Images: The Week in Pictures
Images: The Week in Pictures
Avery McEttrick, 1, inspects a duck while brother Liam McEttrick, 2, right, picks his prize during the opening day of the Last Fling celebration in Naperville.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
About 400 Streamwood High School AVID students and teachers, including Mike Earone, with megaphone, are doused by Streamwood firefighters Friday as they accept the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge issued to them by Principal Terri Lozier. The students subsequently called out the football team to accept their ALS challenge. AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a college readiness program.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
While I waited for the start of the Mud 'N Fun Viking Run at Good Templar Park in Geneva earlier this month, my eyes fell upon Toni Kurfirst, of Aurora, donned in a Viking helmet. Her son Dwayne Kurfirst, also of Aurora, was running in honor of Toni, who is a six-month breast cancer survivor. He also wore a matching Viking helmet throughout the run, which he said was no easy task! This photo was originally published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
A storm front passes east over Route 25 in South Elgin Monday afternoon, bringing cool winds but not rain.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
The first day of Buffalo Grove days had the Ferris wheel spinning, thrilling young and old as a light rain started to fall.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Kathy Williams, left, of Revelation Golf, teaches club speed to Judi Ruiz as part of a monthly golf clinic at Cantigny Golf, in Wheaton, for veterans with physical disabilities and PTSD syndrome.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
April Wells, a Gifted Specialist with U-46, greets Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Jose Torres with a big hug at his farewell reception at the Elgin High School library on Friday. Members of the school community waited in line to talk with Torres and send him off with good wishes for his new job at IMSA.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Otto Becker, 67, of Aurora, is blind but still wants to experience the rush of indoor sky diving at ifly in Naperville.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Amy Kuhl, back, and Madelyn Hickey, front, fix the antennae on Brittany Prevost's robot costume as they prepare to film a scene in a movie they are creating on Wednesday evening at the Baker Community Center in St. Charles. The girls, all 12 and from St. Charles, were participating in the STC Underground's "Make a Movie" workshop, which was offered weekly throughout the month of August. This was the final night of filming. Tim Lyon, 12, and Ryan O'Connell, 15, were all part of the creative team for their movie about super heroes coming to the rescue to save a penguin kidnapped from a zoo. The workshop is offered once a year by the teen center, which is part of the St. Charles Park District. For more information about the project, contact Dan Procaccio of the STC Underground at dprocaccio@stcparks.org.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
All Peoples Interfaith Food Pantry has doubled the number of clients since last summer. They operate out of the basement of the First Congregational Church in Elgin.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Karen Sullivan, the new superintendent of Indian Prairie Unit District 204, and Darrell Echols, new principal of Metea Valley High School, greet students as they arrive for the first day of classes at Metea Valley High School in Naperville.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Island Lake Public Works crews cut the grass at Converse Park once a week. Worker Tom Benson hits the sledding hill as fellow workers cut the grass below.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Gary Muehlfelt carefully pulls the historic Jones Law Office building to its new location in Langum Park along Rt. 25 near Devereaux Way in St. Charles Wednesday.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Anderson Animal Shelter Executive Director Beth Drake works on setting up their temporary location at 122 West Wilson in Batavia. The South Elgin shelter is moving to the temporary headquarters while its current location is refurbished, which is slated to be finished in the middle to end of October.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Team "Dr. Poo & the Turdis," made up of Brenna Miller, 9, Maddie Bogathy, 14, and Delilah Askew, 8, weave between cones during the 10th Annual Toilet Bowl Challenge during the Maple Park Fun Fest hosted by American Legion Post 312. This year their were only three team participating and Dr. Poo & the Turdis placed 3rd in the race.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Students from St. James the Apostle school in Glen Ellyn prepare to fly its brand new 5x8 foot flag for the first time.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Juan Hernandez, instructor for the Schaumburg Park District Impact Competition Dance Team, demonstrates some moves on the first day of Schaumburg's 44th annual Septemberfest.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Alert the media! Hoffman Estates is being invaded by a spaceman in a funny blue suit. I noticed this unique one-of-a-kind eye catcher sitting on top of a Mobil station on Barrington Road. Undoubtedly this advertising device is to get parents to bring their kids into the store to buy things other than gas. It sure worked on this kid at heart. It was the best cola I ever had. This photo was originally published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.,
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
All Peoples Interfaith Food Pantry volunteer Lili Balasa, of Elgin, hands fresh produce to Shelley Hernandez of Elgin at the First Congregational Church in Elgin. Balasa has been a volunteer there for two years. The food pantry gets fresh produce twice a week from Jewel in South Elgin.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Oscar Jimenez, 9, left, Ryan Morales, 8, Coral Lopez, 8, and Dania Uribe, 8, right, work on their miniature wind turbine project at the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin Tuesday. Siemens USA brought their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program to the club and gave third and fourth graders the opportunity to build models of wind turbines as they learned about clean energy and possible careers in technology.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Susan McBride, left, of Lindenhurst, and Denise Christianson, of Waukegan, pick out tomatoes with help from Jared Jones, of Jerry Smith Pumpkin Farm in Kenosha, Wis., during the Gurnee farmers market at Esper Petersen Park Friday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Carly Bryeans, 17, of Conant High School, is crowned Schaumburg's Miss Septemberfest 2014 by last year's Miss Septemberfest, Laura Sue Jensen, 19, of North Central College, Naperville. Runner-up Carolyn Byrne is on the right.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Runners take off down the runway for the Inaugural Run the Runway 5K Run &1 Mile Walk at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Elgin Police Lt. Frank Trost, works through a scenario a the new interactive training system from Ti Training.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Seven-year-olds Domininc Samolinski, right, and Joe Stomiany, reach out to touch the hand of Melanie Gomez of Elk Grove Village on the Gator ride during Schaumburg's 44th Annual Septemberfest Sunday on the Schaumburg municipal grounds. The festival featured Brain Howe, lead singer of the band Bad Company, and fireworks later in the evening..
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Hayden Senese and Evan Olson, of Sugar Grove, check out a souped up 1965 Chevy Nova at Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez's Eighth Annual Car and Motorcycle Show at the Martin family farm in Elburn.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Ken Perlman, of Boston, plays his five-string banjo on the bank of the Fox River before performing for the crowd Sunday at the Fox Valley Folk Festival at Island Park in Geneva.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Gail Ryan of Geneva sits with her Irish Wolfhounds, Callie and Shealan, as tehy listen to Irish music during the Long Grove Irish Days Festival Sunday in downtown Long Grove. The festival featured live music, Irish dancers, an Irish dog competition and food.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Buffalo Grove residents Alexa Chavez, 8, left, Isabella Delgado, 9, Sophia Monk, 7, and Joanna Delgado, 9, watch a Medina Shriner drive by during the Buffalo Grove Days parade Sunday along Bernard Drive. People brought nonperishable food items to donate to the food pantry.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
The sun sets at the Roosevelt University Albert A. Robin Campus in Schaumburg on Tuesday. The Chicago-based school announced it is scaling back its suburban operations.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Bob Winter of Lombard, who has been involved in Civil War reenacting for 25 years, shows how to load a rifle during the Civil War Encampment at Graue Mill and Museum in Oak Brook.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
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