Images: The Week in Pictures
Covered in green slime, a frog peeks from the Fox River in a shallow area adjacent to Ferson Creek Park in St. Charles. I seem to be finding more pictures of animals and insects rather than people lately. I am not quite sure why that is. In any case this little guy was more than patient with me and waited in place for more than a half an hour while I returned to my truck for different lenses. This photo was published in the weekly Perspective column.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Brad Bocox, firefighter/paramedic for the Mt. Prospect Fire Department, carries backpacks and school supplies to be distributed to families in need, to The Community Connections Center in Mt. Prospect.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Ava Karoumi, 6, takes a flying leap over one of the North Star Drill Team members, while the rest of her classmates wait for their turn Monday during the 14th annual North Star Dance Clinic at Bell-Graham Elementary School in St. Charles. Girls learned sideline and dance routines, which they will perform at the North Star Football Black and Blue Scrimmage on August 23.
Emmalee Luckas/eluckas@dailyherald.com
An employee from Track Surfaces Company of St. Charles, spreads a type of glue what will become part of the new track at Huntley High School Tuesday.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
9-year-old R.J. McNelly, center, checks out his new locker with his brother Daniel, 7, and his baby sitter Kristen Pagano, as Mechanics Grove School held a meet and greet for students and teachers Tuesday in Mundelein.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Jonathan Nicolas, 10, Neftaly Sebastian, 7, Edid Nicolas, 10, and Abby Sebastian, 12, roll down a hill in Lords Park in Elgin Monday. The children, all of whom are from Elgin, were there for an afternoon in the park with their families.
Emmalee Luckas/eluckas@dailyherald.com
Juniors Desiree Moreno, left, and Dana Nozime, talk to history teacher Sean Golden as they get to know each other during the first day of classes at Grant High School Wednesday in Fox Lake. It is exciting and nerve-racking, smiled Golden, a first year teacher. It should be a good year.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Second-grader Brennan Sproule is consoled by his mother Tricia Wednesday morning before the first day of class at Westfield Community School, where Brennan is attending class for the first time. The Sproules moved to a different neighborhood in Algonquin over the summer, so Brennan wasnt sure about the new building, his new teacher and all new classmates.
Christopher Hankins/chankins@dailyherald.com
Kian Burkett, 3, waves as he rides the merry-go-round with his mom Heather during South Elgin Riverfest Express festival Thursday night at Panton Mill Park.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Henry Kunzer, 8, of Naperville, piles backpacks past his head while attending the Wheaton Rotary Clubs backpack stuffing event at Arrowhead Golf Course Thursday. Well over 50 people came to help stuff backpacks to be given to the needy.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
Kindergardener Christopher Carmona high fives his dad before leaving him to begin his first day of classes at Johnson Elementary School in Bensenville.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Senior Emily Adams works on a computer in the library during the first day of classes at Grayslake North High School Thursday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Naperville Park District officer Patrick Ryan hands a card that reminds people not to feed the wildlife, to Beth Louthain of Naperville, who was watching the ducks with daughter Kendall, 4, Friday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Kylie Graf, 7, of St. Charles, checks out her candy haul while her brother, Nolan, 5, looks at the floats in the Elburn Days parade on Friday. This is the first year theyve been to the parade.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Two-year-old Abbie Cashmore, of Grayslake, is just able to lift the giant stuffed bear her brother, Nathan, won playing carnival games at the Grayslake Summer Days Festival on Friday.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Four-year-old Lexi Alt, of Lake Zurich, wore a sailor cap and eye patch to match characters on the show Octonauts, but wore head phones to protect her ears from screams of excitement by over 100 children watching The Octonauts Captain Barnacles and Kwazii Kitten from the hit Disney childrens television series, performing at Westfield Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills on Friday.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Corey Albrecht, 17, of Algonquin, leads the pack of runners at the Inaugural Raceway 5K Fun Run at Raceway woods in Carpentersville.
Emmalee Luckas/eluckas@dailyherald.com
The Kaneland Knights High School cheerleaders utilize a dunk tank to raise money for their upcoming season, at the Elburn Days festival in Lions Park. Jessica ODonnell, 15, of Elburn, watches as teammate Abby Mcskimming, 15, of Sugar Grove, is dropped into the water on Saturday.
Emmalee Luckas/eluckas@dailyherald.com
Daniela Giocondi looks over some wearable art during the Huntley Artfest Saturday in downtown Huntley.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
John French, 8, followed by Patrick Ortwerth, 10, both of Schaumburg, with Cub Scout Pack 100, leap over a pole on an obstacle course during the 2013 Cub Scout Pathfinder Summer Games held by All Boy Scouts and Pathfinder District of Northwest Suburban Council at Meineke Park in Schaumburg on Saturday.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
From left, Vince Fenzel, 5, Hunter Bremer, 5, and Christian Bremer, 7, wave at a float during the Summer Days parade in Grayslake Saturday.
Dave Dvorak/ddvorak@dailyherald.com
Emma Kulburg, 7, seems to float with excitement as she sees her mother Kathleen, of Batavia, near the finish line Sunday at the Graham´s Sundae 5K Run at the Gunnar Forest Preserve, behind the Kane County Government Center, along the Fox River in Geneva. Grahams Fine Chocolates & Ice Cream gave all participants a sundae at the finish line. The race raised money for the Mikey Wunderlich Foundation, which helps support families who are receiving cancer treatments.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Haley Masterton paddles her cardboard boat, that was made to look like the car from the show The Flintstones during the 16th Annual Fox Lake Cardboard Cup Regatta Sunday at Lakefront Park.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Amber Voight, 8, of Elgin, lines up her toss at the South Elgin River Fest in Panton Mill Park Sunday.
Emmalee Luckas/eluckas@dailyherald.com
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