Sit back and choose your favorite in The Week in Pictures
Daily Herald photographers blanketed suburban communities to bring you the best photos of the week
Fifteen-month-old Eli Wiedrich of Lindenhurst strolls with his family past the College of Lake County booth as BeachFest kicked off Friday at the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
President Kenneth Ender participated in his final Harper College board of trustees meeting at the Wojcik Conference Center on the campus of Harper College in Palatine on Wednesday night. Ender is retiring after ten years as president. On the occasion of Ender's final meeting, grandson Shaun Mack, 9, of Inverness joined him for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Stacey Abe of Naperville, out for a walk with her golden retriever Sawyer, checks out "Pepper at the Promenade" by Adrian Villegas, part of the Dog Days of Summer painted sculptures in Naperville.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Round Lake Beach police office Dawn Bacon shares a laugh with visitors as BeachFest kicked off Friday at the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Diane Kowalski, of West Chicago walks her dog Abby, and Josh Winquist of West Chicago, walks his dogs Riley and Morgan along Fremont Street in West Chicago Thursday afternoon.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
A thunderstorm front passes over Wauconda Fest and delays the opening night kick off by two hours in Cook Park in Wauconda Thursday. The Blooze Brothers live music show was canceled but limited midway rides and food were still available at the rescheduled 7 p.m. opening.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Pre-first grade students in Stephanie Bolanowski's class show of their animal masks they made during summer school class Thursday at Rockland School in Libertyville.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Dawn Bradshaw, of Lombard rappels down a 21-story Schaumburg building as part of a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity's 2019 High Ropes for Habitat fundraiser.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Kurtis Moran wears his Viking horns as he walks with his son Darren, 5, across Third Street at Swedish Days in Geneva Saturday. They came from Woodstock to the event.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Jackie Rivera of "Over the Edge" equips Lance Dailey, 80, of Hoffman Estates with his harness during the 2019 High Ropes for Habitat fundraiser. Participants rappelled down a 21-story Schaumburg building as part of a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Connor Bergman, 18, of Grayslake performs with the band Slam Funk during the 2019 Grayslake Arts Festival & Wine Tasting in downtown Grayslake Saturday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Linda Banks of Libertyville, left, and Dawn Hall of Mundelein attach knitted yarn onto a tree in Cook Park as knitting fans yarnstormed downtown Libertyville. The event was titled Wrapped in Liberty! as part of the David Adler Music & Art Center's Community Arts initiative.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
James Wagner, 6, of Batavia watches during the 70th annual Swedish Days parade in Geneva.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Mrs. America Nicole Cook and Miss Illinois Alexandra Plotz ride in the 70th annual Swedish Days parade in Geneva.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Rosalee Sanchez, of Elgin reads to her son Luis, 3, after eating lunch Tuesday during the summer free lunch program at Izaak Walton Center in Elgin.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Nick Oswald and his sister Ashley Oswald of Carol Stream, cool off in splash pad in McCaslin Park in West Chicago on Tuesday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Anna Kegel, right, 15, of Round Lake, is participating in the Chicago Red Stars women's professional soccer team day camp being held at the Libertyville Sports Complex. The Stars reserve team player Maddie Alexander, second from left, runs the girls through a kicking drill Wednesday at the camp.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Over 200 volunteers help build a playground in Downers Grove on Wednesday, for Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
American Legion Post 329 Commander Bruce Matsunaga, left, and Past Commander Al Proia, 80, share a laugh at the post on Milwaukee Ave. in Libertyville Wednesday evening.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Harry Swanson, 92, takes a seat behind the counter to sell Bingo cards at American Legion Post 329 on Milwaukee Ave. in Libertyville Wednesday evening. He is a World War II veteran and has been member of Post 329 for more than 40 years. He remembers when the post had more than 400 members, compared to about 150 now.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
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