Daily Herald's Photos of the Week
4-year-old Eli Aguirre of Mundelein and five-year-old Sean Land of Ingleside get behind the controls of a giant backhoe during an open house Wednesday at the Vernon Hills Public Works facility.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Jacobs High School junior T.J. Brooks strains to complete another pull up during a recruiting visit from the U.S. Marine Corps Monday in Algonquin.
Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer
Recently-retired Munhall Elementary School third-grade teacher Glenis Cook is spotted by some former students after an assembly that was part of the school's 50th anniversary celebration in St. Charles Wednesday.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Angelo Cesarini and his daughter Ally, 4, of Melrose Park, watch Lombard's annual Lilac Parade along Main street Sunday.
Tanit Jarusan | Staff Photographer
Oliver, a 2-year-old Bishon Friese/Yorkshire Terrier mix, and Amber, a 4-year-old Great Dane, get to know each other Sunday during a Dog Days event at Prairie Meadow Park in West Dundee.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
A Mundelein High School graduate wears her 09 tassel during the 2009 graduation ceremony of Mundelein High School on Sunday.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Sally Lynn, right of Hampshire of the New Beginnings Choir in Arlington Heights sings Dancing Queen at Alta Villa Banquets in Addison.
Daniel White | Staff Photographer
The 52nd annual Des Plaines River Canoe Marathon was held under stunningly perfect weather on Sunday. Hundreds of people piloting canoes and kayaks started in Libertyville and glided to the finish in Mt. Prospect.
Vincent Pierri | Staff Photographer
Master storyteller Elizabeth Ellis performs for young children Sunday at the St. Charles Public Library. Ellis grew up in the Appalachian Mountains and now lives in Texas.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
The Barefoot Hawaiian participates in Lombard's annual Lilac Parade along Main street Sunday.
Tanit Jarusan | Staff Photographer
Anton Botiyenko of Buffalo Grove flips off a play set rail while playing "parkour tag" Friday with other Harper Community College students at a playground near the school in Palatine.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Elgin Police Chief Lisa Womack, top and Deputy Chief Bob Beeter salute Lieutenant Glenn Theriault, right after he lowered the American flag to half-staff during the annual Peace Officers Memorial Service in Elgin.
Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer
Longfellow school second-grader Kyla Whiting plants flowers in a native butterfly garden in front of the school Monday in Wheaton.
Tanit Jarusan | Staff Photographer
Maria Gonzalez prunes geraniums at Mini Earth Greenhouses in Grayslake Monday. Local nurseries and stores have put out their spring plants as the fear of frost recedes with each warm day.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Edward Bender shows off his new gavel before being sworn in as Fox Lake Village President during the village meeting on Tuesday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Austin Murrell and Payton Mead pretend to be bees from a beehive during three-year-old reading time at the Lake Villa District Library Wednesday. Youth Services Associate Librarian Sue DeYoung conducted the weekly class.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Rob Hauff of Glenview demonstrates the sight for a Civil War cannon as he talks to Fremont Middle School students Monday in Mundelein. The students learned about the Civil War from re-enactors.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
A sure sign of spring, an amorous couple manages to smooch under the safety of a coat during a light drizzle Friday while strolling along Vail Avenue in downtown Arlington Heights.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Ashley Hartwig of Cary talks with friends in the cafe before the 2009 graduation ceremony of St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights on .
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Kai, a border collie belonging to Ed and Stacey Hopman of Streamwood, wiggles his way through the weave poles in an agility course Sunday during a Dog Days event at Prairie Meadow Park in West Dundee.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Dryden School teacher Michelle Mangold stands in shock with tears in her eyes after she was presented with a Golden Apple award in her classroom Tuesday.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Master storyteller Elizabeth Ellis performs for young children Sunday at the St. Charles Public Library. Ellis grew up in the Appalachian Mountains and now lives in Texas.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Oswego resident Carol Anaski prays during the annual Peace Officers Memorial Observance service at the Public Safety Officers Plaza outside the Naperville Police station Tuesday in Naperville.
Tanit Jarusan | Staff Photographer
Glen Schallman holds his cat Boo Boo Kitty and Rolling Meadows Community Service Officer Dale Reif holds Schallman's other cat Mew Mew Kitty at the Golf Rose Animal Hospital in Schaumburg Tuesday morning.
Jeff Knox | Staff Photographer
Alex Hanna, 18, pretends to cry as he looks at his mom, Debbie, during the graduation ceremony at Grayslake North High School Sunday. "My mom said she wasn't going to cry during the ceremony," Hanna said, "but I know she is going to cry."
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Varsity pole vaulters take their practice runs Thursday at the Upstate Eight Conference boys track meet in Streamwood.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
A pumped-up David Sobel is thrilled to be named a Golden Apple winner Tuesday and starts partying with the rest of Hunting Ridge school and Bucket Number 6 band member Chris Wade, left after he was presented with the award.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Major Matthew Tracy folds a Marine flag for Nancy Rundle during the The Northwest Suburban Detachment of the Marine Corps League dedication Tuesday in Des Plaines.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Police officers and sheriffs from the Fox Valley area stand by as the color guard falls into formation Tuesday at the end of the Kane County Chiefs of Police Association's ceremony. The ceremony honoring law enforcement personnel lost in the line of duty.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer