Images: Thirty suburban towns are represented in The Week in Pictures
What do faeries, polo ponies and bagpipes have in common? The Week in Pictures
Madeline Roberts, 7, takes a spin around the carousel at the 32nd annual Coon Creek Country Days in Hampshire, Saturday. She has been coming to the festival since she was born.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Courtney Brunkow, 12, of Mundelein smiles as she's finally making headway against the wind in her pencil boat during the Mundelein Park and Recreation District Cardboard Regatta at Diamond Lake Beach Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Dressed as a faerie, two-year-old Annabelle Haiduke of Marseilles, runs across a field during the 11th annual World of Faeries Festival Saturday at Vasa Park, in South Elgin.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Jason Williams, of Palatine runs through the car wash portion of the second annual Varsity Rush obstacle race at Frontier Park in Naperville.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Paul and Monika Finsterwalder, of Elgin look at photos by Eugene Francis Pembroke of Philidelphia, Pennsylvania at the Art and Soul on the Fox art festival in Elgin, Saturday. The Finsterwalders recently moved to the area from Itasca and said they were enjoying taking in the sights of downtown Elgin.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Terri Hayes helps James Gilliard, of Naperville with his equipment as they make the transition from the swim section of the race to the bicycle portion Sunday at the Naperville Sprint Triathlon. He is legally blind and she is his guide for the race.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Jasmeen Singh, 11, of Inverness participates in limbo during the 21st annual Punjabi Sports Festival Sunday at Falcon Park in Palatine. The Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago hosted the event that featured volleyball, yoga, children's games, aerobics and more.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Tessa Walton knocks the ball across her horse Sunday at the Blackberry Polo Club Central Circuit Women's Challenge benefit match in Batavia. She was playing for a team sponsored by Batavia Bulldog Plumbing. The tournament benefitted The Batavia Arts Council and Shakespeare on Clark, as well as several other charities.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Heather Irwin, of Downers Grove, works the bagpipes during a recent practice in Lombard. She is from the Midlothian Scottish Pipe Band and is competing in the World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
Seaweed and moss line the bed of the Waubonsie Creek in Aurora Wednesday. The aquatic plants were very visible due to the dearth of rain over the past week. However, if local weather predictions come true the creek should be back to its normal water level by next weekend. I just loved the way the green texture resembled a lush forest if viewed from an airplane. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edtion of the Daily Herald.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
I shot a series of pictures at the Butterfly House at Peck Farm Park in Geneva a couple of weeks ago of Hailey Kornak, 8, of Glen Ellyn as she tried to get a selfie when a Great Southern White butterfly landed on her. The picture that ran in the paper next day included her camera for context. It was fine, but I later realized how much impact I lost by cropping so loosely when the real picture was the expression on her face. Fortunately this column allows me a chance for a do-over. I picked a different frame in the series and cropped in tight on her face and the butterfly, just boiling the composition down to the basic elements and I think it gave it a lot more impact. So remember today's lesson...shoot tight, crop tight. PERSPECTIVE is a weekly photo column by the Daily Herald's photo staff. To comment, please contact Rick West, rwest@dailyherald.com. Follow me on Twitter @dhrickwest or Instagram @rickwest. You like Facebook? Let's be friends. www.facebook.com/rick.west.7393. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edtion of the Daily Herald.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
This old St. Bernard named Bailey sits in the front seat of a '76 Triumph Spitfire during Car Fun on 21 in downtown Libertyville. I like the way his gentle face is looking up at the camera. The owner had a sign on the car that said "Please pet me." This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edtion of the Daily Herald.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Limbs broke half way up the tree after a storm hit the Grayslake area Sunday night.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Courtney Goldsmith holds two baby squirrels she saved from the storm outside her Grayslake home on Behm Drive. A tornado touched down late Sunday night.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Dog trainer Alex Rothacker, of Grayslake, left, and Bannockburn police officer Danve Lemmer put on a K-9 demonstration during National Night Out at North Park in Lincolnshire Tuesday night.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Countryside Fire Department set up a sprinkler during National Night Out at Hartman Park in Vernon Hills Tuesday night.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
