Costumed dogs are as cute as the costumed kids
Everybody was in the Halloween spirit in The Week in Pictures
Dressed as Batman, Fernando Alfaro, 5, of Carpentersville plays a ring toss game Sunday at the 16th annual "Treats, No Tricks" event at the Dundee Township Senior Center in East Dundee. The Dundee Township Rotary Club sponsored event is for special needs children and their families to enjoy a safe Halloween experience.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Kaiden Creighton, 5, of Hoffman Estates looks back for a little reassurance during the climbing wall Trick or Treat event at the Prairie Stone Sports and Wellness Center in Hoffman Estates Tuesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Itzel Carrasco, 9, of West Chicago creates a day of the dead paper mask during the West Chicago Public Library's Day of the Dead celebration Wednesday.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Archeologist Lauren Fitts sifts through soil as the Illinois Archaelogical Survey conducts a dig along the Des Plaines River in Cook County Thursday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Libertyville Police officer Andee DiGiacinto, right, hands out candy to Hannah Feltz, left, and Connor Coleman, both 3 and from Libertyville during MainStreet Libertyville's annual Trick or Treat on MainStreet event on Friday in downtown Libertyville.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Eighteen-month-old Johnny Dzubin, of Grayslake is dressed as the Cookie Monster during a costume party and trick-or-treat parade at Grayslake Public Library Thursday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Hairy Pawter, 3, owned by Denise and Adrian Brigham of Streamwood, waits in his fire truck for the pets Halloween costume contest at BatFest in Batavia Saturday. Hairy Pawter placed in the top three of winning costumes. The pup has won 41 costume contests and is also a therapy dog.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Ryan Anderson, 5, of Vernon Hills dresses as Miles of Tomorrowland during the sixth annual HalloweenFest Thursday at the Libertyville Sports Complex. Children dressed in their favorite costumes as they visited a pumpkin patch, an indoor train, climbed Spider Mountain and played in the kids fun zone.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
"Tigger" Olivia Simonson, 14 months, of Arlington Heights trick or treats in downtown Arlington Heights with her parents, Eloise and David, Friday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
"Thor" Jonathan Lynn, 5, of Mundelein trick-or-treats during the Boo Bash at Community Center and Community Park in Mundelein Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Bartlett High School student Susan Arns, 17, paints a logo on the arm of fellow student Rachael Blake, also 17, Sunday at the Stand for the Silent anti-bullying rally at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
"Chewie" dressed as a scarecrow for the Carol Stream pet parade and costume contest at Carol Stream Park District's Bark Park.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Student council member Megan Wolter, right, is handed a box of food from Toyosi Akinlade during the annual human food chain at Libertyville High School on Wednesday. More than 6,700 canned and boxed food items were donated to the Libertyville Food Pantry during a charity project by the Libertyville High School Student Council.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Brayden Ali, 6, of Hoffman Estates gathers candy from a hanging pumpkin during the climbing wall Trick or Treat event at the Prairie Stone Sports and Wellness Center in Hoffman Estates Tuesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Chicago Bears players Kevin White, left, and Khari Lee work on a playground at the Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center in Gurnee on Tuesday. The rookie players worked with staff and landscapers to create Chicago Bears' Play Zones in conjunction with United Way Hometown Huddle.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Leslie Lopez, right, and Veronica Ramirez, both 10 years old and from Waukegan, play their violins in the Cooke Magnet Mariachi Band during the Taste of Latin America, put on by the Waukegan Township Park Place Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Vincent Foglia laughs as he makes his way back to his seat after receiving the Philanthropist of the Year Award Monday at the AMITA Health and Alexian Brothers Health Systems ceremony at Maggiano's Little Italy in Schaumburg.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Fall colors are prime in the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda on Monday making for some nice fall scenery during a bike ride.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Brody Decowski, 5, of Island Lake plays the spider toss game at the Village of Wauconda, Wauconda Park District and local businesses' Trick or Treat on Main Street event Sunday. Well over 500 people took part in this event.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
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