Images: The week in pictures
Aaron Boyer competes in bronco busting in the Lake County Fair Rodeo in Grayslake on Saturday.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Deano Dotson performs a cliffhanger trick 60 feet off the ground at the DuPage County Fair in Wheaton. Saturday July 30th 2011.
Rick Majewski/rmajewski@dailyherald.com
Katelynn Devlin, 9, of Round Lake Beach holds an albino corn snake during the final day of the 83rd Annual Lake County Fair Sunday at the fairgrounds in Grayslake.
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Kat Gillespie of Waukegan sings the National Anthem before the Demolition Derby during the final day of the 83rd Annual Lake County Fair Sunday at the fairgrounds in Grayslake.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Kaily Hof of Sleepy Hollow, 18, finishes strong through the mud pit, at the Columbia Muddy Buddy Chicago bike and foot race competition at Indian Hills Farm in Gilberts. Michael Rice of Sleepy Hollow, 18, was Kailys teammate for Team Vicious and Delicious. They competed in the competitive co-ed category, and earned first place.
Kristin Ackmann/kackmann@dailyherald.com
Albert Davison of Hoffman Estates assisted by Sigi Psimenos of Elgin, makes his best funny face at the North American Gurning Championship during the Art and Soul Festival in Elgin on Sunday. Sigi is the event organizer.
Kristin Ackmann/kackmann@dailyherald.com
Jack Nelson, 4 of Wheaton plays in the corn play pit at the 2011 DuPage County Fair in Wheaton.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Former Chicago Bulls are appearing this week at the Bulls/Sox Training Academy in Lisle. Above, former Illini great and 15 season NBA player Kendall Gill responds to the Bulls players camp request to successfully dunk the ball.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Carnival rides spin Wednesday at the McHenry County Fair in Woodstock.
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Jordyn Butler, 20, reacts in the seconds after she is named Miss McHenry County Queen at a pageant Wednesday at the McHenry County Fair in Woodstock. At right is Miss McHenry County Queen 2010 Mary Ellen Walter.
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A crescent moon hangs over the Ferris Wheel Wednesday at the McHenry County Fair in Woodstock.
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John and his son Aiden Weck,5, of Arlington Heights play around in his classroom at the Ridge Family Center for Learning in Elk Grove Village as part of their open house on Wednesday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Rayia Olson, 8 of Round Lake, hula hoops in the middle of Center St. in downtown Grayslake during the Grayslake farmers market Wednesday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Haven Lemmerman, 5, of Des Plaines, takes a break from playing basketball to get a drink of water kids at Four Kids Only Day Camp held by Kiddie Junction Educational Institute and held at United Methodist Campground in Des Plaines on Tuesday, August 2nd.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Christina Schierhorn, 5 and Reese Boecker, 6 search in vain to find and capture a butterfly, during the Wheaton Park Districts Insect Investigators Camp, at the Lincoln Marsh. Today the subject insect was the butterfly. The campers also made tie dyed tee shirts that were representative of the multi colored wings of many butterflies.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
A Cicada clings to a tree on W. Grove St. by Cronin Park in Arlington Hts.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Aubryana Bensinger, 5, of Waukegan has her height checked by Angie Santillan, a medical assistant from Rosalind Franklin University, during the Kids 1st Health Fair Wednesday at Miguel Juarez Middle School in Waukegan.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Riders are at the mercy of the operator of the Super Shot as they drop with legs out Thursday at the 26th annual Coon Creek Country Days Festival in Hampshire.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Gracie Caputo, 5, doesnt let a lack of front teeth stop her from taking a bite of pizza during opening day of the Taste of Roselle on Friday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Rachel Roh, 9, of Vernon Hills takes a look underwater at Summer Splash sponsored by Vernon Hills Park District at Family Aquatic Center in Vernon Hills on Friday.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Its a dash for cash at Family Aquatic Center as participants run for pennies in the water for a treasury hunt during Summer Splash sponsored by Vernon Hills Park District in Vernon Hills on Friday.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com