Colorful photos of the people around you last week
It must be summer when people are on the beach, pinwheels are spinning, dogs are chasing flying discs, and the mayor rides his bike to work.
Elk Grove Village's Mayor Craig Johnson led the pack of about 60 cyclists who turned out for the Bike with the Mayor leisurely bike ride around the village on Saturday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Army veteran Jim Sychowski marches as the Vigil Guard during the Streamwood Veterans Memorial Day Ceremony Sunday at the Streamwood Veterans Memorial. The event featured The Vigil Guard, the Table Ceremony honoring those lost in service and a replica of the World War II Memorial.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Dan and Midge Anderson, of Glen Ellyn, search a map for the locations of Civil War veterans as members of the Glen Ellyn Historical Society place flags in Glen Ellyn's Forest Hill Cemetery.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Dorothy Newell, of Ashland, Ill., waves as her grandson passes in the Geneva High School marching band during the Geneva Memorial Day parade on Third St. Monday morning.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
My perspective this past weekend took me to southwestern Wisconsin where the streams run cold and twelve inch trout slurp at the caddis flies emerging from the meniscus. Blue skies and green pastures lined the small midwestern streams as I went in search of trout in this little piece of heaven. I was first introduced to fly fishing by a good friend of mine almost 30 years ago and I have enjoyed the sport ever since. Often while there is a lull in the fishing I will just stop, sit down and admire the surroundings. I hope that some of you will appreciate the beauty as well. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Glass wind chimes capture the sun just right in a doorway. I just loved the colors and texture the chimes showed. I shot this with a 200mm lens to blur the background and make it pop. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
American flags surround Cook Park in downtown Libertyville for Memorial Day.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
A pinwheel spins in the wind as Grayslake resident Bob Ruger fixes a fence around his garden plot at Prairie Crossing Farm Tuesday. The pinwheel scares away the birds and keeps them from eating the seeds and plants.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Third grader Billy Linker is among those recording the walk-a-thon for Make-a-Wish at Patton School in Arlington Heights.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Caroline Dempsey, Alyson Low and Scott Weinberg look at a special edition of the yearbook commemorating the 50 years as Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
The Willowbrook Wildlife Center's Sandy Fejt releases a bird back to its habitat. Fejt has been helping with Chicago Bird Collision Monitors' bird conservation project, which helps stunned birds return to flight following their collisions with downtown buildings.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Elgin United Way volunteers with EXELON/ComEd's Employee Giving Campaign install sign post along the Born Learning Trail at Copper Springs Park, Wednesday in Elgin.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Elise Boznos, 3, of Hawthorn Woods, left, Ellory Madsen, 5, of Lake Zurich, and Gabrielle Boznos, 5, dance during the Music-in-the-Box program Wednesday at Ela Area Public Library in Lake Zurich. The four-week sessions involved music, rhythm and movement for children ages 2-5.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Mia Eggers, 10, a fifth-grade Einstein Academy student from Carpentersville, portrays Cleopatra during the wax museum event. Students at the Elgin school held their annual wax museum Wednesday where they brought history to life by researching someone from ancient history and then pretend to become them.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Irena Motyleva, of Wauconda, plays with her 2-year-old son Nicholas on the beach at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich Thursday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Naper Settlement Curator of Research, Bryan Ogg, speaks during dedication of a commemorative grave marker in honor of Sybil Dunbar, the city's first known African American female, Thursday in Naperville Cemetery.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Mount Prospect Police Officers Rob Naba, left, and Brent Murray are Cops on a Rooftop at the Dunkin Donuts on Rand Road in Mount Prospect.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
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