Images: The Week In Pictures
Keith Hurley, 11, of Pine Green Grove stares at a zombie during a haunted hike Friday in Elgin. The walk was sponsored by the boy scouts, who built and ran the trail.
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Jesse Rohloff, left, 19, of Elgin scares (from left to middle) Michele Ruiz, 13, of Gilberts, Kaycee Cooper, 13, of Gilberts, and Amanda Groves, 13, of Algonquin during a haunted hike Friday in Elgin. The walk was sponsored by the boy scouts, who built and ran the trail.
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Kindergartner Micah Otts hangs out as he waits for his turn to bowl. Kids bowled with their parents at Longfellow Elementary School in Wheaton. The bowling lanes, pins and ball were donated by Fox Bowl.
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Joseph Gaither, 5th-grade, reacts as the pins go down as his dad Joseph, Sr, look on. Students bowled with their parents at Longfellow Elementary School in Wheaton. The bowling lanes, pins and ball were donated by Fox Bowl.
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Sameel Barndenburg, 8, of Batavia rolls a pumpkin while playing the pumpkin roll game during BatFest Saturday in Batavia. Other events included trick-or-treating through downtown businesses, and a zombie walk.
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Nicholas Sanguinetti,5, of Wheaton climbes the rock wall during Make a Difference Day in Wheaton Saturday.
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Four-year-old Nikko Nordwind-Caraballo of St. Charles takes the steering wheel of a 1954 fire engine at the Elgin Fire Barn 5 Museum open house Saturday, October 22, 2011. The Engine that Nordwind-Caraballo was driving is a retired Elgin fire engine.
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Runners makes their way through a 5K run Sunday at Marmion Academy. All proceeds from the run go to support the Living Well Cancer in Geneva. The center provides group therapy, and classes for families.
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Isabella Placzek, 3 of Glendale Heights plays pumpkin bozo buckets during the annual Halloween Funfest at the Sports Hub in Glendale Heights.
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Asian team player Joseph Yoon begins his serve Sunday during a table tennis competition between Asian and Polish players from the Midwest at the Schaumburg Park District Recreation Center.
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Devan Joenn, 11, of St. Charles with Sushi holds his first place ribbon during the Northern Illinois Alpaca Extravaganza Sunday at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.
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A lightning bolt is seen on Tuesday night at the Naperville North football stadium. The lightning stopped the sectional boys soccer game between Naperville Central and Batavia. Play can not resume until 30 minutes after the last lightning strike.
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Brian Alvarez, 8, of Elgin, gets his face painted during Zombie Fest Wednesday at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin. In addition to face painting, there were crafts, games, and an instructional dance to Michael Jacksons Thriller.
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The 45-year-old former police station in Aurora is demolished on Wednesday.
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Mayor Tom Weisner, far left, along with former and current police employees, watch as the 45-year-old former police station in Aurora is demolished on Wednesday.
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Fireworks celebrate Diwali or Festival of Lights and Hindu New Year at the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Bartlett.
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A Sadhu performs an arti before fireworks celebrate Diwali or Festival of Lights and Hindu New Year at the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Bartlett.
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Officer Steve Bruening with the Kane County Sheriffs Department participates in riot training with the Mobile Field Force on Thursday, October 29, 2011.
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DiAnn Behrens, left, plays with Todd Snelten who tests the bed in the Asylum Room with Daryl Voska at the 20th Annual St. Matthews Haunted House in Hawthorn Woods. The haunted house has been named one of the best in Illinois by HauntedIllinois.com.
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Nineteen-month-old Madalynn Wells of Great Lakes Naval Base dresses as Snow White at the 2nd Annual Indoor Halloween Fest Thursday at the Libertyville Sports Complex. The event featured games and activities for children 10 and under who were treated to their favorite cartoon and action hero characters.
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Emilee Morgan, 3, of Libertyville runs over to high five Tigger, played by Maggie Meyer, 17, at the 2nd Annual Indoor Halloween Fest Thursday at the Libertyville Sports Complex. The event featured games and activities for children 10 and under who were treated to their favorite cartoon and action hero characters.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
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