Images: A Queen came to town and a Prince left us in The Week in Pictures
Jungin Angie Lee, of Naperville has been named the state's top high school volunteer, earning the Prudential Spirit of Community Award. She receives the award from Prudential's Robert Jungels, of Naperville during a pep assembly at Metea Valley High School. Angie has spinal muscular atrophy and part of her recognition comes from leading a giant soccer ball tournament and raising money to fight her disease.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Queen Noor of Jordan waits to make her entrance at the sixth annual World Leaders Forum Monday at Judson University in Elgin.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Ryder Baugh, 2, and his mother Bre Baugh, of Sugar Grove stroll around the reptile house at Aurora's Phillips Park Zoo.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Barrington resident Don MacDonald enjoys a beautiful spring day paddle boarding around Lake Zurich on Sunday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Two-year-old Liam Taylor, left, and his brother, four-year-old Miles, both of Fox River Grove play in the water at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich Monday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton is very interesting, but also very dark is some locations, so it is a challenge to get photos in there without flash. I like the mood the light brings to this display in the World War II exhibit. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Bonnie Jasick, left, gets a group of girls to sing "Purple Rain" as she takes their tickets a Prince tribute show. One day after the death of recording star Prince, the tribute band The Purple Xperience performs at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Valerie Jones, of Elgin takes a picture of her son Michael, 7, as he pops his head through a display at the Discover Space: A Cosmic Journey exhibit at the Gail Borden Library in Elgin Monday. The free exhibit offers hands-on activities including a solar system weather report station, a discover space quiz show, a mission to Mars kiosk and other displays.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Monica Gafford mops the floor while Brian Stanton comes down off a ladder at the soon to be opened Arabica Coffee on Douglas Street in Elgin. Stanton and his wife Diane are opening the business that they say will offer bake goods made in house and specially roasted coffee. They're planning to open at the end of May.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Adler Park School full-day kindergarten student Marie Gradl enjoys making a bird feeder from a pinecone, lard and bird seed during Earth Day activities at the Libertyville school on Friday.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Adler Park School students respond to questions by storyteller Chris Fascione during his program in Libertyville.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
ComEd volunteer Janine Keating, of Aurora and her fellow employees lend a hand Tuesday at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Elgin to help spruce up their soup kitchen that serves hot meals to those in need every Thursday. The ComEd team helped paint, clean and organize the kitchen, pantry and serving area to prepare for the next week's meal.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Special Education Teacher Rosa Mueller shows Ian Cornell the cans he crushed using a can crusher he activated with a chin switch, one of the ways the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization is using new technology to reach special education students in the classroom.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Preschool children from Our Lord Little Ones in Mundelein watch a performance of ""Beauty and the Beast" at Carmel Catholic High School Wednesday in Mundelein. The play was presented for area Catholic schools, elderly residents, and the senior class.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
David Sam, president of Elgin Community College, talked about why he wants to become the next president of the College of DuPage during a public forum Wednesday.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
Second-grader Natalia Arroyo waters a plant in the hallway at OIive Martin School in Lake Villa as the school participated in Earth Day events this week.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Alexis Ross, of Arlington Heights teaches piano to more than 20 students with special needs, including Aidin McCurley, 10, of Palatine, who is on the autism spectrum.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
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