Daily Herald's Photos of the Week
James Lenthe and his daughter, Kaleigh, 3, of Minnesota, attend the annual St. Charles Christmas tree lighting at Lincoln Park on Friday, November 27. Lenthe grew up in St. Charles and comes back for the holidays.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Jazz violinist Randy Sabien works with students from London, Holmes and MacArthur Middle Schools during a workshop at Wheeling High School.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Alex Hembrey, left, and Eric Chandler lead the Cary-Grove High School 6A football state champion Trojans into the celebration rally on Sunday, November 29.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Kathy, Kadleck, left, and Laurel Luedtke, gather near Cary-Grove High School along First Street Friday to send off the football team before its state championship game Saturday. Both ladies have sons that play on the team.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
4-year-old Bella Moeller of South Elgin and fellow preschoolers at Hosanna! Lutheran Church drop off donations for the church's food pantry before listening to a Thanksgiving story from Pastor John Nelson in St. Charles Monday.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Elves with mini motorcycles decorated with lights race up and down Main St. during the St. Charles Electric Christmas Parade on Saturday.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Essex Robertson, 14, of Lake Villa, right, helps decorates a float for Lake Villa's annual lighted Christmas Parade Saturday. The parade ended with a tree lighting at Lehmann Park in Lake Villa.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Volunteers Zach Wicklund, 12, of Buffalo Grove and Madison Wicklund, 12, load donated clothes into a truck behind Sanborn School on Tuesday. The donated items will be distributed to Palatine area families this weekend during a Day of Giving.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Shoppers crowd Woodfield Mall in search of bargains Friday.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Lily Tropple, 6, left, and Tyler Starr, 10, tie knots on the ends of a blanket as student from Roundout School make blankets Wednesday for Project Linus as part of the school's Sharing Caring Day.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Peg Sennett, left, has relocated her Barker Shoppe Dog Grooming Salon after fire damaged the downtown Antioch business last week. The shop is set up in the rear of Hairaphernailia whose owner, Kathi Thompson, gives Peg a hug Monday.
Paul Valade | Staff Photographer
Nicole Wasmund, 4, of Batavia sips hot cocoa while listening to Christmas carols at the Peg Bond Center along the Riverwalk in Batavia on Sunday, November 29.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Walker the pony gets a case of the yawns before the start of the St. Charles Electric Christmas Parade on Saturday. Brooklyn Glavach, 10, left, and her sister, Amanda, 12, take riding lessons at Huntoon Stables in North Aurora, which is where Walker resides.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Orlan Jennings of Glen Ellyn carves a holiday piece during the "Artistry in Wood" show Sunday by the North Suburban Carvers at the Ela Area Public Library in Lake Zurich.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Paul Cureton of Lockport takes a break while shopping at Woodfield Mall Friday.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Kelly Hillard and other kindergartners play the Pilgrams as Bethany Lutheran students re-enact the first Thanksgiving during a performance at the school in Naperville.
Bev Horne | Staff Photographer
Anthony Lin, 9 of Willowbrook, gets a closer look at a Lubber Grasshopper that his sister Emily, 6 holds during their visit to the Insect Zoo at DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville.
Bev Horne | Staff Photographer
Cary-Grove High School celebration rally for the 6A state football champion Trojans on Sunday, November 29.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
John McKillip and his daughter, Maude, 2, listen to Christmas carols while waiting for Santa to arrive at the annual tree lighting and festivities at the Batavia Riverwalk on Sunday, November 29.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Bill Coon, 20, of Lake Zurich has a lot to be thankful for after surgery to replace both his heart and kidney. This is Coon's second heart transplant after undergoing one of the first successful infant heart transplants in the country.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
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