Images: The Week in Pictures
Joniqia Howard of Puerto Rico is helped out of the mud by two of her teammates during the Dirty Girl 5k on Saturday.
Joel Bissell/jbissell@dailyherald.com
Steve Miller, right, of the Steve Miller Band, headlines the first day of Ribfest.
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6-year-old Luke Gera of Mundelein, shoots a water gun at 6-year-old Matthew Post of Mundelein during Fremont Elementarys summer classes and contests Friday in Mundelein.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Nicollette Gramatis and Max Kornfeld of Libertyville, scream while on the ride Ali Baba at Mundelein Community Days.
Joel Bissell/jbissell@dailyherald.com
Michala Kueker, 11, of the Palatine Tiger Sharks swim team helps carry a large American flag during the Palatine Hometown Parade Saturday.
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Sam Thurston, 5, of Midlothian takes a swing during the Chicago White Sox training academy camp for kids at Napervilles Ribfest.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Laney Lambert, 5, screams as she flies through the air on carnival ride during the Lisles Eye to the Skies festival on Saturday.
John McGillen/jmcgillen@dailyherald.com
Stephany Warner, 17, celebrates after her boat crossed the finish line during the annual Glen Ellyn cardboard Regatta on Saturday at Lake Ellyn
John McGillen/jmcgillen@dailyherald.com
Five-year-old Breeanna Duffy of Crystal Lake, pedals down the parade route during the 33rd annual Lakeside Festival in Crystal Lake Saturday June 30, 2012.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Tammy Duckworth waves to her 500 volunteers/supporters before Joe Walsh took the stage with his guitar.
Joel Bissell/jbissell@dailyherald.com
Mia Nguyen, 13, left, and Nicole Runtz, 12, both of Barrington, stand in front of a fan blowing mists of water to keep cool during Barringtons Fourth of July Festival at the Metra commuter lot in downtown Barrington Sunday.
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Ryan Harrington, 11, of Wheaton, gets his fingers messy as he tastes ribs during the Naperville Ribest judging on Sunday, July 1.
John McGillen/jmcgillen@dailyherald.com
Traffic streaks by on the Jane Addams Tollway in Elgin Friday morning as a storm front moves across the sky. Menacing clouds were followed by lightning and much-needed rain.
Christopher Hankins/chankins@dailyherald.com
An interesting cloud pattern forms as a thunderstorm moves through Mundelein Friday morning.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Ominous looking clouds move into Lisle as a storm and much needed rain moved into the Chicago area on Friday morning.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Josh Wilson, Christopher Bryant and Willy Foster check out the damage to a home in Winfield after strong winds knocked down chimneys of several homes during an afternoon storm rolled through DuPage County, Sunday.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Xavier Contreras, 17, of Port Barrington, performs a roll as Keith Duck, owner of Raging Buffalo Wakeboard School drives the boat on the Fox River near Cary Monday.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Michael Kuryla, president of Cook County Fire Chiefs Association, extinguishes a child mannequins cloths after its was intentionally set on fire with sparklers Cook County Department of Homeland Security holds fireworks safety demonstration at the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance in Mount Prospect on Tuesday.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
The Schaumburg Boomers baseball team hosts fireworks at its field Tuesday night.
JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
People enjoy the fireworks show as Hawthorn Woods held their fireworks Tuesday night at Community Park.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Judges at Frontier Days Frisbee throw and catch contest watch as Peppers the Australian Cattle dog soars through the air after owner Gwen Sutton of Palatine makes a perfect throw on a hot summer night on Thursday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
10-year-old Ben Leonard of Libertyville cools off in a sprinkler with his black Labrador Paisley during Libertyvilles 2012 Dog Days of Summer Thursday. The event continues through Saturday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Joe Weston, owner of JW Construction out of Lake Geneva, WI, cools off with cold water from the hose during an installation of a pergola in a Carpentersville backyard on Thursday, July 5. Weston likes to start early in order end early on hot days like this. He finds the extreme heat easier to deal with than extreme cold. The heats easier to deal with. [You] can take a lot of breaks. He manages the heat and can continue working in it by taking several water breaks in the shade.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
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