Sara Bennett of Lincolnshire supports Amlings Cycle shop of Niles July 4 during the Niles Fourth of July Parade. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media

Niles 3/25/11 Notre Dame Boxing Fight Night -Seniors Kyle Cooper (left) and Peter Sliwka square off in a bout at 170 pounds. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media

Park Ridge 9/1/11Maine East's Michael Walasrek heads the ball against Notre Dame in boys soccer. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media

Magda Soltys, 16, of Niles gets cooled off July 4 by Patrick Cross of Niles. Cross’ family annually has the float “A Cross Family Beach Bash” in the Niles Fourth of July Parade. | Joel Lerner~Sun-Times Media

Ava Karas-Mellnick, 4, a preschooler at Aristotle Preschool and Kindergarten at St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church in Niles, runs through the obstacle course during the second annual Mini-Olympics on Friday, May 20, 2011. Behind her are classmates Marianna Mazur, 4, Michael Karabatsos, 4, and Paul Apostolakidis, 4. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Adam Skutnik, 14, of Niles jumps up to block a shot by Dennis Narsso, 14, of Des Plaines at the Niles Teen Center located in the Golf Mill shopping center. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

11/11/11 Niles Members of the Niles VFW Post #7712 conducted a ceremony at the Niles Historical Museum in memory of Niles veterans.Army Medial Vet Bette Horstman is part of the color gurad. She will be 90 years old next week. | Tamara Bell~Sun Times Media