LOOK: The Week in Pictures photo gallery
Lisandro Kilberts, 7, left, and Yazlin Kilberts, 6, talk to Santa as members of the Elgin Firefighters Local 439 deliver presents, clothes and food to the Elgin family the day before Christmas.
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Cars decorated for Chanukah pass along Jefferson Avenue prior to the lighting of a Menorah in front of the Nichols Library on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024 in Naperville.
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Rabbi Mendy Goldstein, of Chabad Naperville speaks prior to the lighting of a Chanukah Menorah in front of the Nichols Library on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024 in Naperville.
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Looking southwest from N. Wilke Road and W. Northwest Highway to Arlington Park on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 in Arlington Heights.
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Looking north over Sears’ Former Headquarters on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 in Hoffman Estates.
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Demolition continues at the Sears’ Former Headquarters Campus Friday, Dec. 13, 2024 in Hoffman Estates. Developers plan to replace Sears’ longtime headquarters with a 200-megawatt data center campus. Compass Datacenters began work this year to raze the 2.4 million square feet corporate office space in Hoffman Estates, and replace it with a campus of five cloud data storage buildings, each with 40 megawatts of power.
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P. Shah, of Des Plaines has a cotton ball taped to his forearm after he donated blood during the Chicago Wolves Blood Drive on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 in Rosemont.
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Elle Haferkamp, of Palatine greets one of the Palatine Stables relocated ponies Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 in Grayslake.
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Fireworks shoot toward the sky during the singing of the National anthem at the Winter Classic hockey game against the St. Louis Blues at Wrigley Field on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 in Chicago.
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A kitten named Yurt is ready for adoption at the DuPage County Animal Services building in Wheaton.
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Alex Jump, of Lake Zurich and his fiancee, Ali Groot, have purchased the former Elgin, Joliet and Eastern railroad depot in Lake Zurich, and they are looking for community input on what it might be used for. The depot is adjacent to a busy Canadian National mainline.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
David Kelley of Mundelein stays warm in his "bear" ski jacket while the rest of his family removes their ice skates during Frosty Fest at Viking Park on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 in Gurnee.
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The Island Lake water tower star has been shining bright for almost 60 years. Sitting on top of the 110-foot tower along Route 176 near Roberts Road, the star is a focal point each holiday season. Built by Carl Woerner and the Island Lake Businessmen’s group in 1965, the star was created to lift the spirits of the community that was hit by a deadly tornado. The 12-foot star was refurbished in 2018 and the Historical Society of Island Lake held a viewing party. Woerner died in June, 2024 at age 89.
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Glen Michelini, of Niles watches his chip to the green during the Chili Open 2025 Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 at the Golf Center in Des Plaines.
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