LOOK: The Week in Pictures photo gallery
Brad Lundsteen, owner of Suburban Wildlife Control crawls under a car as he looks for a ball python that was eventually found in the 200 block of Jefferson Street in a Toyota Crown Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in Geneva.
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Brad Lundsteen owner of Suburban Wildlife Control removes a ball python from a Toyota Crown Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in Geneva. State Street Collision in Geneva offered the use of their lift during the search.
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Brad Lundsteen owner of Suburban Wildlife Control holds a four-foot-long ball python that he removed from a Toyota Crown Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in Geneva. State Street Collision in Geneva offered the use of their lift during the search.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Joe Adkins grew a 2,021 pound pumpkin in the side yard of his Wheaton home. It took home top honors in the Illinois Giant Pumpkin Growers Association annual weigh-in.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Father John Trout blesses animals on the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 at St. Anne Catholic in Barrington.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Marina Treciak and her daughter Stefania, 4, of Arlington Heights decorate a pumpkin during Autumn Harvest Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 at North School Park in Arlington Heights.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Members of the carpenters union made a fresh slab of concrete in the style of the Hollywood Walk of Fame as Lisa Laskey’s pet chihuahua Frannie and mailman Dan Larsen celebrated the third anniversary of their first video made of their daily greetings on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 in Hoffman Estates.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Matt McAlear Dodge Brand CEO, shows off the all-new 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack electrified performance vehicle, during the Chicago Automobile Trade Association’s Chicago Drives Electric - Industry & Media Day Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 in Oak Brook.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Mailman Dan Larsen holds a custom-made version of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in one hand and Lisa Laskey’s pet chihuahua Frannie as he and the dog celebrated the third anniversary of their first video made of their daily greetings on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 in Hoffman Estates.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Wauconda’s two police dogs, including Skye, with partner Officer Michael Nardulli, have had microchips implanted to allow their partners to check the dog’s body temperature. This helps make sure the dogs do not become too overheated or cold on the job.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
These Northern lights photos were taken at Wilmette beach along Lake Michigan. They were shot with an iPhone 13 Pro with long exposure of 3 seconds and 10 seconds Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 in Chicago.
Madhu Krishnamurthy/mKrishnamurthy@dailyherald.com
Students assemble bags of toiletries and other supplies to assist the homeless Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 at Campanelli Elementary School in Schaumburg.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Twins Erick and Aldo Gonzalez Vargas turn a lot of heads at Jameson’s Charhouse in Mount Prospect.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Crews continue to work on a $1.2 million project to remove the Carpentersville Dam Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. The project, which will be finished in November, will create a 10.2-mile unimpeded flow of the Fox River — the longest free-flowing stretch through Kane County.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Margot Walls, 1, of Naperville, plays with pumpkins during the Fall Fesitval at Danada on Sunday, October 13, 2024 at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton. The two day event concluded with festivities that included equestrian performances and demonstrations as well as Fall activities, wagon rides and food trucks.
Ryan Rayburn / for the Daily Herald
Kaleigh Salazar, of Woodstock rides her six year-old horse Grace during the barrel racing demonstration in the main arena during the Fall Fesitval at Danada on Sunday, October 13, 2024 at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton. The two day event concluded with festivities that included equestrian performances and demonstrations as well as Fall activities, wagon rides and food trucks.
Ryan Rayburn / for the Daily Herald
Visual artist Caroline Kent’s mural, Daydreaming, at Union Station.
Marni Pyke/mpyke@dailyherald.com
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