Images: The Week in Pictures
Images: The Week in Pictures
Greg and Maredith Stoffel, of Batavia, venture into the woods along one of the many trails at the Morton Arboretum to do a bit of cross country skiing. Maredith had not skied in 15 years and Greg had never tried it before.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Students watch palms burn during a ceremony Tuesday at St. Bede School in ingleside. Father Rodolfo Ramirez conducted the ritual with ashes that will be used to mark people at St. Bede Catholic Church on Ash Wednesday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Lisa O'Leary Volk, of Geneva, left, Lynn Wilson, director of liturgy, and Deacon Mike Zibrun during the palm burning ceremony Tuesday at St. Peter Catholic Church in Geneva.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Sasha Magnus, 5, of Glen Ellyn, struggles to pull her sister Ariella, 3, up the sledding hill at Newton Park in Glen Ellyn Tuesday afternoon.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Mary Holm, 9, shows off her Mardi Gras mask as Croy Knecht, 11, left, paints his mask during Kids Carnivale on Fat Tuesday at the Villa Park Public Library. Kids used paint, sequins, feathers and beads to decorate their masks. "We're trying to incorporate more art into the library," said freelance artist Wendee Goles, of Villa Park, who offered the workshop. She also plans to do an art workshop at the library on Earth Day using recylcled products.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Rev. Bill Nesbit, of St. Charles Episcopal Church, administers ashes to a commuter in front of their impromptu sign at the Geneva train station on Ash Wednesday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
I'm sick of the cold. I'm sick of the snow. I'm sick of the ice that forms from the cold and the snow. But at least it gives me something to take pictures of now and again. I was getting out of a parking space and saw the pileup of icy snow and a dark background. I didn't have a macro lens or extension tubes or any of the other tools of the close-up trade so I just grabbed a longer lens and shot tight. Winter looks better close up this time of year. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edtion.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Rev. M.E. Eccles, of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Des Plaines, provides "ashes to go" Wednesday to Ola Arogundade, of Wheeling, at the Des Plaines Metra train station.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Animal County Animal Control Warden Brianna Leland feeds hay to animals in unincorporated Hampshire on Wednesday. They had been feed several times and each time she walked in the animals immediately approached her for more. Stacey Fiebelkorn, of Elgin, has been charged with animal cruelty after Kane County Animal Control authorities discovered several dead animals, including a pony, donkey, goats, chickens, and more at the address. A dead horse and horse fetus were found at the other address she uses in Maple Park.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Father Peter Sarnicki, OFM, CONV, puts ashes on Deacon Jim Woeste during Ash Wednesday service at St. Margaret Mary in Algonquin Wednesday morning.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Libertyville's Alex Snarski just begins to break the surface of the water while swimming breaststroke in the 200-yard individual medley at the North Suburban Conference swimming meet held at Vernon Hills High School recently. While shooting swimming, I'm always on the lookout for something a little different than the typical action shot, and I liked how the water created a bubble over the swimmer's face. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edtion.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Lake Villa firefighter James Howell removes debris after a fire destroyed a house on N. Michael Rd. in Ingleside Thursday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Chris Holling, a Larkin High School junior, reacts with surprise after being selected by the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin as a candidate to represent the club in the state competition for Youth of the Year.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Ryan Luckinbill, 17, left, and Vignesh Sarathy, 18, of Metea Valley High School's Autobots robotics team, work on their robot before the start of the Illinois VEX Robotics state championship at Batavia Middle School on Saturday. This is the third time their team, comprised of eight students, has competed in the event.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Jacqueline Ferrer, age 10-1/2 months, of Schaumburg, cries despite the encouragement of her grandmother, Nelly Ferrer, of Des Plaines, during the "Diaper Derby" at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg Saturday. Jacqueline went on to win the heat.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Casey Walters, 16, of St. Charles, checks out a dress and some earrings during the annual Cinderella's Closet event Saturday at the YWCA in Elgin.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Conner Torkillsen, 8, of Lake Villa, has his hair cut by Trish Griffin of Shear Genius, while his dad, Dave, and brother, Matthew, get theirs sheared nearby during the "Taking It All Off for Cancer" event Sunday at the Fox Lake Fire Department Bingo Hall. Firefighters, police, and the general public had their heads shaved to raise money for cancer research through the St. Baldrick's Foundation.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
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