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Images: The Week in Pictures

  Todd Martin shakes the water off his umbrella while watching the Schaumburg Septemberfest Parade. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Eugene Burkut, of Wheeling, rests on the shoulders of his father, Alex Burkut, during the Food and Fun for Persons with Disabilities event on the last day of Buffalo Grove Days. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Maggie Cochran, left, and Emerson Jarrell, both 9 and from Naperville, keep dry under an umbrella as they watch the annual Naperville Labor Day Parade Monday. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  An egret hunts for his lunch Tuesday in the Fox River in St. Charles. The birds hunt by standing still or wading slowly and jabbing their beak into the water and spearing the fish. They have an enormous wing span and were hunted almost to extinction for their plumage. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Batavia Public Library Facility Manager Jeff Chaney sorts through some of the donated goods as the library hosted a one-day food drive, Thursday, in recognition of Hunger Action Month. Donations of nonperishable foods, personal care items, household cleaners, paper products, and laundry products were donated to Batavia's Interfaith Food Pantry. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  The Fox Valley Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet plays a benefit concert aboard the "Fox River Queen" riverboat Sunday. The group, and about 50 passengers, departed from Pottawatomie Park in St. Charles for an hour of Baroque music on the Fox River. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Max Biggam, 2, wears an iron Viking helmet Sunday at the 35th Scandinavian Day Festival at Vasa Park in South Elgin. He was with his Swedish Glen Ellyn family, including mother Lindsey, brother A.J., 4, and grandmother Carol Greenwald. The were at a reenactment booth showing what life was like for Anglo-Scandinavians in Great Britain in 1014. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Matthew Hall, 5, of Geneva, left, and his friend Bryan Jordan, 5, of St. Charles, chase a kite they flew with their parents at Geneva Park District's 4th annual Kite Festival on Saturday at Peck Farm Park's South Athletic Fields in Geneva. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  8-year-old Ella Krackauer, of Buffalo Grove, rides her horse during horse camp at Fox Creek Stables in Wauconda Thursday. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Twins Olivia and Kayla Friedrich, 2-1/2, of Batavia, cover their ears from the sound of the sirens as emergency vehicles pass during the Winfield Good Old Days parade Sunday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  The Dillon-Gavin Irish Dancers from Des Plaines entertain the crowd during Irish Days in downtown historic Long Grove Monday. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Bob Mikos, of St. Charles, makes a throw while playing bag toss at Campton Hills' 4th annual United Fall Fest on Saturday at Congregational United Church of Christ. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  College of Lake County student Nancy Antonio, of Waukegan, gets a closer look at The Day of the Dead Dedicated to Julia Pastrana, from the exhibit Esperanza Gama: A Series of Memories exhibit at the College of Lake County's Robert T. Wright Gallery in Grayslake. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  A small drone carrying a camera comes in for a landing as the pilots get ready to film the Second Annual Color Run 5k in Arlington Heights to support Clearbrook. This was the first time I had see one of these personal drones in action and was very intrigued and I would love to have one. This photo was originally published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  I'm a sucker for raindrops. Be they on roses, or whatever this is, I can't help myself. It's just like when I see a rainbow, or a nice silhouette, or a unicorn, I just have to shoot it. This photo was originally published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Sophie Twichell, executive director of the Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, shows off a panel on a new walking and reading trail called Trail Tales / Caminando con Cuentos, at Ryerson Woods Forest Preserve in Riverwoods Friday. The panels are taken from the children's book "Miss Maple's Seeds" by Eliza Wheeler. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Haylee Johanson, 7, of Ingleside, smiles while having her face painted during the Round Lake Home Town Festival Saturday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Clockwise, Colin, 5, Matthew, 7, their dad Javed Fouch, and Jacob, 3, all from Mount Prospect, eat cupcakes during "Books and Bites," a popular story-filled event at the Mount Prospect Library. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Artist Scott Kiefer, of Berwyn, shows off his hand-made limited editions to Palatine resident Clare Swanson at an art festival hosted by the Palatine Jaycees on Saturday. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  Kaylee Marinier, 6, of Villa Park, looks at herself in a mirror after having her face painted by Dayna Rutter during Villa Park's Oktoberfest celebration at Lions Park Sunday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Top Teacher Laurie Mason talks with third grade students, including John Gonzalez, left, during class at Eugene Field Elementary School in Wheeling Thursday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
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