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Daily Herald photographers found people enjoying the last days of summer in the suburbs last week.
Visitors walk the grounds of St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Wheaton.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Klein's Farm and Market has opened a new farmstand on Plank Road in Elgin. They are a third-generation local business. Owner Matt Klein and his granddaughter Emma Klein, 7 months, visit with customers.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi joined representatives of DuPage County Animal Services in Wheaton Thursday to announce new legislation that will improve enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act and increase transparency.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Crews respond to a fire in downtown Marengo Friday afternoon.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
The Oscar Mayer Weinermobile turns the corner Sunday, August 25, 2019 during the "Floatin' Through the Decades" parade at Fox River Grove's centennial celebration.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Conrad Wall, 9, visiting from Minnesota, waits in the rain for his dad to play a round of golf at Twin Lakes Golf Club in Palatine on Monday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Judy Jacobsen, of Hawthorn Woods reacts after winning a raffle prize of $473 at the conclusion of the Queen of Hearts drawing at McHenry VFW Post 4600 Tuesday. Winner Fred K. Selected card 16 and will take home at least $2.74 million.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Rich Jacobs, chief of staff of state Sen. Christina Castro, participates in a recording of a podcast called "Frankly Speaking: Rich Conversations Around Politics" in the media lab at Gail Borden Public Library.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Employees trained Thursday to work with 5G cell towers at SAC Wireless in Elgin, which is a subsidiary of Nokia Corporation.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Left to right, resident Bernie Kaiser, Lifestyle Program Lead Jessica Lazzara and resident Nina Baird, get a look at some of the 40 goats on the property of Oak Trace retirement community center in Downers Grove. The goats, from Vegetation Solutions, will stay five to seven days and eat the buckthorn.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Carnival rides are set up for Last Fling in Naperville on Thursday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Aiden Vehlow, 5, of Rolling Meadows keeps track of the numbers on his card as he and hundreds of others played Bingo at Buffalo Grove Days on Thursday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Progress is being made on the new home team's bleachers at the Round Lake High School stadium. The new home and visitors bleachers will seat 2,200 people.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
The city of Elgin will spend $121,000 to replace the fence for the deer and elk pen at Lords Park Zoo. The current single fence was installed sometime in the 1970s and is in poor condition.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Alivia O'Dell, 7, and her bother Jordan, 4, get a little help from their grandmother Leslie Anderson at the Whack-A-Mole game at the opening day of Jaycee's Last Fling north of the riverwalk in Naperville Friday. They are from Naperville.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.comImage from Burlington Central vs. Dundee-Crown in varsity football at Carpentersville Friday, Aug. 30, 2019.
Naperville North's Jacob Zirin runs through a tunnel of teammates as he is introduced before a football game against Benet Academy to start the season in Naperville Friday, August 30, 2019.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Barrington vs. Warren football football game on Friday, Aug. 30 in Gurnee.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
A group of young friends, who said they are from Naperville, pick out prizes at a midway game at the Last Fling festival along the riverwalk in Naperville Saturday Sept. 1, 2019.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
People ride the Wacky Worm during Schaumburg Septemberfest at Robert O. Atcher Municipal Center Saturday Sept. 1, 2019.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
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