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Images: Suburban Photos Of The Year

Your most-viewed photo galleries in 2011

A look back at 2011's top Lake County stories

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Images: National, international photos of the year

  Nik Hird walks through the mist of a fire hose after winning the 34th-annual Elgin Valley Fox Trot 10-mile race. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Dawn Keller, founder and director of Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation, releases the first of two eagles at Starved Rock State Park Utica on November 12. The birds were rescued from a fallen nest at Mooseheart. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Fireworks celebrate Diwali and the Festival of Lights at the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Bartlett. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Mark Hamlen of Palatine is a bit frosted as he uses his snowblower to clear out his driveway at his house during the February blizzard. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  Congressman Joe Walsh gets animated as he addresses the Palatine Township Republicans/TOPPER organization in Palatine. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  Shabniz Musani of Bolingbrook sits with her daughter Saadia, 3, prior to taking the oath of citizenship during a ceremony at the Schaumburg Township Library. JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  4-year-old Jack Daly plants a flag during the Harper College observation for the 10th anniversary of the September, 11th terrorist attacks. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  George Tarulis, 6, of Barrington Hills gives his twin sister a kiss through a photo face cutout at the International Fest hosted by Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  Daniel Dreisbach, 4, salutes along with his father Dan Sr. who is a Cicero firefighter during the 9/11 ceremony held at Hanover Park’s fire station No. 1. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  Katie Stack, wife of Lance Corporal James Bray Stack, along with friends and family, gather at his grave in Arlington Heights’s Memory Gardens to write messages on balloons which they released in his memory. It was the one year anniversary of his death in Afghanistan. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  Haley Reinhart greets her fans at the AT&T store in Deer Park as part of her hometown American Idol visit. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  Bugler R.J. Samp of American Legion Post 75 in Geneva warms up before playing Taps during an early morning Color Guard rifle salute at Oak Hill Cemetery on Memorial Day in Geneva. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  An IDOT truck plows southbound on Route 47 past another IDOT truck in Lily Lake during the February 2nd blizzard. Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
  Freshman Congressman Joe Walsh in his Cannon House office in Washington D.C. Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
  Addison firefighter Joel “Jay” Arnier is reunited with 20-month-old Kaitlyn Winoker and her mom, Trisha Schuler at the McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock after Arnier received special recognition for rescuing Kaitlyn from the Fox River on May 11th. Christopher Hankins/chankins@dailyherald.com
  Bald eagles made quite a splash this year when they appeared along the Fox River in Elgin north of the Gail Borden Library. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  A B-17 bomber made an emergency landing in an Oswego cornfield in June, destroying the vintage aircraft which had made previous flights around Chicago and the suburbs. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Elgin held their annual Passion Walk on Good Friday, drawing a typical large crowd to start the Easter weekend. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  A Flag of Honor and a Flag of Heroes wave on a passing Jeep as a silent parade of emergency vehicles drives toward the setting sun in Hampshire during a 9/11 ceremony. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Kids from Spring Hill Gymnastics flip their way along the parade route behind a bubble machine during Elgin’s Fourth of July parade. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Shannon Weller, left, and Alexandria Williams peer out from curtains behind the stage looking for their families prior to Jacobs High School’s commencement ceremony at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates in May. Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
  The Kaneland High School 3A varsity baseball state championship team cheers as they hang out the bus window on their return to school during a homecoming parade on June 11. Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
  Enrique Villagomez and his soon-to-be bride Elizabeth Acevedo share a kiss outside a Kane County courtroom on Valentine’s Day in St. Charles. The couple, both of whom are from Elgin, were just one of many couple tying the knot on the romantic holiday. Christopher Hankins/chankins@dailyherald.com
