Images: The Week In Pictures
The old Downer Place bridges and construction of their replacement begins in downtown Aurora, as the city hosts a Bridge Blast. Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner ignites the charge.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Timothy Christian celebrate taking second place at IHSA cheerleading state finals for the small school category at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington on Saturday, February 4th.
George Leclaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Barrington celebrates with the 2nd place trophy for the coed division at IHSA cheerleading state finals at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington on Saturday, February 4th.
George Leclaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
St. Viator High School cheerleading team raises to accept the first place trophy for the medium school category at IHSA cheerleading state finals at U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington on Saturday, February 4th.
George Leclaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Good-Better-Best Neighbor Award winners Frank and Jane Whitecotton, get a corsage from Sylvia Haas from the Special Events Commission, before Mount Prospects annual Celestial Ball, featuring this years winners of the Shining Star Awards.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
John Sauter of Paddock Lake, WI, left, Al Potyen of Glen Ellyn, center and Bill Hess of Janesville, WI, chat at a Valley Forge scene near the tent of Hamiltons Cannoneers of 1776, the oldest unit in the U.S. Army at the Military History Fest/Reenacting and Trade Faire at Pheasant Run in St. Charles on Saturday, February 4. Potyen and Hess are a part of the Cannoneers, which is one of 52 smaller units in the North West Territory Alliance group of re-enactors and has members across the country. Sauter is portraying a soldier from the 128th Regiment of the 32nd Infantry Division aka the Wisconsin National Guard.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Arthur Lawrence, 13, of Geneva watches a flock of Canada Geese fly by at Peck Farm Park in Geneva on Saturday, February 4. The Great Backyard Bird Count is coming February 17-20. To teach people how to participate, the Geneva Park District held a program to show people the proper way to count the birds they will see and tips on identifying certain birds at the park. Arthur enjoys bird watching and brought his mom, Pam. Not many birds were out on the windy morning, but they did see a Red Tail Hawk, crows, geese and a few songbirds.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Knitters helping to promote the opening of a new store called Elgin Knit Works, wrap downtown Elgin trees in sweaters Sunday. The ladies gave their online Ravelry names as Scarlett O, left, and Farrell Knit. The Ravelry is an online community of knitters that help each other with knitting problems and questions. Elgin Knit Works is opening at 17 N. Grove Ave.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Kris Bak, 30, leans on a tree and thinks about his performance Sunday at Geneva Park Districts Super Bowl Shuffle 5K. Bak is from Poland, where he says he is a champion marathon runner. He was not happy with his top 10 place at Geneva Middle School and will change his training for an upcoming marathon in Tennessee, he says.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Howard Marunde of Wonder Lake rides his 69 Polaris Super Voyager during the 4th Annual Vintage Snowmobile Ride & Show sponsored by the Wauconda Snowmobile Club Sunday at Cook Park in Wauconda.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Christopher Steiner, 3, of Lake Zurich enjoys a dish of custard during Saturdays 40th anniversary celebration at the Ela Area Public Library in Lake Zurich.
JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Thomas Helms of Zion reads to kids at the Lindenhurst KinderCare Learning Center Tuesday. The Lindenhurst KinderCare has recently achieved accreditation from National Early Childhood Education Program Accreditation. Military personnel came to the KinderCare to read to children as part of the celebration event.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
From left 2-year-old Ryan Stacy of Lindenhurst, 2-year-old Hudson Hornstein of Lindenhurst, 2-year-old Caileigh Duffy of Antioch and 2-year-old Nick Green of Lake Villa listen as U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Broderick of Round Lake reads at the Lindenhurst KinderCare Learning Center Tuesday. The Lindenhurst KinderCare has recently achieved accreditation from National Early Childhood Education Program Accreditation. Military personnel came to the KinderCare to read to children as part of the celebration event.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Sammie Doro, 13, of Arlington Heights battles her instructor Ina Harizanova of Chicago in her fencing class in Mt. Prospect.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Anna Giardina reads directions as fifth-graders from Copeland Manor School explored chemistry concepts Thursday in Libertyville.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Savannah Scheuer, 5, of Lily Lake counts the milk cartons used to build an igloo that sits inside the Town and Country Public Library in Elburn Wednesday. Scheuer had just finished her half-day kindergarten where they had pajama day. The library had just assembled the igloo, using over 100 donated milk cartons, to use in the youth reading program.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Students from Springbrook Elementary school wrote notes and made cards for their teacher Shaun Wild that were presented to his parents after the memorial service in Brown Deer, Wisconsin on Thursday, February 9th.
George Leclaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Shannon Wild, left, holds hands as she views the casket and photographs of her brother Shaun Wild during the visitation for the slain Naperville teacher at Brown Deer High School in Brown Deer, Wisconsin on Thursday, February 9th.
George Leclaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Students from Springbrook Elementary school wore matching Green Bay Packers clothing to the Celebrating a Remarkable Life visitation and memorial service for their teacher Shaun Wild at Brown Deer High School in Brown Deer, Wisconsin on Thursday, February 9th. Wild was a Green Bay Packers fan and taught at the school in Naperville.
George Leclaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
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