20160716 - Corp Challenge (hrb)

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Michelle LaVigne - For Shaw Media While Francesco Lopez of Carpentersville (right,) strains to maintain position, Haytham Howege of Woodstock shouts encouragement to his fellow co-workers and teammates of Sage Products during the Sage YMCA Corporate Challenge tug-of-war competition on July 16, 2016 in Crystal Lake, IL.

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Michelle LaVigne - For Shaw Media Members of the Exemplar Financial Network Brian Frerics of Crystal Lake, Mark Lechowicz of Huntley, John Blazier of Crystal Lake, and Jim Benages of Lake in the Hills compete in the tug-of-war competition for the Sage YMCA Corporate Challenge on July 16, 2016 in Crystal Lake, IL.

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Michelle LaVigne - For Shaw Media Sage YMCA sports coordinator and YMCA Corporate Challenge tug-of-war official Seth Hood of Crystal Lake prepares the teams for their next round of tug of war during the Corporate Challenge on July 16, 2016 in Crystal Lake, IL.

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Michelle LaVigne - For Shaw Media Sage Products employee Jose Solorzano high fives his co-workers and teammates after a successful round of tug-of-war during the Sage YMCA Corporate Challenge July 16, 2016 in Crystal Lake, IL.

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Michelle LaVigne - For Shaw Media Buffalo Wild Wings Crystal Lake team Arlo Harmon of Crystal Lake, Amber Cossow of Crystal Lake and Courtney Costa of Algonquin hold their position during the tug-of-war competition for the Sage YMCA Corporate Challenge July 16, 2016 in Crystal Lake, IL.

Michelle LaVigne - For Shaw Media Left to right, Mark Lechowicz of Huntley, John Blazier of Crystal Lake, Brian Frerics of Crystal Lake and Alex Richardson of Palatin, all with Exemplar Financial Network, prepare for the tug-of-war competition during the Sage YMCA Corporate Challenge July 16, 2016 at the Sage YMCA in Crystal Lake, IL. The Exemplar group went on to be the champions of the competition.

Michelle LaVigne - For Shaw Media Chris Reid of Algonquin checks to see how his fellow teammate Bryan Szymczak of Lake in the Hills and the other members of Black Diamond plumbing and mechanical are doing while they fight to beat the team of Sage Products employees during Sage YMCA Corporate Challenge July 16, 2016 in Crystal Lake, IL.