On a typical Monday afternoon, Carm Lollino can be found styling womens hair at her salon, Instyle Hair Design in Des Plaines. But the hair maven found herself in unfamiliar territory April 5 as she shaved the heads of deputy sheriffs at the Skokie Courthouse.

Nine sheriffs office employees volunteered to face the clippersand the occasional ridicule from colleaguesfor the St. Baldricks Foundation, a non-profit charity that raises money for childrens cancer research through head-shaving events.

Organized by Chief Lou Sbarboro and Lt. Mike Foster, the sheriffs office smashed its initial fundraising goal of $1,000, collecting more than $8,000 for the charity.

Its for kids cancer research, which theres no better cause, Foster said.

The brave shavees were: Sbarboro, deputy sheriffs Patrick Hecker, Maury Gantman, Rocco Tudisco, Nicholas Margarites, Marty Lowery and John OMalley, and custodial employees Ted Cook and Jack Smith.

Even a passerby got in on the hair-cutting action. Northbrook resident Paul Erickson came to the courthouse for court, but decided to make a donation and have his head shaved.

Its for a good cause, so I figured what the heck, Erickson said. Its hairitll grow back.

For more information about St. Baldricks Foundation, go to www.stbaldricks.org.

Click here to see more photos from the event.

Story and photos by Jonathan Bullington, Triblocal.com reporter