The week in pictures
Judson University sophomore Spencer Thomas and freshman Bethany Cooper finally get to enjoy some spring temperatures as they relax near Tyler Creek between classes Monday in Elgin. Both originally from Rockford, Thomas is a biology and pre-med student. Cooper is majoring in music performance.
Christopher Hankins/chankins@dailyherald.com
Dryers Roberto Antulez and Guadalupe Rodriguez wipe down cars after they were washed Monday at Atlas Car Wash in Mundelein. With spring finally taking shape, people are trying to rid their cars of dirt and salt.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
It's been a brutally cold winter. And more than ever this season, we've been asked to document citizens making their way through the cold. As I sat in my warm car in the parking lot of The Centre in downtown Elgin, I hoped somebody would cross from the parking garage into the street all bundled up with every stitch of clothing they owned. This guy made his way across the pedestrian bridge, checking his mobile device in complete comfort of the warm, inside air. I remember thinking, "Well, this image doesn't say 'cold weather', but at least he's smart." This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edtion.
Christopher Hankins/chankins@dailyherald.com
Photojournalist photograph just about everything in life - from fun events to tragic spot news situations. We really enjoy photographing events that reflect the sprit of a community. Two Saturdays ago I had the privilege of writing the story and photographing six-year-old Connor Johnson, a 2001 cancer survivor of Libertyville, right, shaving the head of his friend Luke Steres, 4, of Gurnee, as Connor's dad, Michael, watches from the side during a St. Baldrick's Foundation event at Austin's Saloon and Eatery on Saturday in Libertyville. The event raised $60,000 for childhood cancer research as 250 people packed the Fuel Room to cheer them on. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edtion.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Maria Serban, 6, smiles up at Dylan Snyder, 11, as they play with her younger brother, Victor, 3 1/2, after Dylan presented Maria and her mother, Elena, with a check for almost $4,000 at the South Elgin Lions Club on Wednesday. All live in South Elgin. Maria, a first grader at Willard Elementary School, has a rare form of arthritis and she's was very sick the past few months. Dylan, a fifth grader at the school, raised funds with a spaghetti dinner and auction last month at the Lions club, where his great grandfather, Leo Snyder, is a member.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Samira Syed, left, of Vernon Hills, with her daughter, Shifa, 20-months-old, and Jamie Schillinger, of Buffalo Grove, with Clark, 1, dance to a song during the Giggles & Wiggles kids music program at Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire. The kids music program is for children 15-24 months and helps them connect with sounds, dance, and music.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Madeline Mickey, 11, of Batavia, checks on her progress in creating the perfect egg parachute for the egg drop competition at Batavia Public Library on Thursday.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Rockland School third grader Emily Coughlin holds Alvin, a peregrine falcon, during a visit from Craig Hendee, director of the International Heritage Conservancy, in Libertyville Friday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Bartlett High School freshmen Aishwarya Jois, left and Ivana Bozic, right, work with four other students on a new smartphone app. The students have won a $20,000 prize from Verizon to build a smartphone app. They are developing the app, called Fittastick, which seeks to track food intake and exercise to encourage fitness and weight loss through social networking.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Pastor Keith Gomez of Providence Baptist College in Elgin is quite a hunter. Just one look inside the building on Elgin's northeast side and you'll see why.
Christopher Hankins/chankins@dailyherald.com
Tyler Bradley, 4, of St. Charles, takes the wheel of a 1947 John Deere tractor at the Kane County Farm Bureau Touch a Truck event in St. Charles Friday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
The Simply Vedic Cultural Society hosts the annual Festival of Colors in celebration of Holi, which rejoices at the arrival of spring. Participants like Natalie Barlowe of Glen Ellyn, left, and Danny Hochstatter, right, throw packets of colored powder/flour at each other in honor of the changing seasons in Naperville.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Tom Zengeler, owner of Zengeler Cleaners, hands donated prom dresses to Enrique Tovar in a van on Saturday at the cleaners in Northbrook. The dresses are being delivered to Chicago for girls in need as part of the Glass Slipper Project.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Brian Borcean, 16, has his face painted by Suzanne Zborowski, also 16, both of Lake Zurich, using a stencil at Be Safe Driving School's booth at Lake Zurich's annual Business and Community Showcase on Saturday at Lake Zurich High School. Zborowski is a graduate of the driving school.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
A. J. Dandridge, 2, of Wheeling, shows his mom the sticker and fire helmet he received at the Wheeling Fire Department booth during the Wheeling Township Elementary School District 21 Wellness Fair at London Middle School Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Jack Bickett, 4, of Cary, gives the bunny a high-five during the Cary Park District's annual Breakfast with the Bunny Saturday at the Community Center in Cary.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Kidney donor Jeanette Bogus, of Libertyville, right, and Gary Pino, of Inianapolis,, share their thoughts on a canvas during the 50th anniversary of the organ transplant program at Northwest Memorial Hospital at an event Sunday at Westin O'Hare in Rosemont. The gathering brought together transplant donors, recipients, families, doctors and medical staff to celebrate five decades of successful transplants.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Eight-year-old Caleb Lee, of Vernon Hills, right, tries to go through two hoops as he plays a game with Austyn Hunt, 7, of Ingleside, and Alex Maritz, 5, of Antioch, during team building day for hearing impaired children Sunday at Camp Duncan in Ingleside. Forty-five kids played games and intermingled during the event sponsored by the SEDOL Foundation.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Franz Herder speaks during the Illinois Sons of the American Revolution's installation of a historical marker Sunday at Elk Grove Cemetery, recognizing two Revolutionary war figures buried there.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
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