Images: The Week in Pictures
Made in America boat #43 crosses the finish line at the 18th annual Lake Ellyn Cardboard Regatta at Lake Ellyn in Glen Ellyn. As they paddled accross the finish line, Jim Craig, Captain and Designer, climbed up on to the seat of the Harley to wave to the crowd. The rest of the crew is Paul Heggeland, Pat Roche, Jim Owens, Mark Tucker, Kelly Brady, Bill Bickhart and Pete Felske.
Rick Majewski/rmajewski@dailyherald.com
We tend to go big said Chris Veldman, captain of the Death Star. His boat was 24 feet long by 18 feet wide and 18 feet tall. It was impossible to lift the boat out of the water after the first heat so it had to be dismantled upon finishing Saturday.
Rick Majewski/rmajewski@dailyherald.com
Mark and Robert Adams of Lombard enjoy the rides at the Taste of Lombard in Madison Meadow Park. July 2, 2011
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Wendy Nadeau and her son Cameron,2, of Lisle play bags during the Eyes to the Skies fest in Lisle Saturday.
PAUL MICHNA/Pmichna@dailyherald.com
Lori Thum and her daughter Kailey Ryan, 4, of Mt. Prospect, enjoy Frontier Days from a birds-eye view as they ride the Ferris wheel on Saturday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Arlington Heights resident Nicole Emmerson,7, rides a tortoise at Daves Traveling World of Reptiles at Frontier Days on Saturday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Getting ready for the big Kansas concert at Frontier Days in Arlington Heights, a fan sets out his blanket among hundreds of others on a very hot summer day.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Alexa Godfrey, 17, of Huntley, with her friends Brianne Polony, 23, of Hoffman Estates, Eliza Godfrey, 13, of Huntley, and Jessica Keller, 22, of Hoffman Estates, watch the spectacular fireworks show at Arlington Park kicking off the 4th of July weekend on Saturday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Baylee Kassel, 9, of Crystal Lake, gets way more ice cream than she bargained for in a giant scoop during the ice cream eating contest at the Lakeside Festival in Crystal Lake on Saturday, July 2. Despite battling brain freeze and a stomach ache during the eight minute competition, Baylee powered through it to take second place. This was her first time in such a contest.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Truman Anderson, 1, gets help from his dad, Scott Anderson, as he rings the bell with a mallet during Great Lakes Naval Stations 100th anniversary celebration Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Nicholas Ellington, 5, of Grayslake, has fun on the Euro Bungy during the Grayslake Family Picnic at Central Park Saturday.
JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Audrey Lynn Alvarado, 3, of Round Lake, holds her flag while watching Saturdays Celebrate Fox Lake parade.
Jow Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
While in the childrens activity tent at Taste of Oak Brook, Zachary Morgan, 4, from Oak Brook got a tiger painting Saturday.
Rick Majewski/rmajewski@dailyherald.com
Justin,15, and Logan Fernandes, 5 of Lisle, try log rolling at the Eyes to the Skies Festival Saturday in Lisle.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Residents watch the end of the show during the Wauconda fireworks at Cook Park Sunday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
A large flag is carried and waved Sunday during the Bartlett Lions Club Independence Day Parade by members of the Tri-County-Tea party.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Runners pound the sunny asphalt during the Great Western Freedom 4 run at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles Monday. The run is a competitive four-mile CARA certified race. The race also raised money for Lazarus House. 337 runners took part.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Kristin Logemann, 8, of Naperville tests out her carnival winnings on her father, George Logemann, left, during the final day of Napervilles Ribfest.
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Ben Vietr, 15, of Naperville volunteered along with the rest of his baseball team to help with the take down and stacking of chairs following this years Ribfest in Naperville. The festival ended Monday and the hard work of breakdown and clean up began in full force Tuesday morning.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Devin Bordeau watches while Terry, the tarantula, crawls up his stomach as Ed and Annette Parzygnat from Monkeys and More Exotic Animal Rescue entertain children Tuesday at Lindenhurst Early Childhood Center.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
The new wing at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield includes a new conference room and lecture hall.
Scott Sanders/ssanders@dailyherald.com
Carnival-goers at Glendale Heights festival shouldnt ride on the Inverter unless they want to literally hang around upside down. The festival begins Wednesday in Camera Park and will run through the weekend.
Scott Sanders/ssanders@dailyherald.com
George Tarulis, 6, of Barrington Hills gives his twin sister a kiss through a photo face cutout at International Fest hosted by Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club. The one day festival Wednesday, included music, food, and games.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Workers fabricate and weld parts for production of the Pelican street sweeper at Elgin Sweeper Co..
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Sarah Zuziak of Aurora, 3, chows down on some ribs during a donation drive at Goodwill in Batavia Thursday. Her mom Miroslava can be seen in the reflection of her sunglasses. Americas Chefs nonprofit group, whose restaurants have been individually featured on the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives TV show, served up free meals in exchange for donations to Goodwill.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Members of the Bartlett Fire Department hoist the 75lb flag up their fire trucks tower getting ready to display old glory in all her splendor honoring September 11th emergency workers.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Bailey Crenshaw and Anna Kalin, both 13, of West Chicago, ride the Orbiter during the opening day of West Chicagos Railroad Days.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
A dragonfly rests on a flower in a restored prairie field on the property of Rachel and Aubrey Neville of Elgin. The property will be featured in the upcoming Garden Walk on July 16.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
May Her, a business sales manager with Project Exploration, runs to get tools to unpack a second crate, in front of a replica Herrerasaurus for the exhibit Origins, The Dawn of Dinosaurs. The exhibit at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library on Thursday features Herrerasaurus, who roamed the earth 228 million years ago and is 13-feet in length.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
John Richter of Warrenville is an extreme gardener. Nestled on his one acre property are numerous and ornate plant and tree species. Above is a closeup of one of thousands of day lilies.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
On Friday, the Windmill Whirl kids race took off at the Windmill City Festival in Batavia.
Kristin Ackmann/kackmann@dailyherald.com
On Friday, the Personalities DJ Company organized a silly racing game for the crowd at the St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Churchs 33rd-annual Greek Fest in Elgin. All ages participated in the tiny bike relay race along with several other games.
Kristin Ackmann/kackmann@dailyherald.com
Marley a golden retriever jumps after owner Kim Mroczenski of Oak Forest throws a toy at the competition in Libertyville on Friday.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com