Have a good day and a great Week in Pictures
Daily Herald photographers found your fellow suburbanites doing interesting things last week.
Angelina Caponigro, left, and Alexandra Tianybok of Arlington Heights enjoy their drinks at CoCo & Blu in Arlington Heights.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky presented librarian Maria Papanastassiou with the "I Love My Librarian" award, which is given out by the American Library Association, at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library on Tuesday. She is hugged by her sister Rhoda Livermore, of Mt. Prospect who is her sister and daughter Eliana Jones 7, daughter of Maria. Papanastassiou is the Arlington Heights Memorial Library's assistant manager of children's services.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Starr Nalker, 8, of Round Lake Beach reacts to seeing her zombie-painted face in the mirror during the Everything EXPO at Concorde Banquets in Kildeer Saturday. Her face was painted by artist Ludy Gerardi.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Maria Kos, of Schaumburg picks up eight boxes of Pazckis Tuesday at KD Market in Schaumburg. Pazckis are pieces of deep-fried dough with a sweet filling. They are usually covered with powdered sugar, icing, glaze or bits of dried orange zest.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Parishioner Terry Petit applies ashes to the forehead of Patricia Grund, of Arlington Heights at the Arlington Heights train station on Ash Wednesday. Petit was a representative of St. Simon Episcopal Church in Arlington Heights.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky greets librarian Maria Papanastassiou who is one of 10 winners nationwide of the "I Love My Librarian" award given out by the American Library Association. Papanastassiou is the Arlington Heights Memorial Library's assistant manager of children's services.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Nicholas G. Konz, of Grayslake who is the president of the Lake County Veterans Assistance Commission has spent more than five years visiting with dying veterans in the hospice program at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Eleven-year-old Veronika Bujnowska, left, and her mom Sylvia Bujnowska, who are visiting from Poland help Joanna Corrigan of Hoffman Estates fill up a box with Pazcki Tuesday at KD Market in Schaumburg. Pazcki are pieces of deep-fried dough with a sweet filling. They are usually covered with powdered sugar, icing, glaze or bits of dried orange zest.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Bishop Richard Pates puts ashes on the forehead of an inmate at the DuPage County Jail Wednesday in Wheaton.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
The Rev. Marion Phipps, left, offers a blessing to Jeff Maliszewski of Elgin after providing drive-through ashes for Ash Wednesday at St. Hugh of Lincoln Episcopal Church in Elgin.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Former lightweight boxing champion Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini talks about his days in the boxing ring at the Night at the Fights in Elk Grove Village on Thursday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
One of two classroom cabins in the Lake County Forest Preserve District's Ryerson Woods near Riverwoods.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
A team from Prospect competes during the Robot Rumble at Prospect High School in Mount Prospect Friday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Arlington Heights resident Kerry Doctor, a teacher at Kirk School in Palatine talks about an incident where she was attacked by one of her students. In an effort to make the system more just and safer, Illinois changed a policy allowing special education teachers to place students in timeout rooms. Teachers at Kirk School in Palatine have suffered concussions and other injuries as they struggle to find the best way to maintain control and safety.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Sophia Spizzirri, 19, left, and Lilly Washko, 21, both of St. Charles share a hug before putting some moves on the dance floor as Team Polaris and St. Charles North hosted "Project Dance Leap" Saturday February 29, at St. Charles North High School. The four-hour dance party promotes awareness and raises funds for local organizations that provide services for individuals with special needs.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
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