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Photos: Illinois homeowners turning to solar power

Garrison Riegel, left, and Jared Salvatore of Celestar Solar carry a solar panel onto a roof in Schaumburg on Nov. 30, 2023. (Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune)
A crew from Celestar Solar prepare a roof in Schaumburg for solar panel installation on Nov. 30, 2023. (Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune) Jared Salvatore, right, and Garrison Riegel of Celestar Solar carry a solar panel onto a roof on Nov. 30, 2023. (Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune) Jared Salvatore, of Celestar Solar, carries a solar panel to be lifted onto a roof during an installation in Schaumburg. (Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune) Nathan Gorr poses for a portrait outside of his Schaumburg home. Gorr's concerns over warming planet and the future environmental circumstance his children will live were his main motivations in their decision to install solar panels. (Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune) Jared Salvatore, right, and Garrison Riegel of Celestar Solar carry a solar panel onto a roof in Schaumburg on Nov. 30, 2023. (Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune) Jared Salvatore, left, prepares a bracket for installation as Garrison Riegel of Celestar Solar positions a solar panel onto a roof. (Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune) Jared Salvatore, left, and Garrison Riegel carry a solar panel onto a roof in Schaumburg. (Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune)

A crew from Celestar Solar prepare a roof in Schaumburg for solar panel installation on Nov. 30, 2023. (Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune)
Jared Salvatore (right) and Garrison Riegel (left), of Celestar Solar, carry a solar panel onto a roof in Schaumburg on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune) (Trent Sprague/Chicago Tribune)

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