Images: The Week in Pictures
Images: The Week in Pictures
Christopher Tee, 3, of Geneva, keeps a safe distance from Santa while he ponders what to ask for at Peck Farm Park in Geneva Saturday. This was the first time he had a one-on-one meeting with the jolly fellow and was a bit cautious at first. He decided on asking for a toy cash register.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
George Sullivan, of Mount Prospect, helps his son, Will, 4, bowl during the first Strike Out Hunger cosmic bowling fundraiser Sunday at Arlington Lanes in Arlington Heights. The event was sponsored by Northwest Compass with proceeds to benefit the Food Connection Program.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Jessica Jozwiak is one of numerous volunteers who help at the Ronald McDonald Family Room, which aids families in times of medical need at Edward Hospital in Naperville. She conducts tours for area Girl Scouts, with one of their favorite areas being next to Ronald McDonald.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Santa had a tiny visitor during the Milk-N-Cookies program Friday at the Robert W. Rolek Community Center in Round Lake. Five-week-old Julian Colon of Round Lake poses for photos during the event.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Fog envelops a parking lot in Carpentersville Monday afternoon as carts are gathered at Menards at the intersection of Randall and Huntley Rds.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Marge Frascona lets the group know that she has bingo as she plays with her good friend Jimmy Badali, both of St. Charles, at the Geneva Friendly Seniors' Christmas Party, Wednesday at the Geneva Community Center.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Olivia Cichowlas, 14, plays the guitar as she and her fellow classmates sing songs at Holmes Junior High School as part of their fourth annual Holmes Helping Homes charity event in Mount Prospect.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
First grader Gabriella Earth, front left, shops for food with her teacher Taryn Moy, far left, for the Holiday Food Drive Tuesday at Target in Gurnee. Woodland Elementary West held a Shop with an Educator program with food purchased and donated to the Warren-Newport Food Pantry. From center left, are Gabriella's siblings Fotoula, 5, Anastasia, 9, and Alexandra, 3.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Shooting the IHSA state football finals is usually a long day. This year I shot three of the four Saturday finals and I don't know how many touchdowns, but after nearly every one of them players did the "jump and bump" celebration that has become so ubiquitous in sports in the last few years. I got caught a little over-lensed on this one and cut off their heads. And shoulders. So I figured why not crop out the rest? I like the perspective. This photo was originally published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Colin Quinn, of Libertyville, draws on a scratchboard gingerbread house with his children Cayden, 2, and Aila, 1, during Gingerbread Bash on Wednesday at the Lake County Discovery Museum in Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda. Preschool children participated in a scavenger hunt for the gingerbread man, ate gingerbread cookies and listened to the story "The Gingerbread Man" during the Small Discoveries program.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Mary Kay Smithberg, of Elgin, is lit up by the setting sun Thursday as she washes her car at the Pro Wash Express in Elgin. "I know it's supposed to get nicer out, but I wanted to get it done and out of the way," said Smithberg after ridding her car of the winter grime that had built up on it.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
An adult American Bald Eagle takes flight over the Fox River between Algonquin and Carpentersville Wednesday afternoon.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Two angels look over families Saturday at Breakfast with Baby Jesus at Immanuel Church in Gurnee. At least 30 congregation members dressed as figures from the story of the birth of Jesus. Families take photos with Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus on stage in the background.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
A Living Christmas Tree with a choir singing Christmas music entertained a pew-packed house at the Community Presbyterian Church in Mt. Prospect on Friday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
A young boy sleeps as his mother checks in with volunteer Otto Wimpffen, of Gurnee, to receive gifts as employees and volunteers from Catholic Charities distribute gifts Thursday at the collection and distribution center in Waukegan. Almost 16,000 people will be given gifts for the holiday season through the Celebration of Giving program.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Hundreds of people deliver flowers to the shrine at the Festival of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on Thursday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Kassandra Jamie, 12, of Streamwood, lights candles at the Festival of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on Thursday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Archbishop Blase Cupich gets ready for mass behind the scenes at the Festival of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on Thursday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Miss Illinois 2014 Marisa Buchheit is the most positive spokesperson for Illinois I've seen. She brings her positive messages to schools, senior centers, and events throughout Illinois on a daily basis. Here she is taking a group selfie with students at Prospect High School in Mount Prospect. Buchheit was at the school speaking to driving class students about distracted driving. She posted this selfie immediately to her Facebook page - and posts other photographs several times a day directly from events she attends. To see all the photos or follow her travels throughpout Illinois or even leave her a message see her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/missil2014. This photo was originally published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Santa Claus talks with Karla Flores, 3, of Mundelein, as she tells him what she wanted for Christmas Monday at Westfield Shoppingtown Hawthorn in vernon Hills. Children can meet with Santa at Cherry Hill Photo in the mall everyday through December 24th at 5 p.m.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Second grader Victoria Yastudents, at Lions Park Elementary School in Mount Prospect, delivered toys for needy families to the Mount Prospect Fire Department on Friday.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Raymond Rosing is surrounded by dozens of his blood relatives at his 90th birthday party Saturday at Key Lime Cove in Gurnee.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Brian Williams, a member of the Northern Illinois Lego Train Club, says that over 10,000 people will attend the 13th annual Christmas show at Cantigny Park in Wheaton
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Willard Dulabaum, of Elgin, plays with 17 other tuba and euphonium players during the TubaChristmas concert hosted by Cambridge Lakes Charter School at the Algonquin Commons shopping mall Saturday. He started playing in high school in 1952, and played on and off until he picked up his own tuba in 1990. He has also performed in the Naperville TubaChristmas and will be at the Palmer House TubaChristmas in Chicago next weekend.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Youth minister Tiggs Washington leads the group in a chant during a peaceful demonstration by the Trinity African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Waukegan, as they participated in the "Black Lives Matter" movement. National Black Solidarity Sunday is a nation-wide effort by churches in protest of the grand jury decisions related to the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
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