Granita Shen reaches for an egg during the egg hunt in Lake Forest on Saturday, April 7th. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Young hands gather eggs during the egg hunt in Lake Forest on Saturday, April 7th. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Children race for the plastic shells during an egg hunt in Lake Forest on Saturday, April 7th. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

Children race for the plastic shells during an egg hunt in Lake Forest on Saturday, April 7th. | Dan Luedert~Sun-Times Media

An inflatable bunny welcomed Easter egg hunters to West Ridge Park in Highland Park on Saturday, April 7, 2012. | Kevin Tanaka~for Sun-Times Media.

Ava Peiser, 2 1/2 years old, of Deerfield, check her basket at the West Ridge Park Easter egg hunt in Highland Park on Saturday, April 7, 2012. | Kevin Tanaka~for Sun-Times Media

Karen and Blake Chiou, 3, of Highland Park run for an open spot to hunt for Easter eggs at West Ridge Park in Highland Park on Saturday, April 7, 2012. | Kevin Tanaka~for Sun-Times Media

Cole Schaefer-Feldman of Skokie looks for prizes in his eggs after the West Ridge Park's Easter egg hunt in Highland Park on Saturday, April 7, 2012. | Kevin Tanaka~for Sun-Times Media

Stephanie Zhou of Highland Park, left, and Danica Sun of Deerfield, check their bounty of eggs after the Easter egg hunt at West Ridge Park in Highland Park on Satirday, April 7, 2012. | Kevin Tanaka~for Sun-Times Media

Virginia Perrelli, 4, right, shows off her prize to her mother, Paula, at the West Ridge Park Easter egg hunt in Highland Park on Saturday, April 7, 2012. | Kevin Tanaka~for Sun-Times Media

The Easter Bunny appears at the West Ridge Park egg hunt in Highland Park on Saturday, April 7, 2012. | Kevin Tanaka~for Sun-Times Media

Olivia Toledo of Highland Park finds an open patch of grass to hunt Easter eggs at West Ridge Park in Highland Park on Saturday, April 7, 2012. | Kevin Tanaka~for Sun-Times Media

Jimmy and Carolyn Durham look inside eggs with their daughter Taylor after an egg hunt in Keystone Park in River Foreston Saturday, April 7, 2012.. Stacia Timonere/for Sun Times Media

Elaina Gaffin takes part in an egg hunt in Keystone Park in River Forest on Saturday, April 7, 2012. | Stacia Timonere~for Sun Times Media

Lockewood Sims takes part in an egg hunt in Keystone Park in River Forest on Saturday, April 7, 2012. | Stacia Timonere~for Sun Times Media

Children between 4 and 6 years old take off full throttle as their egg hunt begins at Harvester Park in Burr Ridge on Saturday. | Jon Langham~for Sun-Times Media

Caitlyn Sattler, 5, of Burr Ridge, opens her prizes after reaching her limit of 15 eggs during an egg hunt Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Harvester Park in Burr Ridge. | Jon Langham~for Sun-Times Media

The Easter Bunny waves goodbye to all his fans at the end of the egg hunt. Burr Ridge Park District held Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Harvester Park. | Jon Langham~for Sun-Times Media

Jacob Buzza of Northfield waits for the start of the egg hunt during the Egg-Stravaganza event at Clarkson Park on Saturday, April 7, 2012, in Northfield. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media

Easter egg hunters scramble around West Ridge Park in Highland Park on Saturday, April 7, 2012. | Kevin Tanaka~for Sun-Times Media

Taylor Harman (right) of Northfield has an egg painted on her face by Lauren Korman during the Egg-Stravaganza event at Clarkson Park on April 7 in Northfield. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media