Images: The Week in Pictures
Alexa Spane, 5, of Elgin reads to Angus Saturday. Alexa met Angus last month for the first time and chose to read to him again this month.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Runners come off the Virgil Gilman Nature Trail near the finish line of the fourth-annual 5K Spring Gallop at Blackberry Farm in Aurora Saturday. There were eight age divisions for women and men in the race.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Fince Chan of Aurora and her son, Brian, 10, cross the finish line in the 5K Spring Gallop Saturday. It was their first time running in the event, as well as their first time running a 5K.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Casey Wyka, 13, of Elk Grove Village makes a throw during the National Amateur Dodgeball Association spring break youth tournament at the Schaumburg Sport Center Saturday.
JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Michael Moses, 13, of Bartlett displays his game face Saturday.
JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Evan Wieczorek, 14, of Palatine gets hit on the hip with a ball Saturday.
JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Zain Afzal, 2, of Oak Brook points to his familys catch during the Trout Fishing for Kids program held at the Wood Dale Forest Preserve. Maria Afzal holds the fish, while Alyah, 10, observes.
Daniel White dwhite@dailyherald.com
The Lego Builders Club at the Wauconda Library entertained Victoria Renguso, 6, Stella Mincica, 8, Gaby Zaretskiy, 7, and librarian Candie Pittman Saturday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Melissa Stoneking, Aurora critical mass founder, far left, with ten cyclists pedaling in the third Critical Mass bike ride, take to the sidewalk as they turn onto Orchard Road from Galena Boulevard in Aurora Sunday. The ride was to raise awarness about the need for more bike lanes in Aurora.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Schaumburg firefighters are coated in ice while working a house fire on the 200 block of Kingsport Drive in Schaumburg Sunday.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Steve Sentoff, president of the West Chicago Prairie Stewardship Group, places native Illinois prairie plant seeds down as Meaghan Brown of Carol Stream uses a rake to break the dirt surface while working with 11 other volunteers at West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve in West Chicago on Sunday. The group cleared invasive plants earlier and will be holding field trips at the preserve from April to August.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Oak Park-River Forest High School teacher Bill Grosser shows young Kyle Hoske, 8, of St. Charles how his shadow changes colors when different colored lights are aimed at him during Fermilabs annual Wonders of Science show Sunday in Batavia.
Christopher Hankins/chankins@dailyherald.com
Model Jennifer Prosniewski shows off spring coordinates during the Bartlett Womens Club 40th-annual spring fashion show called Eye Candy Fashions Sunday at Villa Olivia in Bartlett.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Elias Pina, 3, and his sister, Abigail, 5, of Beach Park play with the trains in the Civil War: High Tech exhibit during Spring Break Fun at the Lake County Discovery Museum Monday in Wauconda. The Civil War marked the first time that trains were used extensively to transport troops and equipment.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Catherine DeVine, 10, of Glenview makes a butterfly out of colored tissue paper and pipe cleaners during Spring Break Fun at the Lake County Discovery Museum Monday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Brian Yu, 12, of Bartlett examines a worm during the Not-so-Dirty Jobs: Start Your Own Worm Farm for Fun and Profit event at Gail Borden Library in Elgin on Monday. Participants learned about worms playing a part in the process of composting.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Lexi Kiefer, 9, and her grandmother Alison Ward, both from St. Charles, fly a kite in St. Charles Monday. Ward has owned the kite for over 20 years and has named it Soar. Lexi and her sister Liv, 7, are out of school for spring break.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Jacob Holcombe, 8, back left, studies the court to look for a target as a teammate takes a shot to the face while playing dodgeball during some free time at the All Star Sports spring break camp at the Eastside Community Center in Batavia Wednesday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Store manager Oscar Gonzalez carries prom dresses donated by area high schools at Zengeler Cleaners Prom Dress Donation Day in Northbrook Wednesday.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Lauri Carter holds her daughters Emma, 4, left, and Maddy, 2, who dress in their princess outfits with Reese Tyrakowski, 5, as they watch the evil witch Evilina, played by Denise Maifield, during the performance of Enchanted Sleeping Beauty by the Neighborhood Players Wednesday at the Robert W. Rolek Community Center in Round Lake. The sold out show was sponsored by the Round Lake Area Park District.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Children wath as the evil witch Evilina, played by Denise Maifield, cackles during the performance of Enchanted Sleeping Beauty by the Neighborhood Players Wednesday at the Robert W. Rolek Community Center in Round Lake. The sold out show was sponsored by the Round Lake Area Park District.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Peter Graf, 8, of Gilberts, left, and Elija Miskic, 8, right of Sleepy Hollow cheer for their vehicles during a Lego Race Car Workshop at the Dundee Township Public Library Wednesday. Legoland Discovery Center of Schaumburg sponsored the event and kids made race cars with Legos and raced them on a wooden track.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Salome Fogleman, 7, of Batavia molds tin foil around a design she has created at Water Street Studios in Batavia on Thursday. The center offered a three-day art camp during spring break where students not only got to create their own art, but also had the opportunity to meet with resident artists.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
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