Daily Herald's Photos of the Week
Matthew Rogers, senior minister at Christian Church of Clarendon Hills prays Thursday during the National Day of Prayer at Danada House in Wheaton.
Tanit Jarusan | Staff Photographer
Dave Jeziorski of St. Charles pauses in prayer Thursday during National Day of Prayer at St. Marks Lutheran Church in St. Charles.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Blackberry Farm in Aurora offered horse-drawn carriage rides to visitors Sunday to help celebrate Mother's Day.
Tanit Jarusan | Staff Photographer
Molly Chaba and her mother, Debbie, talk as Dundee-Crown High School senior Jack Helin shows them a solar energy display at the 10th annual Monitor With Your Mother event organized by the Friends of the Fox River.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Peter Bahena of Elgin flips dance partner Mayra Solis of Chicago into the air during their performance at the Cinco de Mayo festival in downtown Elgin on Saturday.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
The Waukegan Police Department honor guard bow their heads as taps is played during the Police Memorial Day Friday at Lincoln Plaza in Waukegan.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Firefighters continue to pour water on a fire that was still accelerating at 5:15p.m. Thursday in a three-story apartment building at the Twelve Oaks complex in Rolling Meadows.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Kindergartner Nicholas Paraskevas gets a high five from fourth grade teacher Carrie Cioni during the Make-a-Wish walk-a-thon at Patton Elementary School in Arlington Heights.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
David Kollum with Metropolitan Fire Restoration Services board up windows at 272 N. Prospect Avenue in Mundelein where a fire completely burned out the two story house.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Melanie Baldridge, left, hugs a family member while listening to statements following a guilty verdict in the murder trial of Nicole Abusharif, who killed Baldridge's sister Becky Klein.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer
Jeanne Funck evacuates her dog Mini as a three story apartment fire blazes next to her building at the Twelve Oaks complex in Rolling Meadows Thursday.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Gary Swick unveils the new Friends of the Fox River logo at the 10th Annual Monitor With Your Mother event in Carpentersville Sunday. The riverfront event is a celebration of the area's watershed and an opportunity to learn about the natural resource.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Jeff Klein of Streamwood smiles following a guilty verdict in the murder trial of Nicole Abusharif, who killed her former girlfriend Becky Klein, his daughter, of Villa Park.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer
Sheryl Levitt, of Buffalo Grove, and her son Dustin place stickers that say "Happy Mother"s Day" on the car of her mother, Rochelle Brim, before they have a Mother's Day brunch at Egg Harbor Cafe in Lincolnshire on Sunday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Former Palatine Mayor Rita Mullins and Councilman Mike Jezierski leave the council chambers Monday evening in Palatine.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Harper College students walk past the blooming pink crabapple trees on the Palatine campus on Monday.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Eight-year-old Madri Duran was one of about 60 student council members at W.J. Murphy Elementary school in Round Lake Park who tied blue ribbons on the playground fence to promote the prevention of child abuse.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Mayra Diaz and fellow dancers from Barrington High School perform traditional Mexican dances for kids at Woodland Early Learning Center in Carpentersville Tuesday during a Cinco de Mayo celebration. Diaz is a senior.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Marshall Crane and Glenn Miner, both members of the Batavia Lions Club, wait for gardeners to buy the last of their remaining flowers Sunday morning on the last day of the 34th annual Plant Day Sale in downtown Batavia.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Tony Dupree, center, and Jerry Karolczak, both with Sure Foundation Church in Grayslake clean out weeds from the home of Marta Rose in Mundelein during the A-May-Zing 14th annual Caring Day.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Jim Sparks of Sandwich take his wife, Brenda, and daughter Emma, 3, out for a train ride while celebrating Mother's Day Sunday at Blackberry Farm in Aurora.
Tanit Jarusan | Staff Photographer
The Batavia Lions Club sold the last of their flowers Sunday morning during the 34th annual Plant Day Sale in downtown Batavia.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Eleven-year-old Christian Martinez and about 60 other student council members at W.J. Murphy Elementary school in Round Lake Park tied blue ribbons on the playground fence to promote the prevention of child abuse.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Two passing bicyclists stopped by traffic and caught in heavy rain greet each other at Main Street and Northwest Highway in Mount Prospect on Wednesday as several strong storms rolled through the area.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Longtime Batavia youth baseball volunteer Jim Flannigan waves to members of the community as he steps onto the ballfield with friend John West, also of Batavia, to honor Flannigan for many years of service.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Scouts aim their radar guns Monday at top pitching prospects Jon Carlson of Rolling Meadows and Walt Wijas of Conant Monday at Hoffman Estates High School.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
David Kollum with Metropolitan Fire Restoration Services board up windows at 272 N. Prospect Avenue in Mundelein where a fire completely burned out the two story house.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Emilia Tellez, of Rosemont, pushes her 18-month-old son Giovany in a stroller as they shop at the Wolff's Outdoor Flea Market at Allstate Arena in Rosemont Sunday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Elgin Community College students and faculty members prepare 1,200 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that will be donated to area food pantries, shelters and other agencies during the PB Jam Wednesday in Elgin.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
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