Images: The week in pictures
Ruth Jankiewicz of Wisconsin sits reading her 1862 Ladys Book on a hot summer day as the men head off to battle on the first day at the 20th annual Civil War days in the Lake County Forest Preserve on Saturday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Proud of her catch but also a little scared of it, Savannah Wilson,7, of Island Lake holds the whopper of the day, a worm-caught 1-pound 16 inches long catfish at the Mundelein Police Department annual Bobbers fishing derby on Saturday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
On Saturday, Matthew Henkel, 13, of Batavia catches a ball during the wiffle ball tournament at Batavias Windmill City Festival.
Kristin Ackmann/kackmann@dailyherald.com
Arthur Panek, from Des Plaines, plays with his daughter Maya, 10 months, in one of the many water features at Rainbow Falls Water Park on Sunday.
Samantha Bowden/sbowden@dailyherald.com
Andrew Pignataro, 5, of Arlington Heights competes in a sack race during Family Day at the 48th Annual IPRA Rodeo hosted by the Wauconda Chamber of Commerce at the Golden Oaks rodeo grounds.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
On Sunday, Stella Frangiadakis, 8, of Arlington Heights, enjoyed the kids bungee activity at the St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Churchs 33rd-annual Greek Festival in Elgin. Stella attended the event with her father, Zach Frangiadakis of Arlington Heights. They are both members of the church.
Kristin Ackmann/kackmann@dailyherald.com
Kyle Vogtmann, 4, reacts at the finish line when he realizes he did not win a trophy in the Lil 500 Big Wheel Race at the Batavia Windmill City Festival Sunday. His mom Colleen promised ice cream anyway.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
A Metra train is stopped in its tracks near Lake Street in Grayslake as a fallen tree blocks its path following Monday mornings storm.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen gives some words of wisdom to kids attending the Bulls/Sox Academy in Glen Ellyn. Guillen had spent the morning working on baseball skills with the kids.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Seated in a helicopter, Timothy Knoop, 8, of Hanover Park talks with Dan OShea, an Elgin Police Department sergeant and a senior tactical flight officer with the Law Enforcement Aviation Coalition during the Hanover Park Police Department annual COPS Day picnic at East Harbor Park Wednesday.
JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Children in third and fourth grades are participating in the Lake County Forest Preserves Eco Adventurers Camp at Heron Creek Forest Preserve near Long Grove this week. Wednesday, the kids swept a field with nets trying to catch spiders to study.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Steve Wit (cq) and son, Isaac, 5, of Batavia zip down an inner tube water slide at the Sunset Pool in Geneva on Tuesday, July 5. Isaac comes to the pool about three to four times a week. The pool will host a Flick N Float movie night on July 8 from 8-9:30.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Dominic Esposito,4, of Itasca, gets a Batman-style mini makeover during Itasca Fest at Washington Park Thursday. The fest runs through the weekend and offers fun and games for all ages.
PAUL MICHNA/Pmichna@dailyherald.com
Seven-year-old Jordan Nubin shows no fear as he charges through the defense at a St. Edward Catholic High School football camp for youth Thursday at Abbott Field in Elgin. First through eighth graders were coached through drills by the high school coaching staff and the football team players.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Francis Cardinal George of the Chicago Archdiocese and Rev. R. Daniel Conlon process into the Cathedral of St. Raymond for the installation of Rev. Conlon as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Joliet.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Francis Cardinal George of the Chicago Archdiocese passes the crosier to Rev. R. Daniel Conlon, during his installation as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Joliet. The installation took place at the Cathedral of St. Raymond in Joliet.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Erika Bauer,18, of Elk Grove Village gets ready to cast her magic spell with her Harry Potter wand getting ready to view the final installment of the Harry Potter series at the Elk Grove Cinema on Thursday night.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Erin Pasdiora, 4 of Antioch, participates in sack races Thursday afternoon during the first day of Antiochs Taste of Summer. The event continues through Sunday with food, rides, games and entertainment.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Devin McManus, 20, of Roselle jumps to avoid a throw by Todd Hartwell of Elgin as members of the Hammertime team practice at Christ Community Church in St. Charles Friday for this weekends annual championship tournament of the National Amateur Dodgeball Association.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Firefighters extinguish a late model car on fire facing west on the I94 tollway in Deerfield at 9:30 p.m on Friday in Deerfield. All three passengers exited the vehicle safely.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Margie Perez gives her 23-year-old son U.S. Army PFC Andrew Perez a kiss after returning home from active duty in Iraq Friday morning in Vernon Hills. Vernon Hills officials, police officers and Countryside Fire officials welcomed home Perez through the villages Operation Welcome Home initiative. He is serving with the U.S. Army 3-7 Infantry Battalion and was stationed at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. Perez will be home for 18 days, then he will go to Ft. Stewart in Georgia. His father, Efrain is on the right.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Hanna Brown, 14, of Elgin belts out her part as Elgin Area School District U-46 students rehearse for the opera Evil/Live at ECC Friday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Round Lake Park resident Linda Whitmore surveys the damage after a tree hit her Clifton Road home Monday morning following the severe storm that blew through Lake County.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
John Ludwig surveys the storm damage along Cunningham Drive and Old Mill Road in Palatine.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Lemonade, lemonade, come and get your lemonade was what you heard when you drove down Wing Blvd Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Post man Dan Tumminaro gently pats Nathan Milan on the head after having a drink. I just wanted to make some money to go the pool and give some money to charity remarked eleven-year-old Nathan Malin of Barrington of his business venture. Malin who was spending the day with his aunt in Elgin had a steady stream of customers.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Mary Homuth holds Chuck Linders hand Wednesday at the Blue Goose in St. Charles as she thanks him for fixing her scooter. Homuth is a long-time customer of the supermarket and when she stopped coming in employees investigated to make sure she was alright, and found she was having trouble making the trip over since her wheelchair broke. Employees raised the money for parts and Linder, whose wife works at Blue Goose, diagnosed the problem and fixed it.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com