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Images: The Week in Pictures

Images: The Week in Pictures

  Roger and Sue Lehman, of St. Charles, cross country ski through Wheeler Park in Geneva Monday. The two say they've been skiing together for about 30 years. "It's great exercise," Roger said. They said it was the first time they had been out this year. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Ethan Jimenez, 7, uses ropes to move a plastic container to learn the effects of force during a program at the Gail Borden Public Library Monday afternoon. The monthly STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) program is for first through fifth graders to experiment and create as they learn. Ethan is from Elgin. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Fourth grader Olivia Suh looks for landmarks in Russia during a scavenger hunt as third- and fourth-graders explore a giant-sized map of Europe Tuesday at Half Day School in Lincolnshire. The 26' x 26' map is part of a National Geographic exhibit. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Aaron Wagner, of Buffalo Grove, gets a lesson in hula dancing during a beach party themed lunch sponsored by the Office of Student Involvement, the Student Activities Board and the One-Stop Center and presented in part by the Harper College Student Activity Fund. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Bella Helfrich, 12, of Plainfield, gets ready to fire off a snowball at her birthday party friends at the heated pool at the Pheasant Run resort in St. Charles, on a mild January day in which the temperature reached around forty degrees. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  First graders LuLi Tompson, left, and Emma Harrity play with gears as students participated at the STEM Museum Monday at Adler Park School in Libertyville. Children worked on science, technology, engineering and math activities produced by Mobile Ed Productions. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Fifth grade students watch as STEM administrator Mark Bishop works with Nao the robot at the STEM Museum Monday at Adler Park School in Libertyville. Students watched Nao exercise and sing during the program by Mobile Ed Productions as they learned more about the state-of-the-art humanoid robot. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Mike Purke, of Vernon Hills, hangs out with his three huskies and another dog at the Lakewood Dog Park near Wauconda Thursday morning. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Butterfield School second-grader River Thompson examines a mold of a T-Rex finger as students learned about dinosaurs during an in-school field trip conducted by High Tech High Touch at the school Friday in Libertyville. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Alphonso Varela, 23, of St. Charles, tumbles off his sled while speeding down Johnson's Mound in Elburn Friday afternoon. He and sister, Catalina, 16, and family friend Isabel Arce, 11, all of St. Charles, were visiting the hill for the first time. Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
  Barb Kruser, new director of the Helen Plum Library in Lombard, right, talks to youth services associate Cate Loveday. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
  Medals aren't as important as friends, says Abby Stanton, 15, a figure skater from Lake in the Hills, as she shares a moment with fellow skater Ben Collins, of Crystal Lake, during a practice before next month's Special Olympics. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Thornton Newton, 14, of Geneseo, puts the final touches on his robot. He was one of more than 240 leading elementary, middle, and high school VEX Robotics students and mentors from around Chicagoland that took part in the 2nd Annual WiredCats Vex Robotics Competition at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville. Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
  Layla Fuksman, 8, of Mundelein, skates at Vernon Hills' Winter Fest on Saturday at Century Park North. George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
  llya Sagalovich, of Naperville, pulls his daughter Anita, 1, on a sled through Ashbury Park in Naperville Saturday. The tempatures are expected to to 40 today. Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
  Gavin Grampovnik, 6, of Wauconda, goes down the sled hill in a saucer at the Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda Saturday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  John Lewis of J&B Kitchens in Arlington Heights, left, talks with Wenan Qiang, of Libertyville, and Leon Zeng, of Grayslake, during the Home Building & Remodeling Expo Sunday at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. Visitors were able to learn about the latest home materials and projects and discuss their needs and costs with local professionals. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
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