Images:The holiday's bring out the best in people in The Week in Pictures
Our photographers found turkey hats, Santa Claus and holiday lights to make this an entertaining week in pictures
Julia Watychowicz, 8, of Mount Prospect, front, and her sister Emma, 11, await the Mount Prospect Holiday Tree Lighting with anticipation Wednesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Positive thoughts are plastered across the lockers at the DREAM Academy in Elgin.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
A young boy stares up at the Christmas tree during Schaumburg's annual holiday tree-lighting ceremony outside the Prairie Center for the Arts building Friday night.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Matt Stacy is dressed for the cold in preparation to watch the Glenbard West and Loyola Academy playoff football game in Glen Ellyn. Stacy is an employee at Glenbard West.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Six-year-old Marco Diaz, of Bartlett, tells Santa what he wants for Christmas during An Almost Winter Day Saturday at County Park in South Elgin. The festival Featured a petting zoo, horse-drawn sleigh rides, bonfire, cookie decorating, children's activity area, pony rides, and the arrival of Santa.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Will Scmitt, 5, of Crystal Lake leads the train as children ride on a Hodges Handcar during the Great Train Show on Sunday at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. The model train show trains and accessories for sale, model train exhibits, activities for kids and more.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Beverly Wargo, of Park Ridge cheers on the runners during the Hoofing' 4 Hardy 5k race Sunday in Palatine. The money was a memorial for Joshua Jared Hardy who died in 2009 to support free testing at local high schools for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Santa reacts to five-year-old Nicky Kmiecik's long Christmas list he presented to him Sunday during the annual Bensenville Holiday Magic tree-lighting ceremony and festival.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Junior club member Bryce Regna, 10, of Woodstock keeps on eye on his train during the Valley Model Railroad Club's annual open house in South Elgin Sunday.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
The contrails from two jet planes appear to converge in a deep blue sky over St. Charles.Contrails are clouds formed when water vapor condenses and freezes around small particles (aerosols) that exist in aircraft exhaust. The photo was published the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Jean Kiner, of Arlington Heights, right, and Konrad Blocher, of Prospect Heights, are among volunteers from The Orchard Evangelical Free Church in Arlington Heights, who've packed over 3000 shoeboxes this past week, filled with toys and school supplies for 4-12 year olds in southeast Africa, as part of Operation Christmas Child.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Guests at the debut of the new Lake Zurich High School greenhouse were given a small plant kit on Monday to help celebrate the opening.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Grayslake resident Margie Rader gathers rutabagas as volunteers pull vegetables for the last harvest of the year on Tuesday at Fremont Township community garden. The vegetables will be given out for the Thanksgiving holidays through the township food pantry.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Bookstore clerk KC Olson arranges the new cookbooks on the shelf Tuesday at Mundelein High School. National Honor Society students put together the spiral bound cookbooks in memory of teacher Jerri Craven who died in September.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Carolyn Plurad plays Little Red as the Improv Playhouse presented an updated version of Little Red Riding Hood on Tuesday at The Lake Villa District Library. The Libertyville improv troupe entertained more than 85 children, parents and caregivers with a wacky version of the children classic.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Matthew Joyce, 4, of Palatine pumps his fist after the host Pirates sank a pair of free throws against Maine West in the closing seconds of the first half during the Ed Molitor Thanksgiving Classic at Palatine High School Tuesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Austin Costa, of West Chicago embraces his girlfriend Alexa Gallegos of Dallas, who just arrived for the Thanksgiving weekend, as families reunite with loved ones at O'Hare International Airport Wednesday in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Travelers scurry through Termimal 3 of O'Hare International Airport Wednesday, as families reunite with loved ones in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
The Prospect High School Madrigal singers perform during the Mount Prospect Holiday Tree Lighting Wednesday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
From left, John Schaefges, Mindy Schaefges and Benjamin Saxton, all of Wauconda, are appropriately dressed for Thursday's 6th Annual Turkey Trot in Wauconda.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
North Aurora residents Katie Santelli, left, and Theresa Van Den Eeden, right, listen to the National Anthem before the start of the Naperville 5K Turkey Trot.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Gurnee Community Church held its annual Thanksgiving event for Naval Station Great Lakes recruits Thursday.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Left to right, Michele Bedo of Fox River Grove, Jen Dirks of Milwaukee, Wi, Pat Bowers of Libertyville, all react to a pair of shoes found by Dorothy Dirks of St. Charles at Macy's in Oakbrook Mall on Friday for an annual after Thanksgiving shopping spree with family.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
The St. Charles First Street Plaza comes to life with lights during a ceremony Friday to start the holiday festivities.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Grandpa Fred Camposese, of Arlington Heights gives his grandson Dominic Camposese, 2, of Glendale Heights a higher view to check out all the cool lights at the annual tree-lighting ceremony at North School Park in Arlington Heights on Friday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
The Round Lake Beach municipal complex was lit up Friday night during the village's annual tree lighting ceremony. The Round Lake High School choir sang seasonal favorites and refreshments were served after the lighting.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
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