Images: The best pictures you missed last week
Is your town one of the two dozen represented in The Week in Pictures gallery? Our staff photographers made photos of standing horses, jumping dogs, sitting falcons and boxing police.
Libertyville Sports Complex hosted a boxing match called "Badges vs Bad Guys" Friday night. The proceeds went to benefit Junior Olympics.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Taylor Gissendaner, 17, of Gurnee, checks her phone as she looks at jewelry at Vintage Soul Jewelry during the Zurko Antique and Flea Market Sunday at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. The market featured over 200 vendors featuring gardening items as well as antiques, art collectibles, vintage clothing and more.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Sue Vlahos, of Sleepy Hollow, and her daughter Olivia Vlahos, of Crystal Lake, check out a peregrine falcon during "Mother's Day with Birds of Prey" event at the Stillman Nature Center in South Barrington.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Bicyclists like Sophie Smithson, 9, and her family, parents Duncan and Andree with Amelie, 13, and Catherine, 6, prepare to leisurely cruise along the 15 mile bike route in Arlington Heights winding past schools, parks and other spots only accessible by bikes on Saturday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
All eyes are on Charlotte Baldin's dog Fin, who makes the catch during the Toss and Catch intermediate event of the Dog Disc Championships at Centennial Beach in Naperville. The events were part of the Spring Fever Reliever, sponsored by the Naperville Park District. Baldin is from Highland, Indiana.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Dawn Drysdale, of Darien, Wis., talks to Ace the horse while his owner, Don Thennes, of Crystal Lake, saddles him up for the next presentation at the Camp Kane Heritage Foundation and the 8th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry's "Train the Troops" presentation at Langum Park in St. Charles Saturday. Drysdale has been a re-enactor for the past five years. However, when she was a little girl, her grandfather was a re-enactor and she would travel with him when he portrayed a soldier.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Isabella Peperizzi, 4, rides the carousel with her mother Elizabeth Groff, left, and grandparents Ruth Ann Littlefield and Ed Midgley, all of Geneva, Sunday at Blackberry Farm in Aurora. The Fox Valley Park District park provided carnations for moms on Mothers Day.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Patrons choose from dozens of plant varieties during Saturday's native plant sale at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Two-year-old Vash McGowan, of Round Lake Park, walks with a duck umbrella during the Zurko Antique and Flea Market Sunday at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. The market featured over 200 vendors featuring gardening items as well as antiques, art collectibles, vintage clothing and more.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
The Norman C. Huntley meeting room was awash with sounds of Civil War music as David Corbett and James Schranz, not pictured, of the Battlefield Balladeers, performed Wednesday in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, at the St. Charles Public Library. Their repertoire consisted of the patriotic, sentimental and comic songs of the era. Each song was introduced with a historic quote or reason why the song was important or popular. Their sound is created with guitars, minstrel banjo, harmonica and a variety of percussion and other instruments. This performance was funded through donations to the St. Charles Public Library Foundation. The group has been performing together for the last 12 years. Corbett is from Buffalo Grove and Schranz is from Lindenhurst. To get more information about the Battlefield Balladeers go to battlefieldballadeers.weebly.com
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Shooting softball and baseball on the high school level involves a bit of strategy that they don't teach in photojournalism school...always have the wind at your back, otherwise you'll have the dirt in your face. And on your lens. This was a routine grounder from a St. Charles East vs. Geneva game a couple of weeks ago and the fielder came up with more than just the ball. This photo was published in the Perspective column, a weekly print photo column by the Daily Herald photo staff. To comment, please contact Rick West, rwest@dailyherald.com. Follow me on Twitter @dhrickwest or Instagram @rickwest. You like Facebook? www.facebook.com/rick.west.7393.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Actor and veterans activist Gary Sinise signs Operation Support Our Troops care packages for military members during a visit at the Hollywood Palms Cinemas in Naperville, to thank those who help with the Rockin' for the Troops concert and to launch the start of ticket sales for this summer's concert.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Keller Williams Realty volunteers and Wheaton School District 200's transition program students have their photo taken by Erica Loiacono, director of public relations at Community School District 200.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
LaToya Howell, of Waukegan, right, hugs her 12-year-old daughter Jayla, as people protest State's Attorney Michael Nerheim decision that a Zion police officer was justified in fatally shooting teenager Justus Howell last month.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Kindergarten teacher George Vlasis, at Hough School in Barrington, is congratulated by the student body after he won the Golden Apple award on Tuesday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Aden Joanis, 5, of North Aurora, smiles at his mom Kristy from the driver's seat of a 1930 Ford Model A during Batavia's Touch A Truck event at the Eastside Community Center Friday. Kids were able to climb on Batavia emergency and public works vehicles as well as the classic car and myriad construction trucks.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
The Honor Guard holds the flags in a strong wind at the annual Elgin Police Memorial ceremony on the steps of the police department Tuesday afternoon.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Marilyn Neal, wife of retiring Elgin Police Sgt. Gary Neal, celebrates when he jokingly announced that not only was he retiring for the police force, but so was she, after standing by his side no matter what during all his years on the Elgin Police force, during a ceremony at The Centre in Elgin Friday.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Lake Zurich High School students watch a pre-prom demonstration of a car crash involving alcohol impaired students on Wednesday. The Lake Zurich Police and Fire Departments coordinated with the school to stage the mock event.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Sprague School Principal Christine Adler is surprised by students and faculty after finding out she's receiving the Stanley C. Golder Award for leadership.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
With the help of the Geneva Fire Department, Art for the Sky leader Daniel Dancer used Mill Creek Elementary School students to create a human "painting" that was photographed from overhead Thursday at the Geneva school.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Jackson, 6, and Nick VanMeter, 4, of Glen Ellyn, wind up to try their hand as knocking down some dolls during the 2015 Taste of Glen Ellyn's carnival. The taste includes entertainment, business expo and carnival rides.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Dylan Nelson, left, and Tony Gonzalez of The Bike Connection, Schaumburg, chat prior to a bike ride from the Meineke Recreation Center to the Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center in honor of "Bike to Work Week" Friday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
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