. John Konstantaras - for the Northwest Herald

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Matt Dune, 33 fro East Dundee, dives into a pool during the annual Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics of Illinois at Lakefront Park on Sunday February 22, 2015 in Fox Lake, Ill. John Konstantaras - for the Northwest Herald

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Participants jump into pools during the annual Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics of Illinois at Lakefront Park on Sunday February 22, 2015 in Fox Lake, Ill. John Konstantaras - for the Northwest Herald

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Standing with no shoes in the freezing weather, Anna Marie Clark, from Grayslake, waits for the start of the annual Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics of Illinois at Lakefront Park on Sunday February 22, 2015 in Fox Lake, Ill. John Konstantaras - for the Northwest Herald