Images: You'll get around to The Week in Pictures
Chicago Dogs left-handed pitcher Tommy Thorpe plays catch with Jack O'Connor, 3, of Park Ridge during an open house at Impact Field in Rosemont.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Bison calves can walk as early as one hour after being born. These calves are at Fermi Lab in Batavia.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
The Waubonsie Valley High School Wind Ensemble practices at the school in Aurora. They recently won the SuperState band competition.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
A male red wing blackbird tries to get noticed Wednesday as he perches on top of spring growth outside the Wing Park Pool in Elgin.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Arnie Uhlig, of the Palatine Rotary Club picks up an old golf ball at an organized cleanup effort at the Riemer Reservoir in Palatine. Several service groups spent the afternoon there.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Kathleen Gomez is named 2018 Lilac Queen at Lilacia Park in Lombard on Saturday. On the left is 2016 queen Hadley Hill and on the right is Sue Horner taking off her old tiara to replace with the crown.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Lauren Bennett, of Antioch chooses from the many wheelbarrows filled with tools that will be used to clean up and spruce up Centennial Park in Antioch. The members are from the NorthBridge Church in Antioch participating in the ShareFest project on Saturday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Hard worker Jadyn Roberts, 7, of Antioch takes a break from his role in the cleanup in Centennial Park in Antioch to cool off. The members are from the NorthBridge Church in Antioch participating in the ShareFest project on Saturday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Chris Hunka, of Elmhurst looks at metal artwork from AJ's Copper Garden while attending the 22nd annual Art in Wilder Park event in Elmhurst on Sunday, May 6, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
John Kost, of Western Springs pets "Ce Ce" the pony during the 3rd annual Pancakes for Ponies at the St. Charles Moose Lodge to raise money for Casey's Safe Haven in Elburn.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Ice cream truck owner Jim Cremeens waits for a customer's order on the west side of Elgin Monday. Monday was the first day that an ice cream truck was legal on the streets of Elgin after a 45-year-ban ended last month.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Four-year-old David Tong pose for his mom Mary Tong of Naperville, in a dump truck at the Wonderful World of Wheels in Naperville on Monday. The event, put on by the park district, allows preschoolers to see a variety of vehicles such as buses, police and fire vehicles, dump trucks and the Naperville trolley.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Nick Spracklen, of Pana takes his turn during the World Automobile Auctioneers Championship at Adesa Chicago in Hoffman Estates Friday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Kathleen Jones and her daughter Brianna, 17, box together at Charley & Co. Boxing Club in Oswego. Brianna uses a combination to find an opening for a punch.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
A large selection of French marigolds were on hand at College of Lake County's 2018 Annual Spring Plant Sale Held at the college's greenhouse at the Grayslake Campus. Master gardener and sale volunteer Mary Zorc, center, helps shoppers Thursday at the sale.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Highland Elementary School English Language Learners teacher Barbara Toth reads a story to her students Thursday in Elgin. Toth is retiring at the end of the school year. She has been with U-46 since 1985
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
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