Images: The Week in Pictures
People were treated to an Oktoberfest celebration as the band Alpine Thunder performed traditional German songs Tuesday night at the Fox Lake Library.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Mill Street Elementary hosted the "Crosstown Classic" run among elementary schools in Naperville in which school running clubs participated Tuesday.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
Argonne National Laboratory scientist Ani Sumant, right, demonstrates to Becky Haight, center, and other advanced placement physics and chemistry students, the thermal conductivity of a diamond and other high tech experiments while visiting Warren Township High School Tuesday.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Volunteer Lynn Toppings, of Barrington Hills, hand feeds grass Thursday in Hampshire to a few of 75 quarter-horses that have been neglected for several years. A pair of rescue organizations are trying to find homes for the horses, many of whom were show horses owned by a past president of the American Quarter Horse Association.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Trainer Lori Coffell gives instruction to 8-year-old Ella Krackauer, right, and 13-year-old Meira Groth, both of Buffalo Grove, during horse camp at Fox Creek Stables in Wauconda Thursday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Marson Maynor represents the breakdance club and busts a move on Main Street during the St. Charles North homecoming parade downtown Friday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Stella May Swartz School Principal Angie Ross dances with students after receiving a certificate certifying that their Oakbrook Terrace school has been named a National Blue Ribbon School in honor of its academic performance.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Zuzana Tkacova, of Naperville, takes a photo of her sons Jakub and Flip Tkac, 10 and 3, in front of a scarecrow entitled "S'More Camping Fun" by Troop 50438 of School District 68 in Woodridge. This was part of the the Morton Arboretum's Scarecrow Trail.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Joe Schneider of Wittenstein, specializing in mechatronic drive technology, talks with Burlington-Central High School student Nick Perkin, 16, at the "Manufacture Your Future" event at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin on Wednesday. The Elgin Development Group and library partnered with Elgin Community College, school district U-46 and local business leaders to host the manufacturing exhibit to show products made and sold locally and related career opportunities. Earlier in the day, students toured manufacturers' businesses. Perkin wants to go into the engineering field, possibly robotics.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
A river of pink moves down Wesley Avenue as Palombi Middle School, in Lake Villa, held their annual Pink Out and Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk event on Friday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Jack Smith shakes out a Halloween ghost display on his South Elgin roof Monday. "I would do more but it's not easy," he said.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Dog owners watch their dogs play for the first time in Schaumburg's new dog park which requires a pass key to get in.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
I was cruising around looking for a feature picture when I saw Lori Cooke putting a fresh coat of paint on the jockey adorning the gate pillar at her Red Gate Farm home in St. Charles. I was shooting it about every way you could imagine, so of course I tried making a silhouette of her. This was my first guess-timate on the exposure. It was way too dark but it turns out that it was the only usable silhouette I shot becuase my camera sensor was so filthy that it was the only one that hid the myriad flecks of dirt that showed up. This photo was originally published in the Perspective column in the print edtion of the Daily Herald.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Morgan Breen, 15, of Naperville, looks at the fish exhibit while at the opening of the new Knoch Knolls Nature Center in south Naperville.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
John Glueckert Jr. walks among hundreds of graves at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Sean and Kathleen Redmond, of Batavia, huddle up in the cold, wet weather while waiting for their son, Patrick, 17, to run in the boys varsity race of the St. Charles North High School cross county invite at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles on Saturday. Kathleen bundled up in Patrick's baby blanket since he took her Batavia themed blanket for himself.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Francis Cardinal George was the main celebrant at a Mass of Atonement and Hope, Saturday at Holy Family Church in Chicago.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Jeffery Glazer holds one of his chickens Sunday at a animal blessing ceremony on the Kane County Courthouse lawn, hosted by St. Mark's Episcopal Church of Geneva. He says he names them all Food. "I don't eat them right away," he explained. "I let them lay eggs for awhile and when production fall off, then I eat them." He said he has great respect for the birds and thinks they deserve to be blessed.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Anthony Altmeyer, 4, of Elgin, attempts to turn around his family's pumpkin laden wagon at South Elgin's annual Pumpkin Patch & Fall Festival at County Park on Saturday. Anthony, joined by brother, Charlie, 2, and parents Lisa and Tony, gathered pumpkins despite the rain. They waited for it to stop, but after a while just decided to get to it. This was their first time attending the event.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Fighting off the rain and cold weather, Sally Becker of North Aurora waits for her grandson, Sean Adams, 14, of Batavia to run in the varsity race at the St. Charles North High School cross county invite at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles on Saturday. Sean is a freshman running on the varsity team.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
4-year-old Colin DuClos, of Libertyville, sports a cool balloon hat during the Libertyville farmers market Thursday. The farmers market runs every Thursday in downtown Libertyville through October 16.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Parkview Montessori School children Danielle Byers, 5, left, and Chelsea Brown, 4, both of Mount Prospect, run through a corn maze during Pumpkinfest at Didier Farms in Lincolnshire on Wednesday. The festival runs now through October 31 with hay rides, a corn maze, petting zoo, and lots and lots of pumpkins.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Fiona Rasche, 2, of Palatine, laughs as she peers through the window of the closed door of Mundelein's prisoner transport van during the 10th annual Law Enforcement Exhibition at Westfield Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills recently. I took another photo of Fiona, a 28mm, wide-angle view that showed the interior of the van, and this was turned in for publication in the news section of the paper. I really liked this photo as well, a slight-telephoto, 90mm view that showed her genuine laughter, and I thought it would be a natural fit for the Perspective column. This photo was originally published in the Perspective column in the print edtion of the Daily Herald.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Tony Durante, of Schaumburg, owns a knife-sharpening machine that he says is 155 years old. He's been a constant presence at Elgin's Harvest Market over the years. He's also been at the Schaumburg farmers market.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Author and illustrator Edward J. Denecke had kIndergarteners and first graders laughing and smiling for almost an hour as he read his book "What Happens at School When You're Not There?", and spoke to students about it on Friday, at Laura B. Sprague School in Lincolnshire, where he once worked as the school's custodian.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Miles Mele, 2, of Aurora, plays outside during Oktoberfest at Naper Settlement.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
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