The Grayslake Central High School marching band practices on the football field a day after the school was closed due to tornado damage. Residents from Grayslake, Round Lake Park, Wildwood and Hainesville continued to clean up Tuesday after a tornado struck late Sunday night.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Sheep, goats, donkeys and an assortment of other barnyard animals walk the fence line along the O'Hare property as planes land throughtout the day. They keep things nice and tidy and aesthetically pleasing as the third year for this program is in the books.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Kane County Forest Preserve District Police Officer Rick Splittgerber guides Dominic Tingler, 4, of Elburn, through a bike rodeo at the Kane County Sheriff's National Night Out event in St. Charles Tuesday. The bike rodeo teaches kids about bike safety and encourages the use of helmets.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Carol Stream Officer Ron Mozalewski, left, and Officer Andrew Zakerski hand out some beach balls to brothers Jonathan, 2, and Jovani Olivos, 6, during National Night Out at Community Park in Carol Stream on Tuesday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
A police helicopter flies over Festival Park at the Elgin National Night Out event Tuesday. The helicopter landed and people got a closer look.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Feyza Yazar, right, with her brother, Mehmet and mother Hatun, reacts after viewing her new bedroom for the first time. The Palatine girl, who has recently been diagnosed with leukemia and is undergoing chemotherapy treatment, received a new dream bedroom through Special Spaces, funded by the Coldwell Banker Charitable Foundation.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Jeffrey Riesterer, 8, of Arlington Heights sits in the driver's seat of an Army Humvee during the National Night Out event in Arlington Heights Tuesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Anthony Estanisalo, 11, of Glendale Heights picks out some free books at the Catholic Charities sponsored annual Back to School Fair. Backpacks were available with school supplies along with medical, dental and vision screenings, and financial aid information.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
People line up to buy lemonade Wednesday as the Goddard School in Elgin held a lemonade stand fundraiser for 8-year-old Bella Yakos, an Algonquin resident who was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma last year.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Kane County Naturalist Ben Katzen leads a group as they explore the water at Tyler Creek, Wednesday in Elgin during the annual creek walk. The naturalist-guided exploration of the watery world of creeks found fish, frogs, crawfish and water striders. Katzen said that depending on the types of insects and aquatic life that they find in the creek determines the water quality. More than 20 people from young to old participated in the creek walk Wednesday and navigated water that ranged from ankle high to above the knees on some of the younger adventure seekers.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Peter Castiglione, 10, of Algonquin and the Crystal Clovers 4-H Club tries out a 1950 International Harvester Farmall Super A tractor at the McHenry County Fair in Woodstock Thursday. He said sitting on all the different tractors is his favorite thing to do at the fair, followed by the rides. The tractor is owned by Bill Manke of Woodstock.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Joy Holian, 11, of Richmond turns her 18-month-old steer named Taj Gibson around in the ring during the Crossbred Steer Class 6 category of the 4-H Beef Show at the McHenry County Fair in Woodstock Thursday. She took first place in the 1,360 pound weight class.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Meggie Kubik, of Des Plaines and her daughter Klaudia, 8, explore the St. Zachary annual four-day festival which featured a new layout design this year to better showcase the musical talent.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Judy Slazes, of Lake Villa hangs up a flying pig in the Ham & Bacon Stand during the first day of Lake Villa Days at Lehmann Park on Thursday. The 82nd annual festival is sponsored by the Lake Villa Firefighter's Association and features food, carnival rides, and the Ham & Bacon Stand.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Eleven-year-old Brookelyn Beauchamp, of Gurnee makes a sharp turn during the Gurnee Days Bike Rodeo at Fire Station #1 Friday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Daisy Perez, of Elgin and her children Mercedes, 11, and Rogelio, 12, carry some of the supplies that they picked up during the annual Hosanna! Lutheran Church school supply giveaway Friday in St. Charles. Volunteers spent the entire week packing backpacks full of supplies to hand out to kids in need from kindergarten to 12th grade.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
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