Images: It was a week for driving around and shooting pictures of life
Our photographers had a little time to look for feature photos last week and this is what they found
"All the leaves are gone, and the skies are gray," or so the song goes. And, for that reason I'd like to revisit this picture I took in mid October, when I was told that the leaves in our region were at their most brilliant. A few leaves still clung to our Autumn Blaze maple tree in the front yard that day as I began to wander with my trusty iPhone. Besides, who doesn't like a big beautiful leaf picture in the dead of winter? This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Crews from Glen Ellyn Park District add water to an ice rink to make a smoother surface in Newton Park in Glen Ellyn on Thursday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Technicians Lisa Loyd, left, and Jamie Neis, RT (R) (CT), right, test out the CT scanner in a new stroke unit ambulance. Central DuPage Hospital will be first in the state to launch a mobile stroke unit.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Kids play hockey at Nicholas-Dowden Park in Libertyville Thursday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
From left, Kylie Kwong, Malina Lindquist, Keira Treganza and Eduardo Sosa hold Humphrey, a Albino Burmese Python, as animal handlers from AnimalQuest in Antioch bring various creatures to the Palatine Public Library Monday.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
A deer wanders through the woods foraging for food Monday at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein.According to experts from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, animals eat more than they do in spring, fall and summer because they expend more energy trying to stay warm. They can also be seen more during the daylight hours of cold days because that is when it is warmest.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
While home from college, Dominic Panico, left, of Libertyville, and Ben Turner of Mundelein, kill some time at the Libertyville Sports Complex driving range Tuesday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Heidy Evans, of Long Grove pretends to make vegetable soup with her daughter, Mia, 2, during the Blast Off With Books program on Tuesday at the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire. The early learning reading program was geared toward two and three-year olds using sign language and music to help with communication skills.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Volunteer Juliana Stoner, of Grayslake separates seeds at the Rollins Savanna Trail and Native Seed Nursery in Grayslake. Stoner is a freshman involved with environmental studies at Oberlin College in Ohio. The free help is the backbone of the Lake County Forest Preserve, providing necessary work around area forests.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
A railroad crossing sign at the entrance to the Prairie Landing golf club in West Chicago is silhouetted against the dark blue twilight sky Wednesday evening.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Braving temperatures in the single digits, Shane Willens, of Fish Window Cleaning works on the windows at the Budget Rent A Car in Libertyville Thursday morning.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
"It's too cold for this", said Stephen Kirkpatrick, of Glen Ellyn as he practices hockey moves in Newton Park in Glen Ellyn on Thursday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Ryan Soukup, owner of Soukup's Hardware in Glen Ellyn talks with longtime customer Jim Bodony after he picked up a few things Thursday before the 80-year-old business closes for good.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Mason Jordan, of Vernon Hills tries to catch a bubble during the dance party at the New Year's Eve program at the Vernon Area Public Library Friday.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Cesario Williams hangs warm weather clothing on a fence in Morningside Park in Round Lake, as first graders from Lotus School in Fox Lake hung donated scarves and cold weather wear in parks in Fox Lake and Round Lake, as part of Scarves in the Park, Friday.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
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