The first Santa Claus photo of the year appears in The Week in Pictures
The first Santa Claus photo of the year appears while we still have Halloween photos in The Week in Pictures
Dressed as St. Joan of Arc, five-year-old Gianna Garcia races to keep up with her older sister Sonja, 7, as they dodge rain drops Saturday while trick-or-treating for Halloween in Elgin.
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Brian Wismer, dressed as a pirate, draws on miniature balloons he calls pumpkin poppers, at the village hall during Business Trick or Treat in downtown Grayslake.
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Several people stroll and bike on the McHenry County Prairie Trail in Algonquin Monday afternoon in the sunshine.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Santa walks around Woodfield Mall with the help of the Conant Marching Band as he arrived early from the North Pole to listen to all the wishes of the good boys and girls.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Hank Verboomen, of Naperville and a WWII veteran, carries flags as he helps set up the Healing Field of Honor on Rotary Hill in Naperville on Friday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Keshav Chandramouli, 9, of Mundelein throws a pumpkin in a garbage can after the 8th Annual Pumpkin Drop Sunday at Keith Mione Community Park in Mundelein. The leftover pumpkin scraps from the event were collected and sent to the Prairie Crossing farm in Grayslake for composting.
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Keynote speaker WWII POW and Army veteran Bernard Edelman, of Lincolnshire holds up his prison camp registration papers that listed him as a Protestant during the College of Lake County's annual Veterans Day Ceremony Friday in Grayslake. Edelman is Jewish, and claims that saved his life.
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A woman with a traditionally painted face stands by a burning offering at an altar in downtown Aurora during Day of the Dead celebrations Sunday.
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Palatine resident Marcy Garcea enjoys the warm weather Monday at Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Palatine.
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Bill Hicks, right, of Carpentersville celebrates after being named the winner of the Daily Herald Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca Monday night. Here, he is applauded by Corporate Chef Massimo Gaffo.
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Michael DiCristina, left, and Clint Burnell, with the Naperville Park District, install a replica of the Vietnam Wall Memorial at Rotary Hill on Wednesday. The wall will be part of this year's Healing Field of Honor.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Grayslake North "Superfan" leader Jake Pinkley doesn't let a 45-degree fahrenheit game-time temperature deter him from wearing appropriately-colored body paint instead of a warm coat as he cranks an old-fashioned siren prior to the Knight's game against cross-town rival Grayslake Central.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Sisters Zada, 4, and Jovi Zechiroski, 8, wear their Halloween costumes as their dad Zack Zechiroski, of Batavia leads them to a ride Sunday at the Windy City Amusement carnival on Randall Road in Geneva.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
There are many scenic areas around DuPage County. This bridge is located in the Mallard Lake Forest Preserve in Hanover Park. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Bill Hicks of Carpentersville, left, celebrates after being named the winner of the Daily Herald Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca Monday night. Here, Hicks' son James Hicks of Minneapolis congratulates his dad.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Army veteran Don Criel, left, of Lake Zurich talks 9-year-old Charlie Woszczak during the 14th annual Veterans Day Breakfast Thursday morning at Sarah Adams Elementary School in Lake Zurich.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Kelsey Harrigan, 7, of Schaumburg visits with Santa at the Woodfield Mall as he arrived early from the North Pole to listen to all the wishes of the good boys and girls.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
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