Images: The Week in Pictures
Stephanie Touzalin, of the DuPage County Forest Preserve, displays an eastern screech owl during the Wonders of Winter event held at the the Mayslake Forest Preserve in Oak Brook.
DANIEL WHITE/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Marty Jandura, DuPage County Forest Preserve Ranger, teaches ice fishing during the Wonders of Winter event held at the the Mayslake Forest Preserve in Oak Brook.
DANIEL WHITE/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Joshua Tak, 10, of Lisle humors his relatives during the Wonders of Winter event.
DANIEL WHITE/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Tiare Rano, of Mt. Prospect, performs as the North Aurora Messenger Library presents Escape the Snow and Cold with the Aloha Dancers Saturday.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Madelene Schultz, 4, of St. Charles is ready to enjoy her treat from Traviata Chocolate & Gelato in Lisle, during the second-annual Chocolate Expo held at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle.
DANIEL WHITE/dwhite@dailyherald.com
A coyote traipses through the snow on a frozen lake behind homes in the College Green neighborhood in Elgin Friday. He scampered around the area, presumably looking for food, until he was scared away by the sound of a nearby garbage truck.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Layers of competitors wind through the snow-covered Peck Farm Trail during the Super Bowl Shuffle 5K Sunday at Geneva Middle School. The event was sponsored by the Geneva Park District.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
More than 100 people enjoyed horse-drawn sleigh rides Sunday at Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton.
Tanit Jarusan/tjarusan@dailyherald.com
Marcus Mitzel, 15 of Mendota and Boy Scout Troop 102, sets up his trains for the last day of the Rail-Rama 2011 train show at Charlestowne Mall in St. Charles. The show was presented by the Boy Scouts Venture Crew 9911.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Herrick Lake Forest Preserves senior ranger Mark Spencer, right, works with Fletcher Roemmich, left, of Elmhurst during Archery for Beginners class Sunday at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton.
Tanit Jarusan/tjarusan@dailyherald.com
More then 20 people are paticipates in Archery for beginers class Sunday including Chris Seiden, of Bensenville at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton.
Tanit jarusan/tjarusan@dailyherald.com
Steelers fans Becky Rogers of DeKalb and Tom Burns of Naperville cheer for their team Sunday night at Mullens Bar and Grill Sunday in Lisle.
Tanit jarusan/tjarusan@dailyherald.com
Dominic Pistilli, 5, of St. Charles strains to support his body weight on the rings as he and his mom Sarah enjoy some open gym time at St. Charles Gymnastics Monday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
The cast of Larkin High Schools Visual Performing Arts Academy dancing adaptation of Oh, the Places Youll Go! in the tenth-annual Bring a Book to Life performance. The Elgin school bussed in more than 1400 students from throughout the school district for shows and also had two performances this past weekend for the public. Many VPAA alumni came back to perform in the production this year.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Snow plowed from the streets, commuter lots, parking lots, and cul-de-sacs of Wheaton is being piled up at the county fairgrounds. Kevin Sheehan, from the Wheaton Public Works Department is putting the collected snow into even higher piles to make room for more. Asked how much snow is here, Sheehan said laughing, tons and tons and tons.
Scott Sanders/ssanders@dailyherald.com
Senior Sarah Rot, in blue, performs with the cast during Larkin High Schools Visual Performing Arts Academy dancing adaptation of Oh, The Places Youll Go!.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Monika Hall of St. Charles urges her daughter Brooke to smile as she records the last session of the All Star Pommers Dance Team Express class at the Pottawatomie Community Center in St. Charles Tuesday. The 5 week class will begin again on Feb. 22.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Lily Warren, 5, of Elgin during Dixon Dance Academy Creative Dance 1 and 2 at the Centre in Elgin Tuesday, February 8. The class for ages 3-4 and 4-5 is offered Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturdays.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Girls wait for instruction during Dixon Dance Academy Creative Dance 1 and 2 at the Centre in Elgin Tuesday, February 8.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Samantha Nagel of Hawthorn Woods plays with a Civil War model train on display at the Civil War High Tech Exhibition at the Lake County Discovery Museum.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Hannah Matulonis of Lindenhurst checks out a hands-on model of of a Civil War submarine at the Civil War High Tech Exhibition at the Lake County Discovery Museum.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Sergio Andres Martinez Salazar, 20, of Bogota, Colombia, performs a Spanish opera song during the Singers of United Lands, S.O.U.L. 2011 performance at McHenry County College on Wednesday, February 9. The colleges music department hosted the event.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Kayla Stride of Canada, Sergio Andres Martinez Salazar of Colombia, Patrick Paddy McDonald of Australia and Lulu Imbula of Africa perform a group song during the Singers of United Lands, S.O.U.L. 2011 performance Wednesday.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Dentist Scott Capper and assistant Cindy Fisk do a filling in their Geneva office Wednesday as part of Aurora Children´s Dental Services 10th-annual Dentist With a Heart program. Thirty-four area dentists from throughout the Fox Valley offered free services during specific times from Feb. 3-16. Capper, another dentist and 3 hygienists at Sacrey & Sacrey Dentistry saw about 30 patients in 4 hours, doing cleanings, x-rays, fillings and extractions.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Copeland Manor fifth graders conducted chemistry experiments with parent volunteers during the Kids and Chemistry program Thursday in Libertyville. Student Mason Maniloff keeps a sharp eye as his partner works with a solution during an experiment.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Technical Sergeant Keisha Gwin-Goodin performs a vocal solo while Airman First Class Mike Mitchell plays piano during a concert by the United States Air Force Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble at Geneva High School Thursday evening.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Alyssa Hensley of GHS Jazz Band II plays piano while Shawn Maxwell conducts behind her as they play before a concert by the United States Air Force Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble at Geneva High School Thursday evening.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Technical Sergeant Paul Shaw mans the drums during a concert by the United States Air Force Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble at Geneva High School Thursday evening.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Brooke Hall, 4, of St. Charles, right, and Danielle Gregory, 4, of Geneva perform for their parents during the last session of the All Star Pommers Dance Team Express class at the Pottawatomie Community Center in St. Charles Tuesday. The 5 week class will begin anew on Feb. 22.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
District 220 preschooler Alexia Torres makes a face using clay cutout lips during a series of festive Valentines Day activities with Barrington High School Code Red students at the Early Learning Center in Barrington on Thursday.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
District 220 pre-schoolers Max Paese, left to right, and Abraham Hernadez make faces with encouragement from Emily Hirsch, a Barrington High School junior.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Four-year-old Oscar Carrasco, right, walks an anteater by its tail during a program Friday at Fairhaven School in Mundelein. Beth Wagner of Scales and Tales brought animals for the kids to see and touch.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com