Daily Herald's Week in Photos
Elijah and Isabel Gualtier, 3-year-old twins from Evanston, with their father, Jon Horek, make bead bracelets during Winterfest at the Volo Bog State Natural Area.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Spc. Christopher Rudenga, center, an Illinois Army National Guard soldier, was welcomed home and presented with an encased American Flag as well as a sequentially numbered commemorative coin, certificate of appreciation and lapel pin in Aurora.
Tanit Jarusan | Staff Photographer
Lily Ward, 8, of Johnsburg, from left; Samantha Lamantia, 6, of Volo; Sophie Ward, 5, of Johnsburg; and Emily Yanckowitz, 6, of Johnsburg wait their turn during the first night of The Legends youth basketball camp at Big Hollow School in Ingleside.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
"I think (the library) is a really fun place because reading is awesome," remarked 8-year-old Grace Lenaghan of St. Charles as she picked out books with her mom, Dawn, at the used book sale for children at the St. Charles Public Library.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Snow settles within the needles of a pine tree near Lake Villa as snow covers the countryside around Lake County.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Angelo Datellis, front, and Joe McCue, both of Hoffman Estates, select Dante bookends during the Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Former Chicago Cub Andre Dawson, newly elected to the Hall of Fame, looks up and smiles after signing autographs for the hundreds of fans who showed up at Woodfield Mall's Field of Dreams.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Laurie Cotey of Ingleside, left, laughs with seller Linda Spiegl of Camp Lake, Wis., as she purchases a chimpanzee collectible during the Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Margie Rader of Grayslake leads a group along a snow-covered boardwalk during a tour of the bog at Winterfest at the Volo Bog State Natural Area.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Starting out as a Chicago Cubs fan, Hudson Heimberg, 1 month old of Elgin, holds a couple of Andre Dawson autographed baseballs that his dad, Scott, had the former slugger sign at Woodfield Mall's Field of Dreams.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Shannon Folgen of Chicago and Kirsten Housing of Glen Ellyn "smoke" candy cigarettes dress as "Beauty School Dropouts" during the TriCity Family Services' "Grease" singalong at the Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Mike Alfini, 19, of Bartlett, a snowboard instructor at Villa Olivia, takes a jump while snowboarding at Villa Olivia Country Club in Bartlett.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
A wetland area is covered in snow as the sun sets on a Grayslake farm.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Kids go through drills during the first night of The Legends youth basketball camp at Big Hollow School in Ingleside. The camp is open to boys and girls in grades one through six and runs for eight weeks.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Lisa O'Halloran watches her son Cormick play hockey at Center Ice of DuPage in Glen Ellyn.
Tanit Jarusan | Staff Photographer
A drop falls from an icicle hanging from the roof of The Chapel in Mundelein as snow covers the countryside around Lake County.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Snow is trapped within the spikes of a teasel along Route 83 in Grayslake as snows cover the countryside around Lake County.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Marianne Bojan of McHenry with her son Andrew, 2, and neighbor Aly Wygrzyn, 17 months old, use rattles during a song as young children and their parents participate in the "Bounce and Read" program at the Wauconda Area Library. Assistant Librarian Regina Schauerr leads the program in the children's department as part of "Snow Better Time to Read."
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Icicles hang from buildings along South Lincoln in Carpentersville.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Melissa Kedzorski of Ingleside coaches 9-year-old Ben Goecke of Fox Lake through a dribbling drill during The Legends youth basketball camp at Big Hollow School in Ingleside.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
A deer sneaks out from the woods at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein as snow covers the countryside around Lake County.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Ronnie "Woo Woo" Wickers greets former Chicago Cubs slugger Andre Dawson, newly elected to baseball's Hall of Fame, at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg Field of Dreams store before signing autographs for hundreds of fans.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Natalie Kennard, 71/2, of Barrington participates in a tennis clinic during the grand opening of the Barrington Park District's recreation and fitness center at Langendorf Park.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Allissa Noska, 15; Eliska Kostelny, 15; and Taylor Muhr, 14, all of Burlington Central dance the "Hand Jive" during the TriCity Family Services' "Grease" singalong at the Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Laura Grasela of Hawthorn Woods carries her daughter Ardyn, 4 months, while viewing items during the Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.
Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer
Kyle Larson, 22, of Plainfield holds an autographed picture of former Chicago Cubs slugger Andre Dawson, who recently was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame and was signing anything from baseballs to bats at the Field of Dreams store in Woodfield Mall.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
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