20170325 - LCJ RLB Block Party (hrb)

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Joshua Duran, of Chicago sits with his cousin, Benicio Mata, of Lake Villa, both 12, while they both compete in the Buffalo Wild Wings wing eating contest during the Community Block Party Expo & Craft Fair at the Round Lake Area Park District Sports Center in Round Lake Beach.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Bansari Thakkar, twenty-months-old, of Hainesville gives a high-five to the Easter Bunny during the Community Block Party Expo & Craft Fair at the Round Lake Area Park District Sports Center in Round Lake Beach.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Sister-in-laws Linda Ellinger, of Antioch and Cindy Johnson, of Fox Lake and her niece, Gracie Brown, 2, of Round Lake check out the Pink Zebra booth which sells soy fragrance sprinkles for candle warmers during the Community Block Party Expo & Craft Fair at the Round Lake Area Park District Sports Center in Round Lake Beach. Carol Hartman of Harvard ran the Pink Zebra booth.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Amelia Smith, 4, and Felicity Cooksey, 2, both of Gurnee visit with the Easter bunny during the Community Block Party Expo & Craft Fair at the Round Lake Area Park District Sports Center in Round Lake Beach.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Mary Ann Gawlik, of Libertyville, animal trainer with Animal Quest, shows off a Burmese python during the exotic animal show at the Community Block Party Expo & Craft Fair at the Round Lake Area Park District Sports Center in Round Lake Beach.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Don Ruhl, of Round Lake Beach with Windy City Spinners adjusts a spinner during the Community Block Party Expo & Craft Fair at the Round Lake Area Park District Sports Center in Round Lake Beach.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Jaydon Burnett, 9, of Gurnee bends down low in the Extreme Meltdown inflatable during the Community Block Party Expo & Craft Fair at the Round Lake Area Park District Sports Center in Round Lake Beach. The inflatable was owned by Bella's Bouncies.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Mary Ann Gawlik, of Libertyville, an animal trainer with Animal Quest, holds a hairless guinea pig during the exotic animal show at the Community Block Party Expo & Craft Fair at the Round Lake Area Park District Sports Center in Round Lake Beach.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Jessica Reedy with Animal Quest lets volunteers hold a Burmese python during the exotic animal show at the Community Block Party Expo & Craft Fair at the Round Lake Area Park District Sports Center in Round Lake Beach.

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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Mary Ann Gawlik, of Libertyville, animal trainer with Animal Quest, lets Bella Arteaga, 6, Sophia Benitez, 5, and Derrick Arteaga, 4, all of Round Lake touch Opal, an opossum during the exotic animal show at the Community Block Party Expo & Craft Fair at the Round Lake Area Park District Sports Center in Round Lake Beach.