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Images: The week in pictures

Posted May 30, 2016 1:00 am

By John Starks

St. Charles Police Officer Charles Crumlett escorts a wild beaver across Route 31 back to the Fox River in downtown St. Charles after it was found walking westbound past the bars on Main Street late one night in April. I was on the way home from work when I saw it walking past the bars with crowds of people around it, so I quickly went around the block and parked, where the police were already on the scene. In all my years out here, I have never seen this before! However, Crumlett says it happens a few times a year and the police are called to help the critters back to the river. (He's had this particular assignment before. Some animals they even recognize.) This guy took his sweet time, stopping frequently to dine on greenery along the bank of the river over the course of about a half hour before dipping back into the water. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald. Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com

See what we photographed last week in the suburbs.

Pace worker Edward Madden takes time out at the 9th annual Spring Fun Fair in Des Plaines to smash a wrecked car, which was part of the Touch-A-Truck festival on Saturday. He said, "It felt wonderful" and declares that "I was not thinking of my boss" when he let the sledgehammer fly. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com

Mary Stewart, of Winfield carries her Meadow Rue plant, while looking over other plants, during Blooming Fest in downtown West Chicago. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com

Christopher Weyrich, left, oversees the jumping and flipping talent of Matt McCarty, of Elk Grove, right, on the velcro wall during JustPlay!, a unique interactive game festival hosted by the Carol Stream Park District. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com

A baseball game I was covering in Palatine was in rain delay. I looked around trying to see when the storm would clear and noticed the sun peaking through the storm clouds. I left the light pole in the picture to give a sense of perspective. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com

Mundelein residents George and Fran Tritthardt enjoy a beautiful afternoon riding their recumbent bikes Monday on the bike path along Route 176 in Mundelein. The pair spent the day riding on the North Shore Bike Path from downtown Mundelein to Butler Lake in Libertyville. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com

Maintenance worker Dylan Ringham carries inner tubes at Barefoot Bay Family Aquatic Center in Mundelein on Monday. The aquatic park will celebrate its tenth anniversary this year. The pools are filled and maintenance crews are putting on finishing touches around the Mundelein Park District water park. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com

Magician Bill Cook, of Prospect Heights will be starring on a CW show called "Masters of Illusion." Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com

Jim Knasel, left, corrals about 250 students on their bikes at Kelly Park before pedaling to school during the recent National Bike to School Day in Wheaton. Knasel is a member of the Wheaton Bike Advisory Commission. The composition and camera angle of the winding line of bikes makes for an appealing photograph. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com

Shitara Jr. High School students perform a Soran Dance during the Sayonara Party on Monday at South Middle School in Arlington Heights. Elementary School District 25 hosted 39 eighth graders from Japan for the last five days and concluded with a party that included gifts, dance, music and cultural expressions. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com

John Maack, of Libertyville works on a replica Viking ship he is building at Larsen Marine in Waukegan. Viking explorers used this type of boat a millennia ago to travel to the New World. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com

Velma Sept, left, along with Lucille Matejka and other volunteers from the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, serve a cookout lunch for members of the Elgin Police Department Friday. They served food from roughly 10:30-2:30 then were getting pizzas around midnight for people working the overnight shift. This is the 10th year they've done the cookout as part of National Police Week. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com

Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson talks about 95% Industrial Occupancy as he discusses the State of the Village at a chamber luncheon at Belvedere Banquets. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com

Fidel Aguiar, left, and Alejandro Gonzales, of Hacienda Landscaping work on a new castle playground at Deerpath Park in Vernon Hills. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com

Horses take to the track in preparation for opening day at Arlington International Racecourse. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com

Barrington High School junior Barbara Malczynski pets Mystery, a mini therapy horse from Mane In Heaven. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com

Science Olympid members Emily Liu hugs Emily Lu before the start of an assembly for the national champion Science Olympiad team Wednesday at Daniel Wright Junior High School in Lincolnshire. Mayor Elizabeth Brandt presented a proclamation for recognition of the team and its accomplishments. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com

World of Work day found jobs for Jack Murphy (front) and Aidan Orlando, both 10 and from Arlington Heights, and 5th graders at Windsor Elementary School at Peggy Kinnane's Irish Restaurant & Pub under the expert care of waitress Jessica Pruban. They were taking food to their teachers who happened to be eating at the restaurant. They were not getting paid but received valuable experience and free soda. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com

Gordon Whiting, a social studies teacher and alum of Elgin High School, got a big hug from his mom Janet Whiting after he exited the district through the same door at Garfield Elementary that he entered as a kindergarten student. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com

The Rev. W.J. Rideout took charge of nearly 3,000 protesters during a super sized protest in the rain on Wednesday evening at McDonalds U.S. Headquarters in Oakbrook. Cooks and cashiers were protesting low wages in hopes of getting a pay increase to $15.00 an hour like in New York and California. Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com

Rev. Dr. Ronald Wanless, a retired United Methodist pastor of Ligonier, PA., marches on the McDonalds Headquarters before a shareholders meeting in Oak Brook. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com

Van McNeil, of Mundelein takes a selfie with members of the Justice League as Six Flags Great America unveiled its Justice League Battle for Metropolis ride during media day on Thursday in Gurnee. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com

Over 3,000 protesters march on the McDonalds Headquarters before a shareholders meeting in Oak Brook. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com

Pat Johnson gets a cell photo of Luke Schwegel as fifth-graders host a tea party for seniors at Abraham Lincoln School in Glen Ellyn on Friday. Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com

Steve Anderson, of Wheaton flies his kite at the Go Fly a Kite event in Graf Park. The free event was held by the Wheaton Park District. Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com

The New Trier Masters Rowing Club, featuring women from the ages of 36-74, practices on the Chicago River Channel in Skokie. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com

Clyde Larsen. of Elgin helps place some of the 3,000 flags near the graves of veterans Tuesday at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com

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