Images: The Week In Pictures
Honorary Chair Doogie Mayberry of Geneva reaches out to shake some hands during the survivor and care giver lap of the Kane County Relay For Life at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark in Geneva Friday June 22, 2012.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Erike McLean of Wauconda, center, keeps her sunglasses from falling of while riding the fireball at Wauconda Fest in Cook Park. McLean was riding with her fourteen-year-old daughter Pam.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
BMX champion Matt Wilhelm of Aurora amazes the audience with his bike tricks in the parking lot of Lake Villa District Public Library.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
McKenzie Bergefeld of Hawthorn Woods, tries a mouthful of cotton candy at Wauconda Fest in Cook Park.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Jola Kupferer of Chicago sips on a strawberry drink at the Long Grove Strawberry Festival on Saturday.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
19-year-old Timmy Burnier of Sleepy Hollow, took 2nd place in the 2011 Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championship in the Junior Men's Division. Here he puts on an exhibition at Mundelein Park District's Diamond Lake Wakeboard Spectacular.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Four-year-old Cole Steben of Geneva gets a birds eye view of Swedish Days in Geneva as he bounces high in the air Saturday June 23, 2012.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Players scramble for a rebound at the second annual Sean Toedman Memorial 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament at Lions Park in East Dundee. 26 teams competed and raised money to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. Sean Toedman was a 12-year-old boy who died of a brain tumor.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Mike McKibben, a Lake in the Hills resident, goes for a layup during the second annual Sean Toedman Memorial 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament at Lions Park in East Dundee.
Christian Gossin/cgossin@dailyherald.com
Scouts carry a large flag at the start of the 63rd Annual Swedish Days parade in Geneva.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Libbey Watkins and Mike Conjura surprised their family and friends on Sunday when they decided to have a flash mob wedding at their home in Schaumburg.
Joel Bissell/jbissell@dailyherald.com
Malcolm Hoering, 6, gets a close look at various trucks while at the DuPage Children's Museum's 25th anniversary celebration on Sunday.
John McGillen/jmcgillen@dailyherald.com
Kurt Schultz, right, of Plainfield aka “The Flying Fool” creates some static electricity on 8-year-old Emma Alexander's hair during a performance at Fremont Public Library.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
James Montgomery of Big James and the Chicago Playboys performs at Independence Grove Forest Preserve's outdoor amphitheater Tuesday night in Libertyville.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
J.T. and Nate Lang, ages 6 and 4 of Lisle, zoom down the “Super Slide” ride at the annual Eyes to the Skies carnival in Lisle.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Gabi Aranza, 11, of Hoffman Estates, left, and Adraina Lee, 6, of Schaumburg cool off during theater camp at Faith Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights Thursday.
Bill Zars/bzars@dailyherald.com
Joe Conway braces himself for a bucket full of water from his sons Johnny, 2 and Jake, 4, left, as they cool off at Sea Lion Aquatic Park in Lisle on Thursday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Teage Bockus, 5, of Elgin immerses himself in a fountain at Otter Cove Splash Park in St. Charles as temperatures reached the mid-90s around the suburbs Thursday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Kylie Poutre, 6, of Mundelein, stands a fountain of water at the Barefoot Bay Family Aquatic Center Wednesday in Mundelein. Residents tried to keep cool as temperatures reached into the 90s.
Gilbert R. Boucher II / gboucher@dailyherald.com
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