  Neighbor Francisco Rodriguez takes a picture from his backyard as Elgin firefighters extinguish a garage fire on the 300 block of Jefferson Avenue in Elgin. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  4-year-old Alexandra Lee of Geneva practices her Arabesques during a pre-ballet class at the Sunset Racquetball and Fitness Center in Geneva Wednesday. The tongue sticking out isn’t normally part of the position, but she added her own little flourish. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Libertyville guard Molly Moon, left, and Grayslake guard Claire Brennan dive for a loose ball during the game between Libertyville and Grayslake Central at the Bison Classic Girls Varsity Basketball Thanksgiving Tournament at Buffalo Grove High School. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Grant’s Mike Lutz gets tagged across the face by Johnsburg’s Zach Miller during the first game their doubleheader Friday at Grant High School. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Christina Flores, 15, takes photos of the cars damaged during a storm at their N. Bellevue Drive home in Round Lake Park. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  A motocross Pro 450 rider crosses the finish line at the Lake County Fair. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Montini’s Frank Baer hugs coach Israel Martinez after winning at 145 pounds during state wrestling finals in Champaign. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Cooler temperatures created a fog-like atmosphere over warmer waters of Bangs Lake in Wauconda. A great blue heron finds a nice perch at the Wauconda Boat docks. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  Steve Ziolkowski of Wauconda wears a happy face as he watches the baseball game between Stevenson and Wauconda at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. Ziolkowski is lunchroom supervisor at Cotton Creek Elementary School in Island Lake where they were involved in face painting during the day. “I didn’t have a chance to go home and take it off,” said Ziolkowski. “When you’re bald, your head is a great blank canvas.” Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Lakes midfielder Jonathan Stanley celebrates after scoring his second goal in the first half during the NSC championship game between Lake Forest at Lakes Community High School. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Kyle Patterson of Woodstock mows around the metal cow sculptures at Ginger Blossom’s farm and retail store in Richmond. There are times when you see something as a photographer where you look twice and then slam on your brakes and this was one of those times. I wasn’t quite sure that these were real cows. And then I knew I had a great picture when I watched the guy mow around them. As a photographer, sometimes you have to be lucky. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  I saw this rainbow while dropping my son off for soccer practice. Luckily I had my cameras in my car. A fall storm had just finished and the evening sun peeked through the clouds to make this majestic scene. I guess the lesson learned is always have a camera with you. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Augie Gordon of Lincolnwood enjoys Wednesday morning’s cool weather while fishing at Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  Mary Flores looks over the damage cause by a large Oak tree falling during a morning storm. Several cars in the driveway of her N. Bellevue Drive home in Round Lake Park were damaged. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
  Benet vs. Cary in the Class 4A volleyball championship in Normal Saturday. Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
  Amiee, 6, and Danny, 4, Wroblewski enjoy the fall weather in the Fox Valley. Paul Michna/Pmichna@dailyherald.com
  Shelby Watts with her horse “Calvin” of Wayne and Alexis Muuss with her horse “Ivy” of Bartlett take a break, at the West Chicago McDonald’s, at the intersection of North Avenue and Route 59. The horses enjoyed some apple slices and french fries. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  A team doesn’t make it to the finish line in the Fox Valley United Way’s What Foats Your Cardboard Boat race in Aurora. Paul Michna/Pmichna@dailyherald.com
  Luke Hayden, 2, of Chicago relaxes with his dad, dressed as a gorilla, during Halloween Happenings in the downtown Naperville business district. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
  A view of physics professor Dr. David Fazzini through diffractive glasses to spot the spectrum from various elements’ compositions, during a Career Pathways Network Class at the College of DuPage. Daniel White/Dwhite@dailyherald.com
  A couple of ice fisherman try their luck as the sun sets over a Harrier Lake in the Pratt’s Wayne Woods Forest Preserve. This new sport fishing lake has a catch-and-release creel regulation that allows for fish to reach maturity and spawn. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  Left to right, Jack Patrick, Conner Allen and Sean Stevens of Naperville Central react to a missed goal against Morton in the Class 3A state soccer championship game. Naperville Central lost 1-0 in overtime. Bev Horne/bevhorne@dailyherald.com
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